United Utilities has gone out to tender with a £220 million five year metering contract for the installation and maintenance of domestic and commercial water meters.
The firm will award framework agreements and / or contracts of up to 129 months duration, on the basis of an initial 69 month term plus an optional extension of a further 60 months.
The scope of the contract will include work classified as regulated and some minor unregulated work for the installation and maintenance of UUW revenue water meters, including:
- free meter option meter installation
- reactive meter exchange
- proactive meter exchange
- chamber repairs
- meter removals
- meter relocation and rightsizing
The estimated annual volume of activity is around 153,000 individual jobs and the successful contractor will manage the supply of water meters and materials available through a separate United UUW framework Agreement.
The following volumes for the remainder of AMP5 are anticipated average volumes from anticipated contract start date to April 2015:
- Free Meter Option - 23,200
- Meter Maintenance (Domestic) - 13,800
- Meter Maintenance (Commercial) - 5,600
- Other Maintenance - 2,000
The following volumes for AMP6 are anticipated average annual volumes through to April 2020(dependent upon conclusion of PR14);
- Free Meter Option - 54,400
- Meter Maintenance (Domestic) - 71,800
- Meter Maintenance (Commercial) - 22,900
- Other Maintenance - 4,000
Deadline for responses is 20th November.
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