Severn Trent has awarded a major AMP8 contract for the supply of AMI water meters on behalf of itself and sister company Hafren Dyfrdwy Cyfyngedig - the contract had an estimated value of £200 million when it went out to tender in September last year.
Severn Trent Water and Hafren Dyfrdwy were looking to put a framework in place for the provision of its AMP8 Smart Metering Solution for both Household and Non Household customers.
The service requirements were:
- Meter Hardware and network connectivity services.
- Installation, exchange and maintenance works.
- Data architecture if required to link to MDMS.
The water companies are looking to deliver an AMP8 programme of 780,000 meters between May 2025 and April 2030 – and they may also exercise the option to extend the contract into AMP9.
The successful supplier will provide the utilities with:
- Meter assets including a communication module that connects to an IoT network.
- Responsibility of the IoT network and corresponding data to be delivered to the utilities’ servers on a daily basis.
The above two requirements were contracted as one contract on a lead bidder basis.
Under a separate contract, installation, exchange and maintenance services were required for new and existing meter customers.
The procurement process also included the option to bid for all requirements as a managed service.
The contracts were tendered in the following Lots:
- Lot 1 Meter Hardware and Network Connectivity Services - Solution providers for Smart Metering were required with experience in supplying meters, network connectivity services and data with the aim of providing hourly data from each meter on a daily basis to Severn Trent’s information systems.
- Lot 2 Meter Installation, Exchange and Maintenance Services - Installation services for new meters, exchange and maintenance of the existing estate.
- Lot 3 Managed Service Provider - Provision of Smart Metering Solution comprising the supply of meters, network and data. Installation of meters and maintenance/exchange services across the estate to be provided by a single supplier.
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