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Project for the Design, Development, Build, Supply & Maintenance of an End-to-End Solution consisting of Pre-payment Gas Metering Equipment and associated Meter Management System ‘23

Phoenix Natural Gas (trading as Phoenix Energy) · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 18:54.

Opportunity overview

This tender process is being led by Phoenix Natural Gas Limited in conjunction with, and for the benefit of, all of the clients specified in Section VI.3 below. Phoenix Natural Gas Ltd, acting as a Central Purchasing Body, seeks to appoint a suitably experienced Service Provider to design, develop, build, supply & maintain an end-to-end solution that delivers a robust network consisting of a Pre-payment Gas Metering Solution and associated Meter Management System. Further details of the supplies and services required are set out in the draft Invitation to Tender documentation, made available with the associated Pre Qualification Ref: pqq_4442.

Classification

  • CPV38552000 — Electronic meters
  • CPV48612000 — Database-management system
  • CPV72314000 — Data collection and collation services

Lots

  • The supplies/ services required through this procurement exercise entail the design, development, build and provision of an end to end pre-payment gas metering solution which includes an associated meter management system. Additional information: Phoenix Natural Gas Ltd reserve the right at any time to: reject any, or all, responses and to cancel or withdraw from this procurement process at any stage; award a Contract without prior notice; change the basis, the procedures and timescales set out - or referred to - within the tender documentation; require any Applicant or subsequent Tenderer, to clarify any submissions.£65m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-03dde7
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
Phoenix will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to all participating entities. The standstill period provides time for unsuccessful participating entities to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (Northern Ireland).
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

Legal basis

Id
32014L0025
Scheme
CELEX

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
1

Second Stage

Invitation Date
4 Sept 2023, 00:00
Successive Reduction
Yes

Tender Period

Ends
28 Jul 2023, 12:00

Communication

Contract terms

Financial Terms
As stated in the tender documentation.
Performance Terms
As stated in the tender documentation.
Tenderer Legal Form
Subject to the status and involvement of the parties, an Applicant may be required to commit to joint and several liability in respect of any contract awarded. Alternatively, the lead operator may be required to take total responsibility or a consortium to form a legal entity before entering into any contract.
Has Electronic Payment
Yes

Classification

Id
38552000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Electronic meters

Submission terms

Deposits Guarantees
Phoenix and the clients each reserve the right to require bonds, deposits, guarantees or other forms of undertaking or security to ensure proper contractual performance.

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
270

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Other Requirements

Reduction Criteria
Interested Parties should search for the relevant project at https://e-sourcingni.bravosolutions.co.uk. For those wishing to participate, they must first complete and submit the relevant PQQ on, or before, the due date. Phoenix, along with the other clients and in accordance with the PQQ, shall draw up a short-list of Applicants based upon the completed PQQs received. Those shortlisted Applicants will then be invited to the tender stage which shall involve the completion and submission of, on or before a pre-determined time and date, an Invitation to Tender document. The responses submitted shall be evaluated and a further short-list may be drawn up from which a presentation/ negotiation stage may follow. Ultimately the tender deemed the most economically advantageous -- the one that proposes the most appropriate design & build solution - shall be awarded a Framework Agreement for the supply of pre-payment meters along with a Contract for the development of a Meter Management System.

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
No
Description
The supplies/ services required through this procurement exercise entail the design, development, build and provision of an end to end pre-payment gas metering solution which includes an associated meter management system. Additional information: Phoenix Natural Gas Ltd reserve the right at any time to: reject any, or all, responses and to cancel or withdraw from this procurement process at any stage; award a Contract without prior notice; change the basis, the procedures and timescales set out - or referred to - within the tender documentation; require any Applicant or subsequent Tenderer, to clarify any submissions.

Value

Amount
65,000,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
The estimated value of this project could be between £40M and £65M. The maximum value range represents the estimated maximum potential value of work that could be awarded in the event that the Utility Regulator approves an accelerated roll out of meter replacement. Please note that, in the absence of such approval, the lower value represents the clients' current expectations of the estimated maximum potential value of work that could be awarded.

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
6
Minimum Candidates
6

Contract period

Duration In Days
2,880

Submission terms

Variant Policy
allowed

Selection criteria

Description
It would be anticipated that, subject to a sufficient number of compliant responses being received, a maximum of the top six scoring Applicants (plus ties, if applicable) from the PQQ stage would be invited to proceed to the Invitation (ITT) Stage.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Entry 2
Region
UKN

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
48612000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Database-management system
Entry 2
Id
72314000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Data collection and collation services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-86331
Name
Phoenix Natural Gas (trading as Phoenix Energy)

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UKN
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
197 Airport Road West

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
PRODUCTION_TRANSPORT_DISTRIBUTION_GAS_HEAT
Scheme
TED_CE_ACTIVITY
Description
Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat

Identifier

Id
NI032809
Legal Name
Phoenix Natural Gas (trading as Phoenix Energy)

Contact

Name
Christopher Losty
Telephone
+44 2890555817
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-9400
Name
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland

Roles

reviewBody
mediationBody

Address

Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT1 3JF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Royal Courts of Justice, Chichester Street

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland

Contact

Additional Contact Points

Award information

Award 1
Id
013765-2025-1
Title
Provision of a Pre-payment Meter & Meter Management System Design & Build/ End to End Solution
Status
active

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
013765-2025-1
Title
Provision of a Pre-payment Meter & Meter Management System Design & Build/ End to End Solution
Status
active
Award ID
013765-2025-1
Date Signed
7 Feb 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN · BT3 9ED · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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