PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Utility Metering & Associated Services Framework

Colchester City Council · published 17 Jul 2025. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release IDa8d85464-d316-4a1d-bdf3-cc30620f307a-854758
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-8e547caf-bf77-4b6c-a50c-cf7e90bde9d9
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-232137
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£5,000,000
award field
Tender value
£5,000,000
tender field
Procurement method
Open procedure
Category
goods
CPV
38551000
Energy meters
Delivery
British Oversea Territories
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

Colchester City Council is creating a framework agreement for use by wider public sector for the provision of utility metering operation agreements, utility data collection services and utility data aggregation services. This will be a multi-supplier framework, designed to make the incumbent meter operators compliant as well as give the option for new supplier through competition. This opportunity to split in to two lots (bidders can apply for either or both): Lot1: Meter Operator - Energy and Water Lot 2: Data aggregator/ Data Collector - Energy and Water. Axiom Utilities Ltd are acting on behalf of the council in administering this framework agreement.

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release17 Jul 2025
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published13 Jul 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published15 Jul 2025
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published15 Jul 2029
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

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Energy Assets Ltd

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

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IMServ Europe Limited

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

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NPower

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

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SMS Energy Services Limited

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

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Stark Software International Limited

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

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TMA Data Management Limited

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 17 Jul 2025 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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