Notice Information
Notice Title
Colville Heat Network - Metering and Billing Services Contract
Notice Description
Hackney Council is seeking to appoint a specialist utility services provider to deliver a long-term Metering and Billing (M&B) service for the Colville Heat Network. The contract will cover the full lifecycle of metering and billing operations, including data management, customer billing, payment collection, customer service, and regulatory compliance. The appointed supplier will work closely with Hackney's DBOM (Design, Build, Operate and Maintain) contractor to ensure efficient service delivery to around 1,300 residential and commercial connections across the Colville and Britannia developments. The contract will be for an initial term of 8 years, with options to extend up to 14 years in total.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f8fc
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084326-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
50 - Repair and maintenance services
65 - Public utilities
-
- CPV Codes
38551000 - Energy meters
50324100 - System maintenance services
65500000 - Meter reading service
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £800,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £800,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Dec 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 Jan 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 21 Apr 2026 - 30 Jun 2040 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- 2039-07-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY
- Contact Name
- Marta Kolinska
- Contact Email
- marta.kolinska@hackney.gvo.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HACKNEY
- Postcode
- E8 1DY
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI41 Hackney and Newham
- Delivery Location
- TLI41 Hackney and Newham
-
- Local Authority
- Hackney
- Electoral Ward
- Hackney Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084326-2025
18th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.londontenders.org
The associated tender documents are available to download via Hackney Council's e-tendering portal (ProContract). Interested suppliers must register on the portal to access and download all procurement documents relating to this opportunity.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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