Buyer Name: Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
Buyer Address: Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, UKF22, LE19 1ES, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Energy Procurement Team
Contact Email: tenders@espo.org
512_25 Utility Metering and Data Services
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
open
open
Value
20000000.0 GBP
20000000.0 GBP
Published
13 Jan 2026, 15:25
13 Jan 2026, 15:25
Deadline
n/a
n/a
Contract Start
01 Feb 2026, 00:00
01 Feb 2026, 00:00
Contract End
31 Jan 2028, 23:59
31 Jan 2028, 23:59
Category
n/a
n/a
CPV
38551000 - Energy meters
38551000 - Energy meters
Region
n/a
n/a
Awarded To
NPOWER COMMERCIAL GAS LIMITED, SMS ENERGY SERVICES LIMITED, STARK SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LTD.
NPOWER COMMERCIAL GAS LIMITED, SMS ENERGY SERVICES LIMITED, STARK SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Official Source
Open Find a Tender
Open Find a Tender
Description
The procurement has been undertaken as per UK4 Tender notice identifier: 2025/S 000-066819; Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050458. A framework agreement covering Half Hourly Electricity Meter Operator Services, data collection and data aggregation services. The framework has been tailored to help customers achieve compliance with the requirements of the upcoming Market-wide Half-Hourly Settlement (MHHS) and is anticipated to be a multi-supplier framework. Tenderers were required to confirm and evidence their compliance with key industry standards and memberships as a condition for their tender to be evaluated. Tenderers were required to install meters and offer data collection/data aggregation (DC/DA) services throughout England. While not mandatory, it is preferable for suppliers to also offer coverage in Scotland and Wales.
Linked Documents
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Opportunity Context
Lots
Lot 1 Status: complete
Awards
Award Title: 512_25 Utility Metering and Data Services
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