Notice Information
Notice Title
Water Meter Reading
Notice Description
Affinity Water requires the continued service of a supplier to collect data from our existing fleet of AMR meters. Over the next 10 years, the need for AMR meter data reads will decline significantly in line with the increasing roll out of smart meters.
Procurement Information
Diminishing volumes. No supply market.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06ccbf
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067186-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
65500000 - Meter reading service
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £3,075,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Jul 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Jul 20262 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- AFFINITY WATER LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HATFIELD
- Postcode
- AL10 9EZ
- Post Town
- St Albans
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Electoral Ward
- Hatfield Villages
- Westminster Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067186-2026
16th July 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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