SES Water Smart meter and associated services

Dear Bidder, SES Water is looking to procure AMI meters and associated services and systems to deliver a smart metered network in its area from 2024 and into AMP8 completing its delivery by the start of AMP9. This PIN is for the provision of Smart water meters (household and non-household) and associated services for customers throughout SES Water's geographical area (map in SQ attachments). In this regard it is aiming to set up framework agreement(s) with reputable partner(s) with proven track record of providing Smart Network Services to support with our move to Smart Metering. This will support the delivery of our AMP8 2025-2030 plan and into the delivery of our AMP9 2030-2035 plan. This requirement will be for the following services: -Lot 1 Supply of smart meters with Head End system - The AMI meters required are concentric type in various sizes, inline internal meters and for non-household applications upto 50mm. The total number of meters to be provisioned are 265,000 estimated with a split of 80% for external meters. - Lot 2 Network Services Provision -Lot 3 Exchange and installation of meters -Lot 4-Smart Meter maintenance services - Lot 5- Meter data management system for collating and analysing meter data in support of the AMI contract - Consortium offering to cover one or more of the lots above. - Financing of the metering programme (Optional) All services are as required to meet our service level agreements for customer meter data. SES Water is open to the option of a relationship with a single Supplier. Where a partnership, alliance or similar is required to deliver the end-to-end service requirements, SES Water requires a lead bidder to be identified, whom the contractual relationship will be established with. Suppliers are able to bid in multiple partnerships or as an independent bidder for one or more lots. No vendor/ lead bidder should prohibit another supplier from submitting their independent bids, should they wish to do so. Detail of Selection questionnaire and company level PQQ as well as other documents including company policies, Confidentiality agreement - ESG questionnaire are available on the associated SQ.