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Electric Metering Services

THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 28 Sept 2026, 12:32.

Opportunity overview

Thames Water Utilities Limited is seeking to appoint a partner to deliver comprehensive electricity metering services across its portfolio. The appointed partner will be responsible for providing meter operator, data collection, and data aggregation services, ensuring the continued reliability and efficiency of Thames Water's electricity metering infrastructure. The scope of this specification covers the provision of electricity metering services for 100% of Thames Water's electric metering portfolio. The successful partner must be suitably accredited and demonstrate compliance with all relevant electricity metering standards. In addition to technical competence, the partner is expected to be proactive in contractual innovation and deliver high-quality performance throughout the contract period. The contract will encompass all aspects of meter operation, data collection, and data aggregation, with a focus on supporting Thames Water's operational and strategic objectives Thames Water reserves the right to refine the award criteria. Please note that that deadline for asking for access to the PSQ & submitting of the PSQ is 9th January 2026, at 10am.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Published award value
£4.8m
Awarded
27 Sept 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 02911704
Location
Horley, UKJ26, RH6 7DE, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
FA2351
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-02366661

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02366661

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNQQ-4647-DTCV

Address

Street Address
Clearwater Court
Locality
Reading
Postal Code
RG1 8DB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ11

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
privateUtility
Description
Private utility
Organisation 2
Name
STARK SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Id
GB-COH-02911704

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02911704

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYWW-4126-ZWVP

Address

Street Address
Sentinel House, 10-12 Massetts Road
Locality
Horley
Postal Code
RH6 7DE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ26

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Date
28 Sept 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
28 Sept 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
38554000
Description
Electricity meters
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
50411300
Description
Repair and maintenance services of electricity meters
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
65300000
Description
Electricity distribution and related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
5,800,000
Amount
4,800,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02911704
Name
STARK SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LTD.

Standstill Period

Ends
8 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2035, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Options (at Thames Water's discretion) to twice extend for a further term of three years for a total maximum term of 9 years. This would be subject to satisfactory reviews on price and Service Provider performance and no material change to the financial standing of the Service Provider. The Term of the Agreement may be subject to change if unforeseen changes to the business occur.

Options

Description
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The full scope of the services to be provided and any options that may be considered throughout the term of the agreement, is set out in the Specification issued within the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) document

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
091318-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
28 Sept 2026, 10:53
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
23 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Reading · UKJ11 · RG1 8DB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 001148-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 002499-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 091318-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·