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title: "NP841/17 Electricity half-hourly meter operation and data provision"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000490452"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) (\"THE AUTHORITY\")"
published: "2017-10-06"
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# NP841/17 Electricity half-hourly meter operation and data provision

Buyer: THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("THE AUTHORITY")  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000490452

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "NP841/17 Electricity half-hourly meter operation and data provision" was initiated by The Common Services Agency, commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland. This project falls within the health industry category and is located in Edinburgh, Scotland. It aims to establish a national framework agreement for the operation of half-hourly electricity meters and associated data provision, with key dates indicating a tender period that concluded on 6th June 2017, followed by an award period that commenced the same day. The procurement method used for this process was an open procedure.

This tender presents significant opportunities for companies involved in energy management, specifically those skilled in operating and maintaining automated meter reading systems. Businesses with expertise in data aggregation and electricity consumption monitoring would be particularly well-suited to compete. Given the framework's extended duration of 7+3 years, successful bidders could expect a long-term partnership with NHS Scotland, contributing to sustainable business growth in a sector that aligns with regulatory requirements for energy use data.

## Notice

The scope for this procurement project is the development of a national framework agreement for half-hourly electricity meter reading with data aggregation and data collection of readings which are then transferred to the NHSS system and communicated to the NHSS's electricity provider to be used as the basis of the bills issued to the Health Boards. The reading of automated meter readers (AMRs) and the provision of data read from the meters is regulated. All relevant profile class sites are included, currently 00, 05, 06, 07 and 08.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland) ("the Authority") acting through its division National Procurement, is undertaking this procurement for a 7+3 year framework agreement to provide half-hourly consumption data to NHSS and the NHSS's electricity supplier for all sites which fall into the relevant profile classes as regulated, through the supply, maintenance and operation of automated meter readers, the reading, collection and aggregation of half-hourly consumption data and the provision of this data to NHSS and the NHSS's electricity supplier accurately and reliably on behalf of all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS Organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014(collectively hereafter referred to as "Participating Authorities"), and any PFI providers for NHSS, GPs, dental practices and CHPs who wish to use the framework agreement. Current regulations require energy suppliers to provide more detailed energy use data - half-hourly (HH) consumption data - on certain sites to calculate customer bills using advanced Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) meters and the Contractor is required to provide, operate and maintain the AMRs, collect and aggregate the half-hourly readings and provide half hourly consumption data to the various NHS Scotland Health Boards and NHS Scotland's electricity supplier. The primary objective of the Framework Agreement is to provide accurate and reliable half-hourly consumption data to the various NHS Scotland Health Boards and NHS Scotland's electricity supplier. The contractor is required to maintain a high level of reliability with regard to MOP services, Data Collection (DC), Data Aggregation (DA) and data provision (DP) to users and the NHSS electricity supplier whilst achieving best value for money for the services.

Renewal: Extension possible up to 3 years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT297658 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Oct 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Jun 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Sep 2017 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | The length of the framework agreement will be 7 + 3 years as stated in the ITT. Depending on regulation changes, it is likely that procurement for a new framework agreement will commence towards the end of the term of the framework agreement. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("THE AUTHORITY") |
| Locality | LARKHALL |
| Post town | Motherwell |
| Postcode | ML9 2QX |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Drum Brae/Gyle |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South West |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 65 - Public utilities

### Codes

- 65500000 - Meter reading service

## Release History

- 6 Oct 2017 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT297658
- 27 Apr 2017 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR281462

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR281462
  NP841/17 Electricity half-hourly meter operation and data provision - The scope for this procurement project is the development of a national framework agreement for half-hourly electricity meter reading with data aggregation and data collection of readings which are then transferred to the NHSS system and communicated to the NHSS's electricity provider to be used as the basis of the bills issued to the Health Boards. The reading of automated meter readers (AMRs) and the provision of data read from the meters is regulated. All relevant profile class sites are included, currently 00, 05, 06, 07 and 08.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT297658
  NP841/17 Electricity half-hourly meter operation and data provision - The scope for this procurement project is the development of a national framework agreement for half-hourly electricity meter reading with data aggregation and data collection of readings which are then transferred to the NHSS system and communicated to the NHSS's electricity provider to be used as the basis of the bills issued to the Health Boards. The reading of automated meter readers (AMRs) and the provision of data read from the meters is regulated. All relevant profile class sites are included, currently 00, 05, 06, 07 and 08.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.nhsscotlandprocurement.scot.nhs.uk/
- http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000490452

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