United Utilities has gone out to tender with a contract for energy meters worth an estimated £2.5 millions.
The procurement covers the installation, rental, maintenance and operation of approximately 4 000 electricity meters. The meters include fiscal electrical import and export meters - the majority of these are located on around 3855 of the company’s sites, including water and wastewater treatment works, network operations and administration facilities.
Initial contract term will run for 5 years plus optional 1 year extensions up to a maximum 10 year term in total.
Deadline for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 22nd July 2019 – click here to access the tender documentation.
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