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title: "Communal Heating Metering and Billing Services"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LTD"
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# Communal Heating Metering and Billing Services

Buyer: THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-885b49f9-c170-4d65-ae3e-e967df33cb10

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## Summary

The Guinness Partnership Ltd is seeking services related to "Communal Heating Metering and Billing Services" as part of its initiative to manage metering and billing for heat and hot water supply across a growing number of housing developments. The procurement process is currently in the Award stage, with the contract valued at approximately £4,326,190. The bidding period for this opportunity ended on 20th July 2017, and the contract is set to commence on 1st September 2017, extending until 31st August 2022. Deliveries are required across various regions within the United Kingdom, including London, the North East, and the South East, aligning with the services classified under energy and maintenance sectors.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth for businesses specialised in energy services, particularly those focused on metering, billing, and maintenance. Companies able to offer planned, preventative, or reactive repair services for heating systems, as well as consultancy expertise in energy management, would be ideally positioned to compete. The open procurement method encourages small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs) to participate, fostering competitive engagement in meeting the specific needs set forth by The Guinness Partnership Ltd.

## Notice

With a growing portfolio of new housing developments with district/communal heating systems and heat metering and a vast existing communal heating portfolio potentially impacted by the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014, metering and billing of heat is taking on an increasingly important role for Guinness and our customers. Guinness has a requirement for 1) a metering and billing provider to manage the metering and billing for the supply of heat and hot water to Guinness customers; 2) A contractor to provide planned, preventative and reactive repairs and maintenance services for our heat metering systems and HIU's and 3) a consultant to provide ad hoc specialist consultancy services during the life of the contract. Our requirements are divided into three Lots and Potential Suppliers who bid for Lot 3 cannot bid for Lots one and/ or two. Additional information: Further information regarding this tender can be accessed by registering on the ProContract portal which can be found at https://procontract.due-north.com/Register

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0092e07f-6064-4259-93cd-6f251cf20400 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Oct 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Jul 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Oct 2017 |
| Contract period | 23 Oct 2017 - 23 Oct 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,326,190 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,972,724 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LTD |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | North West London |
| Postcode | NW1 3FG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Regent's Park |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | FAIRHEAT; INSITE ENERGY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 65 - Public utilities
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
- 50410000 - Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus
- 65500000 - Meter reading service
- 71314000 - Energy and related services

## Release History

- 27 Oct 2017 at 14:41 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0092e07f-6064-4259-93cd-6f251cf20400
- 21 Jun 2017 at 08:46 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0092e07f-6064-4259-93cd-6f251cf20400
- 20 Jun 2017 at 10:58 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0092e07f-6064-4259-93cd-6f251cf20400

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0092e07f-6064-4259-93cd-6f251cf20400
  27th October 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.guinnesspartnership.com/
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Register

## Provenance

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