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Early Market Engagement-Meter and Billing Services

The Swaythling Housing Society Ltd (Trading as Abri) · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 07:19.

Opportunity overview

This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Exercise - this not a tendering opportunity or a call for competition. Abri, manage approximately 100 heat networks across 3,000 homes. We are seeking a long-term, strategic partner to support the delivery of metering and billing services across our portfolio. Our objectives are to ensure compliance with the Heat Network (Metering & Billing) Regulations ahead of January 2026, transition to accurate consumption-based billing, secure a scalable and future-proof partner aligned with Net Zero goals, and enhance performance, customer experience, accuracy, and transparency. We are at an early stage and undertaking soft market engagement to understand whether the market can provide the services and solutions we are seeking.

Classification

  • CPV38551000 — Energy meters
  • CPV50411200 — Repair and maintenance services of gas meters
  • CPV50411300 — Repair and maintenance services of electricity meters
  • CPV65500000 — Meter reading service

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
P/ABRI 1089/2025
Main Procurement Category
services
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Feb 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2036, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
38551000
Description
Energy meters
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
50411200
Description
Repair and maintenance services of gas meters
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
50411300
Description
Repair and maintenance services of electricity meters
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
65500000
Description
Meter reading service

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Please see documentation and questionnaire on our tendering portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/abri/aspx/Home
Due
15 Jan 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
002213-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
12 Jan 2026, 11:47
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
The Swaythling Housing Society Ltd (Trading as Abri)
Id
GB-MPR-10237R

Identifier

Scheme
GB-MPR
Id
10237R

Address

Street Address
Collins House, Bishopstoke Road
Locality
Eastleigh
Postal Code
SO50 6AD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ35

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Eastleigh · UKJ35 · SO50 6AD · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 002213-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·