Notice Information
Notice Title
Not applicable
Notice Description
The tender was divided into 3 Lots. No award was made for either Lot.
Lot Information
Lot 1: Supply of Pre-payment Enabled and Credit Metering Equipment Only
Lot 1 is for the supply of pre-payment enabled & credit natural gas metering equipment to be utilised by domestic customers. The meter will be a stand-alone gas metering solution without the requirement for a wired connection for power supply or connectivity. The meter must be compatible with a Meter Management System to facilitate the provision of both online and physical payment via retail outlets, in accordance with Lot 2 and Lot 3 of the framework agreement, as detailed in this contract notice. Further details of the clients' requirements are available in the Specification released with this contract notice. Additional information: Phoenix Natural Gas Ltd reserve the right at any time to: reject any, or all, responses and to cancel or withdraw from this procurement process at any stage; award a Contract without prior notice; change the basis, the procedures and timescales set out - or referred to - within the tender documentation; require any Applicant or subsequent Tenderer, to clarify any submissions.
Options: Applicants may be in the form of Consortia. The estimated value of this Lot is between PS23,000,000 and PS49,000,000. The maximum value range represents the estimated maximum potential value of work that could be awarded under this Lot in the event that the Utility Regulator approves an accelerated roll out of meter replacement. Please note that, in the absence of such approval, the lower value represents the clients' current expectations of the estimated maximum potential value of work that could be awarded under this Lot.
Lot 2: Provision of Meter Management/Data Collection System OnlyLot 2 is for the supply of a data management system capable of reading customer usage, meter reading and meter health data for transmission back to either the Network Operators and/or Gas Suppliers and includes options in relation to the provision of ongoing support services. The system must be compatible with the accompanying meter, to have the provision of both online and physical payment via retail outlets. It must provide or fully interact with an online payment facility. The system must be user friendly and intuitive. Further details of the clients' requirements are available in the Specification released with this contract notice. Additional information: Phoenix reserve the right at any time to: reject any, or all, responses and to cancel or withdraw from this procurement process at any stage; award a Contract without prior notice; change the basis, the procedures and timescales set out - or referred to - within the tender documentation; require any Applicant or subsequent Tenderer, to clarify any submissions
Options: Applicants may be in the form of Consortia. The estimated value of this Lot is between PS7,000,000 and PS15,000,000. The maximum value range represents the estimated maximum potential value of work that could be awarded under this Lot in the event that the Utility Regulator approves an accelerated roll out of meter replacement. Please note that, in the absence of such approval, the lower value represents the clients' current expectations of the estimated maximum potential value of work that could be awarded under this Lot.
Provision of Electronic Cash Collection Services Network OnlyNo Contract award took place. Additional information: No Contract Award took place.
Options: Applicants may be in the form of Consortia. The estimated value of this Lot is between PS10,000,000 and PS19,000,000. The maximum value range represents the estimated maximum potential value of work that could be awarded under this Lot in the event that the Utility Regulator approves an accelerated roll out of meter replacement. Please note that, in the absence of such approval, the lower value represents the clients' current expectations of the estimated maximum potential value of work that could be awarded under this Lot.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-030ec3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027380-2022
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
38551000 - Energy meters
38552000 - Electronic meters
48612000 - Database-management system
72314000 - Data collection and collation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £83,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £83,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Sep 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Feb 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 29 Sep 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Cancelled
- Lots Status
- Active, Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Unsuccessful
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- PHOENIX NATURAL GAS
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Christopher Losty
- Contact Email
- christopher.losty@phoenixgroupni.com
- Contact Phone
- +44 2890555817
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT3 9ED
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Sydenham
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast East
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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