Thames Water has awarded a contract covering Lot 3 of its AMP6 water meter reading and sales investigation service framework – the framework is worth up to £50 million in total.
The water company was looking to appoint a maximum of two suppliers to the framework, which will run for up to 7 years - an initial duration of 5 years with options to extend up to a maximum duration of 7 years.
Thames put the total estimated total value at between £35 million to £50 million when it went out to tender in January this year for the framework, which is divided into three Lots:
Lot 1: Meter Reading Services.
Lot 2: Sales Investigation Services.
Lot 3: Meter Reading Services and Sales Investigation Services.
Macclesfield- based firm Meter-U Ltd has won a contract under Lot 3 for the provision of meter reading and sales investigation services.
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