Published date: 24 April 2023

This notice was replaced on 13 June 2023

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Opportunity (published 13 June 2023, last edited 13 June 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Meter reading service - 65500000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, South East, Scotland, Wales

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CA18/2/1/78

Published date

24 April 2023

Approach to market date

5 June 2023

Contract start date

13 September 2023

Contract end date

13 September 2028

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Coal Authority (Client) was established by Parliament to undertake specific statutory duties, set out in the Coal Industry Act 1994, associated with licensing coal mining operations; managing property and the historic legacy arising from the ownership of the coal reserves and underground workings; settling subsidence damage claims not falling on coal mine operators and providing access to coal mining information.

The Coal Authority has a legal duty under the Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1991, to repair properties damaged by coal mining subsidence in the five coalfield regions. The works are funded by grant in aid from central government, in order that the Coal Authority can discharge its statutory duty.

The Coal Authority employs over 300, based mainly at the head office in Mansfield with some field staff remotely based in order to enable a fast response to incidents in the coal mining areas.

The Coal Authority is funded by grant in aid from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ).

We will be publishing a tender in early June 2023 which will be the retendering of our metering contract which expires in September 2023

This notice is published by way of giving interested parties advance notice of this opportunity.

We require consolidated meter readings across approximately 80 sites, with additional sites to be included as they are commissioned at a rate or 1 to 2 a year. This is for consolidating smart meter readings from:

• Electricity meters
• Electricity generation meters
• Electricity export meters
• Water meters

As part of this contract we will require maintenance of existing meters plus the installation of new electricity and water meters at approximately 10 sites around England, Scotland and Wales as well as a review and potential upgrade of electricity generation meters at approximately 10 sites.

Meter readings should be provided on a central portal with potential to provide an API for data transfer to a Coal Authority reporting system in the future.

No action is required in response to this Prior Information Notice but if you have any questions about this opportunity please contact Peter Kobryn, Senior Procurement Business Partner - peterkobryn@coal.gov.uk

More information

Spend profile

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Financial year Budget
2023/2024 £12,000
2024/2025 £20,000
2025/2026 £20,000
2026/2027 £20,000
2027/2028 £20,000
2028/2029 £8,000

Attachments

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No action is required in response to this Prior Information Notice but if you have any questions about this opportunity please contact Peter Kobryn, Senior Procurement Business Partner - peterkobryn@coal.gov.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Peter Kobryn

Address

200 Lichfield Lane
MANSFIELD
NG184RG
England

Telephone

07826 874541

Email

peterkobryn@coal.gov.uk