--- title: "338,072,984.00" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03e30a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03e30a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03e30a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03e30a.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LTD." published: "2025-08-12" --- # 338,072,984.00 Buyer: SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LTD. Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03e30a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03e30a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03e30a.json) ## Summary Southern Water Services Ltd. has concluded its procurement process titled "Alternative Metering Services," which falls under the "goods" category, specifically dealing with Water meters, classified under CPV code 38421100. The contract, valued at £300 million, was awarded in July 2025 to Horizon Water Infrastructure Limited based in Salisbury, UK. This initiative is a part of Southern Water's AMP8 programme, aiming to enhance water demand management by deploying over 1 million smart meters by 2030 across their operational area in Southern England. The procurement utilised a selective method through a negotiated procedure with prior competition, covering a 20-year period with a significant installation phase in the first five years. This tender presents substantial growth prospects for businesses specialising in smart water metering technologies, installation, and data management services, as Southern Water looks to enhance its operational infrastructure. Notably, enterprises adept at handling complex installations, communication network management, and maintenance of metering systems are well-positioned to benefit from such opportunities. Due to the project's scale, larger firms with extensive resources and expertise in similar large-scale infrastructure projects would be particularly suited to participate and thrive, owning the meter assets and setting up an advanced metering infrastructure network. ## Notice As part of Southern Water's AMP8 (2025-2030) delivery programme, we aim to reduce overall demand for water, by cutting leakage by 13% and helping our customers become even more efficient by installing more than 1 million smart meters. The successful bidder would manage the overall service provision as a prime contractor, including the supply and ownership of Smart meters and associated devices, installation of those Smart meters, connecting them to an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) network, maintaining a service to provide Southern Water with meter reading data and procured as an end to end financed solution. The successful bidder would own the meter assets, with Southern Water paying service fees over the term. Southern Water has a high percentage of metered customers (88%) through our pioneering Universal Metering Programme. By 2030, the successful bidder would upgrade our household meter estate of ~934k household meters, and 52k non-household meters, to Smart AMI enabled meters, incorporated into the service. The successful bidder would also install 34k new AMI enabled meters to currently unmetered customers. We expect a mix of standard, non-standard, and complex work types that will be managed through this arrangement. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The successful bidder will operate across Southern Water's supply area, for household and non-household premises. In total, the number of Smart meter assets in the scope of the full service is 1.02m. The successful bidder will install and commission, operate and maintain the Alternative Metering Service, inclusive of smart AMI meters and devices, communications network, and data pass back provision to Southern Water. The successful bidder will include enabling activities within the scope of services to deliver the stated outcome. The successful bidder will be responsible for: (i) Supply of Smart AMI water meters warranted for 15 years (ii) Planning, pre-installation surveys and meter installation for standard works i.e. meters to 934k household properties where the meter is situated externally (86%), or internally (14%) (iii) Planning, pre-installation surveys and meter installation for non-standard works i.e. 45.2k meters to non-household properties where the meter is situated externally (80%), or internally (20%) (iv) Planning, pre-installation surveys and meter installation of meters for complex works i.e. 6.4k meters over 20mm in size, 34k new meter installations to unmetered sites, or boundary box replacements in the highway/verges (excavation, backfill and reinstatement, traffic management) (v) Communications network (non-dedicated to Southern Water) recording 24 hourly reads per day and transmitting the data once per day (vi) Smart meter and network issue resolution The Contract is awarded in July 2025 and will be for a total period of 20 years, with the Smart meters being deployed within the first 5 years "installation phase". ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047890-2025 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Planning, Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Aug 2025 | | Submission deadline | 7 Jun 2024 | | Future notice date | 1 Nov 2023 | | Award date | 10 Jul 2025 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £300,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £300,000,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LTD. | | Locality | WORTHING | | Post town | Brighton | | Postcode | BN13 3NX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ27 West Sussex (South West) | | Local authority | Worthing | | Electoral ward | Northbrook | | Westminster constituency | Worthing West | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | HORIZON WATER INFRASTRUCTURE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 45 - Construction work - 50 - Repair and maintenance services - 65 - Public utilities - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 32412000 - Communications network - 32430000 - Wide area network - 38421100 - Water meters - 45232150 - Works related to water-distribution pipelines - 45233251 - Resurfacing works - 50411100 - Repair and maintenance services of water meters - 65500000 - Meter reading service - 72300000 - Data services ## Release History - 12 Aug 2025 at 09:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047890-2025 - 8 May 2024 at 14:27 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014712-2024 - 18 Jul 2023 at 13:53 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020671-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/toolkit/opportunity/current/56663/detail.si - https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html - https://southernwater.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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