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Heat Networks Metering & Billing

Home Group

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Tender

27 Jul 2026 at 11:38

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

26 May 2026 at 11:16

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Planning

21 Nov 2025 at 08:57

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Home Group is procuring a heat network metering and billing service for its housing operations. The appointed provider will carry out annual metering and billing for heat network units, repair and maintain heat network metering equipment, and install or retrofit heat meters, solenoid valves and Secure Meters. The work is delivered across England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, West Midlands, East Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. This is a specialist metering, billing, maintenance and installation requirement, suited to organisations that can combine customer or utility billing operations with field engineering services for heat network equipment. The buying organisation is Home Group, a public authority operating from Newcastle upon Tyne.

The procurement has reached tender: Home Group invited offers through an open procedure, with electronic submission allowed via ProContract. Questions had to be submitted by 19 August 2026 at 17:00, and offers by 21 August 2026 at 12:00. The planned award decision date is 11 September 2026. The contract is scheduled to run from 22 October 2026 to 21 September 2028, with renewal arrangements described as 2+1+1 and a maximum end date of 21 September 2030. There is one lot, with an estimated value of £1,000,000 excluding VAT, or £1,200,000 including VAT. Evaluation is weighted 60% quality and 40% commercial. English is the submission language.

The opportunity suits suppliers with an established heat network metering and billing capability, including the systems and processes needed to produce annual bills accurately for multiple housing schemes or units. Competitors should also be able to provide responsive repair and maintenance for metering equipment and deliver installation or retrofit work involving heat meters, solenoid valves and Secure Meters. This combination favours businesses able to coordinate billing, asset management and field engineering rather than offering only one of these services. The procurement is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises, so smaller specialist providers may be well placed to compete, particularly where they can demonstrate reliable operational capacity across the English regions covered by the requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Heat Networks Metering & Billing

Notice Description

Home Group Limited is looking to procure a heat network Metering and Billing (M&B) provider to undertake the following services: - Annual Metering and Billing of heat network units - Repair & maintenance of heat network metering equipment - Installation/retrofit of heat meters, solenoid valves and Secure Meters

Planning Information

Engagement will be undertaken on an individual organisation basis. In the first instance please get in touch with Home Group procurement and you will directed to those carrying out the engagement. Please note, this is pre-market engagement. Not a formal opportunity.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e5f2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070712-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

65 - Public utilities

CPV Codes

65500000 - Meter reading service

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
21 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Jun 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
22 Oct 2026 - 21 Sep 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
2030-07-31

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Home Group
Additional Buyers

HOME GROUP LIMITED

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode
NE1 4BX
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Monument
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

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