Portsmouth Water has awarded an AMP8 contract for a smart meter data network worth an estimated £40 million.
The water company went out to tender in January 2024 with an AMP8 mixed service and supply contract for a smart meter data network capable of securely and consistently transmitting smart meter data and the provision of an AMI smart meter asset in accordance with Portsmouth Water’s Smart Deployment Plan.
The appointed contractor will provide smart meters for domestic and non-household connections, as well as managing the smart meter assets (including faults/failures and aftercare). The contractor will be required to work in collaboration with Portsmouth Water’s smart meter installation contractor - the subject of a separate procurement.
Scope of the contract at time of tender covered the procurement of new AMI smart meter assets that will be in operation across Portsmouth Water’s supply area (both domestic and non-household) as a crucial component of the overall smart network.
Suppliers tendering for the contract were required to demonstrate that their meter has been used successfully at scale with an existing AMI network to provide consistent data to customers.The tender stipulated that the selected smart meter would have to adhere to strict quality, flow and measurement standards and should ideally be able to fit within Portsmouth Water’s existing meter chamber estate to potentially reduce installation costs.
Estimated start date for the contract at the time of tender was December 2024 with the contract expected to run for a total period of 20 years, with the first 8 years to install the smart meters and a further 12 years to provide ongoing maintenance and communication services to smart meter customers.
No information has yet been made available with regard to the successful supplier.
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