Planning

Electricity Meter Services

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD

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Planning

07 Feb 2024 at 14:11

Summary of the contracting process

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd is planning a procurement process for electricity meter services. The opportunity involves exploring how the market can deliver these services across its portfolio, requiring providers to manage services nationwide. Interested organisations can express interest by emailing Thomas.Fleming2@networkrail.co.uk with the subject 'Electricity Meter Services' before 23rd February 2024. The procurement aims to ensure data reliability, compliance, and high quality across the portfolio.

This tender by Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd offers opportunities for businesses interested in providing electricity meter services. Organisations capable of offering meter operator, data aggregator, and data collection services are well-suited to compete. Suppliers must be able to engage with region and route teams, as well as Network Rail's Energy Bureau and Technical Authority teams. The procurement process is in the planning stage, with a future notice date communicated for April 30th, 2024.

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Notice Title

Electricity Meter Services

Notice Description

Network Rail is exploring how the market could deliver meter services across its portfolio. For the avoidance of doubt, this includes meter operator, data aggregator, and data collection services. Any meter service provider would need to manage the portfolio and service locations nationwide. This includes interaction with region and route teams, as well as Network Rail's Energy Bureau and Technical Authority teams. Through this PIN, Network Rail welcomes the market to engage with the opportunity and contribute their thoughts, experience and knowledge of the market to help inform Network Rail's decision making. If your organisation is interested in taking part, please email Thomas.Fleming2@networkrail.co.uk with the subject 'Electricity Meter Services' to express interest on or before 23rd February 2024. Further information will then be provided.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Network Rail is exploring how the market could deliver meter services across its portfolio. For the avoidance of doubt, this includes meter operator, data aggregator, and data collection services. Any meter service provider would need to manage the portfolio and service locations nationwide. This includes interaction with region and route teams, as well as Network Rail's Energy Bureau and Technical Authority teams. It is anticipated that the service provider will, among other things: * Provide meter operator services, including installation, operation and management of meters * Ensure consumption data is reliable and communicated regularly to aid billing accuracy * Ensure meters remain compliant * Support a range of meter codes * Receive, validate and process metering data * Aggregate meter data and provide this data to Elexon * Work closely with Network Rail to ensure high data quality across the portfolio * Provide expert advice and support to Network Rail to seek optimisation of the portfolio Network Rail welcomes the market to engage with the opportunity and contribute their thoughts, experience and knowledge of the market to help inform Network Rail's decision making. The purpose of this Market Sounding is primarily to: *Explore the capability of the market and understand the meter services solutions available *Understand what data and information the market would require from Network Rail to produce an informed bid in the event of a future procurement *Provide potential suppliers the opportunity to give feedback on a number of key areas, in the form of a questionnaire and industry day(s), to help inform the refinement of Network Rail's approach and the impacts of different approaches which may be considered Additional information: Subsequent to an initial questionnaire, one or more industry events may be held (though no commitment to this is made by Network Rail), to which all interested parties will receive information on. The precise details of any industry event(s) are still to be fully defined.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0437f3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004073-2024
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

50 - Repair and maintenance services


CPV Codes

38554000 - Electricity meters

50411300 - Repair and maintenance services of electricity meters

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Feb 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
29 Apr 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8SW
Post Town
South East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI45 Lambeth
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Westminster Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Further Information

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