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P2161 - Metering and Billing Services (Housing Communal Areas)[E11]

Bimingham, United KingdomBirmingham City Council[E1]

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In plain English

What they want
There is a requirement to source a new heat network metering and billing solution and a metering and billing agent across its heat network portfolio of 31 sites and circa 1500 properties. The new heat network metering solution includes the following equipment: o Heat Meter o Payment Meter o In Home Display o Pre-payment Valve The new heat network metering solution must be: o Transferable i.e.
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 21 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC. UTC: 21 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC.
Published 12 Feb 2025.
Value
Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer
Birmingham City CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply
Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents

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Deadline[E4]
21 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC
Value
Not stated
Published[E9]
12 Feb 2025
Procedure[E8]
Open procedure (above threshold)
Source
UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
3 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

There is a requirement to source a new heat network metering and billing solution and a metering and billing agent across its heat network portfolio of 31 sites and circa 1500 properties. The new heat network metering solution includes the following equipment: o Heat Meter o Payment Meter o In Home Display o Pre-payment Valve The new heat network metering solution must be: o Transferable i.e. be able to be operated by different and multiple metering and billing agents to manage risk and provide value for money o Operate in Pay-As-You Go (PAYG) mode. o Reliable (meter read percentage of 95%), accurate (to all metering directives and regulations) and have a 5-year warranty period (kit and installation). The scope of works of this contract will be as follows: 1. Install and commission the new heat network metering solution, including full project management and resident engagement/communication. 2. Ongoing metering and billing service to customers 3. Account management to the Council 4. Repair and maintain the heat network metering solution; in line with warranty periods and the Council's Repair Response Times The Contract will be awarded for an initial period of 5 years (unless terminated under the terms and conditions of contract) with the provision to extend for an additional 5 years subject to requirements and satisfactory performance. The contract will be awarded on the following basis: o The contract will be awarded to one supplier to deliver 100% of the contracts requirements. The Council will be using its free to…[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery location: West Midlands, United Kingdom.[E6]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC

    The deadline (2025-03-21T12:00:00.000Z) has passed.

    Source document 7a079463-5f4b-43f1-9ffd-6daf4cd5a4ed-825829

Evidence

11 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is Birmingham City Council.

    Document 7a079463-5f4b-43f1-9ffd-6daf4cd5a4ed-825829, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 50411200 (Repair and maintenance services of gas meters).

    Document 7a079463-5f4b-43f1-9ffd-6daf4cd5a4ed-825829, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.

    Document 7a079463-5f4b-43f1-9ffd-6daf4cd5a4ed-825829, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    Tenders must be submitted by 21 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC.

    “2025-03-21T12:00:00Z”

    Document 7a079463-5f4b-43f1-9ffd-6daf4cd5a4ed-825829, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “There is a requirement to source a new heat network metering and billing solution and a metering and billing agent across its heat network portfolio of 31 sites and circa 1500 properties. The new heat network metering solution includes the following equipment: o Heat Meter o Pay…”

    Document 7a079463-5f4b-43f1-9ffd-6daf4cd5a4ed-825829, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    Delivery location: West Midlands, United Kingdom.

    Document 7a079463-5f4b-43f1-9ffd-6daf4cd5a4ed-825829, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    This notice changes or updates a call for competition.

    “tenderAmendment”

    Document 7a079463-5f4b-43f1-9ffd-6daf4cd5a4ed-825829, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).

    Document 7a079463-5f4b-43f1-9ffd-6daf4cd5a4ed-825829, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    The notice was published on 12 Feb 2025.

    “2025-02-12T17:11:27Z”

    Document 7a079463-5f4b-43f1-9ffd-6daf4cd5a4ed-825829, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.

    Document 7a079463-5f4b-43f1-9ffd-6daf4cd5a4ed-825829, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    The notice is titled "P2161 - Metering and Billing Services (Housing Communal Areas)".

    Document 7a079463-5f4b-43f1-9ffd-6daf4cd5a4ed-825829, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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