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Water Meter Reading

AFFINITY WATER LIMITED

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28 Aug 2026 at 08:10

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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28 Aug 2026 at 07:58

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Affinity Water Limited procured water meter reading services to collect data from its existing fleet of automatic meter reading (AMR) meters. The requirement supports continued access to meter data while the buyer increases its roll-out of smart meters, reducing its future need for AMR reads. The work covers meter-reading services delivered across England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. This is a utility-sector services requirement for organisations able to manage field-based meter reading and associated data collection across a broad geographic area. The buyer is Affinity Water Limited, based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. The procurement is classified under CPV 65500000, meaning meter reading services.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to M Group Energy (Metering) Limited. The award date was 28 August 2026. It used a direct award procedure because the buyer stated there was no supply market, with the rationale classified as single-supplier technical reasons. There was one lot. The awarded value is £3,075,000 excluding VAT, or £3,690,000 including VAT. The contract period runs from 23 September 2026 to 31 March 2030, with an optional two-year extension to a maximum end date of 31 March 2032. A scheduled signature milestone was due on 23 September 2026, and the standstill period ended on 9 September 2026. The contract is above the applicable threshold.

This outcome indicates established demand from Affinity Water for large-scale, geographically distributed meter-reading operations, particularly for legacy AMR meters during the transition to smart metering. A credible future supplier would need the operational capacity to plan and carry out field visits across England, collect accurate readings from an existing meter estate, and provide dependable data to a major water utility. Relevant experience would include water-meter reading, AMR technology, workforce scheduling, route management, quality assurance, exception handling and secure transfer of meter data. Suppliers should also be able to manage a requirement whose volumes may reduce as smart-meter deployment expands, while maintaining service continuity during the transition. The direct award route and stated single-supplier technical rationale show the importance of demonstrable technical capability and market-specific delivery experience.

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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

No supply market.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ee29
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082011-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award 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

65 - Public utilities

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
28 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
23 Sep 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
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

M Group Energy (Metering) Limited

Further Information

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