Award

338,072,984.00

SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LTD.

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

12 Aug 2025 at 09:12

Tender

08 May 2024 at 14:27

Planning

18 Jul 2023 at 13:53

Summary of the contracting process

Southern Water Services Ltd. has concluded its procurement process titled "Alternative Metering Services," which falls under the "goods" category, specifically dealing with Water meters, classified under CPV code 38421100. The contract, valued at £300 million, was awarded in July 2025 to Horizon Water Infrastructure Limited based in Salisbury, UK. This initiative is a part of Southern Water's AMP8 programme, aiming to enhance water demand management by deploying over 1 million smart meters by 2030 across their operational area in Southern England. The procurement utilised a selective method through a negotiated procedure with prior competition, covering a 20-year period with a significant installation phase in the first five years.

This tender presents substantial growth prospects for businesses specialising in smart water metering technologies, installation, and data management services, as Southern Water looks to enhance its operational infrastructure. Notably, enterprises adept at handling complex installations, communication network management, and maintenance of metering systems are well-positioned to benefit from such opportunities. Due to the project's scale, larger firms with extensive resources and expertise in similar large-scale infrastructure projects would be particularly suited to participate and thrive, owning the meter assets and setting up an advanced metering infrastructure network.

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Notice Title

338,072,984.00

Notice Description

As part of Southern Water's AMP8 (2025-2030) delivery programme, we aim to reduce overall demand for water, by cutting leakage by 13% and helping our customers become even more efficient by installing more than 1 million smart meters. The successful bidder would manage the overall service provision as a prime contractor, including the supply and ownership of Smart meters and associated devices, installation of those Smart meters, connecting them to an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) network, maintaining a service to provide Southern Water with meter reading data and procured as an end to end financed solution. The successful bidder would own the meter assets, with Southern Water paying service fees over the term. Southern Water has a high percentage of metered customers (88%) through our pioneering Universal Metering Programme. By 2030, the successful bidder would upgrade our household meter estate of ~934k household meters, and 52k non-household meters, to Smart AMI enabled meters, incorporated into the service. The successful bidder would also install 34k new AMI enabled meters to currently unmetered customers. We expect a mix of standard, non-standard, and complex work types that will be managed through this arrangement.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The successful bidder will operate across Southern Water's supply area, for household and non-household premises. In total, the number of Smart meter assets in the scope of the full service is 1.02m. The successful bidder will install and commission, operate and maintain the Alternative Metering Service, inclusive of smart AMI meters and devices, communications network, and data pass back provision to Southern Water. The successful bidder will include enabling activities within the scope of services to deliver the stated outcome. The successful bidder will be responsible for: (i) Supply of Smart AMI water meters warranted for 15 years (ii) Planning, pre-installation surveys and meter installation for standard works i.e. meters to 934k household properties where the meter is situated externally (86%), or internally (14%) (iii) Planning, pre-installation surveys and meter installation for non-standard works i.e. 45.2k meters to non-household properties where the meter is situated externally (80%), or internally (20%) (iv) Planning, pre-installation surveys and meter installation of meters for complex works i.e. 6.4k meters over 20mm in size, 34k new meter installations to unmetered sites, or boundary box replacements in the highway/verges (excavation, backfill and reinstatement, traffic management) (v) Communications network (non-dedicated to Southern Water) recording 24 hourly reads per day and transmitting the data once per day (vi) Smart meter and network issue resolution The Contract is awarded in July 2025 and will be for a total period of 20 years, with the Smart meters being deployed within the first 5 years "installation phase".

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e30a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047890-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning 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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

45 - Construction work

50 - Repair and maintenance services

65 - Public utilities

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

32412000 - Communications network

32430000 - Wide area network

38421100 - Water meters

45232150 - Works related to water-distribution pipelines

45233251 - Resurfacing works

50411100 - Repair and maintenance services of water meters

65500000 - Meter reading service

72300000 - Data services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£300,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£300,000,000 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Aug 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
7 Jun 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Nov 2023Expired
Award Date
10 Jul 20257 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LTD.
Contact Name
Robert Wright
Contact Email
jo.broad@southernwater.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1903264444

Buyer Location

Locality
WORTHING
Postcode
BN13 3NX
Post Town
Brighton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ27 West Sussex (South West)
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)

Local Authority
Worthing
Electoral Ward
Northbrook
Westminster Constituency
Worthing West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HORIZON WATER INFRASTRUCTURE

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