Thames Water has awarded an AMP8/9 contract for the supply of smart water meters, goods & services worth an estimated £180 million-plus.
The contract covers the supply of Smart Water Meters (SWM) including Local Communication Equipment (LCE) and Head End Systems (HES) to support collection of measurement data and meter events over LPWA networks employing NB-IoT (Narrow Band Internet of Things) for eventual submission to Thames Water applications.
Initial contract term is 3 years, with options to extend either on 1,2,3,4 or 5 year increments up to a maximum overall term of 8 years.
Estimated gross value of the contract excluding VAT over the full 8 year term is £181.8 million as follows :
- Lot 1a - Supply of Concentric Smart Meters, NB-Iot Radio Modules (LCE) and associated Head End System (£133,346,309)
- Lot 1b - Supply of In-Line Meters, NB-Iot Radio Modules (LCE) and associated Head End System (£48,499,826)
Lot 1a covers the supply of Concentric Smart Water Meters (SWM) including Local Communication Equipment (LCE) and Head End System (HES) to support collection of meter data information (AMR/AMI) into Thames Waters Meter Data Management System (MDMS) enabling on going operational management of meters and LCE deployed over a NB-IoT LPWA ( Low Power Wide Area)network.
During the initial term up to an estimated 177,500 concentric meters of various sizes with an associated LCE (NB-IoT) and Head End service could be purchased at an estimated contract value of £18.5 million over the initial three-year term - over the maximum term of the framework this could exceed £133.3 million.
Lot1b covers the supply of In-Line Smart Water Meters (SWM) including Local Communication Equipment (LCE) and Head End System (HES) to support collection of meter data information (AMR/AMI) into Thames Waters Meter Data Management System (MDMS) enabling on going operational management of meters and LCE deployed over a LPWA network employing NB-IoT.
It is estimated that during the initial term up to 26,500 in-line meters of various sizes with an associated LCE (NB-IoT) Head End service may be purchased at an estimated contract value of £6.7 million over the initial contract term and over the maximum term of the framework this could exceed £48.5 million.
The business objective of this agreement during the initial term is defined by Green Economic Recovery (GER) funding made available to Thmes Water by Ofwat whose scope is for supply of 204,700 meters that are capable of connecting via Vodafone UK NB-IoT Network. All meters have to be installed and operational by March 2025. Additional meters may be funded through other Thames Water programs and Asset Management Plans (AMP).
Elster Water Meter Ltd have been awarded a contract under the framework on Lot 1a, while Sensus UK Ltd have been awarded a contract under Lot b.
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