Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Meter Reading Services
Notice Description
Natural Gas Supplier - Provision of Meter Reading Services estimated annual cost of the contract is anticipated to be in excess of GBP300,000
Lot Information
Lot 1
Natural Gas Supplier - Provision of Meter Reading Services The Meter Reading contract includes but is not limited to the following services: -The Systematic Reading (Habitual Meter Reading) of domestic, and industrial and commercial meters to enable monthly and quarterly billing of customers on actual meter reads. It is anticipated that the current number of meter points required to be read will increase as the company continues to grow. -Opening Meter Reads - Opening meter reads must be provided for customers using the Phoenix Network (which serves the Greater Belfast area) upon switching to firmus. The reads must be provided within the period of two days before and two days after the switch. -Annual Meter Reads: -Prepayment check reads - The prepayment meters on supply in our own network area and Belfast must be read every year. -Annual Check Reads - The self-read customer's meters must be read annually. -Other duties include: the carrying out of special reads upon request, reporting broken meter boxes, unsafe meter boxes and tampered meters, reporting error flags and error codes displayed on the meter display screen (s) and any other issue which may compromise the metering equipment, as well as recording access information & reporting on potential gas escapes. -Apply and attending court to obtain a warrant of entry for those properties who have not had their meter inspected every two years, as part of our health safety licence requirement.
Renewal: option to extend the contract for a further 2 years
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03c439
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011940-2023
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
65 - Public utilities
-
- CPV Codes
65500000 - Meter reading service
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Apr 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Jun 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FIRMUS ENERGY (DISTRIBUTION) LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@firmusenergy.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2894427800
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ANTRIM
- Postcode
- BT41 4LZ
- 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)
- TLN0D Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Delivery Location
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Electoral Ward
- Antrim Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- South Antrim
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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