512_25 Utility Metering and Data Services

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPOcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-050458Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableactive
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Estimated value

Awarded value

Suppliers

3

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

27 Feb 2026

Description

A framework agreement covering Half Hourly Electricity Meter Operator Services, data collection and data aggregation services. The framework has been tailored to help customers achieve compliance with the requirements of the upcoming Market-wide Half-Hourly Settlement (MHHS) and is anticipated to be a multi-supplier framework. Tenderers were required to confirm and evidence their compliance with key industry standards and memberships as a condition for their tender to be evaluated. Tenderers were required to install meters and offer data collection/data aggregation (DC/DA) services throughout England. While not mandatory, it is preferable for suppliers to also offer coverage in Scotland and Wales. For any additional details please also refer to the ESPO website as follows: https://www.espo.org/utility-metering-data-services-512-25.html Note: Overall framework award was concluded on 10/02/2026, with this notice being published to follow on from this.

Scope

Reference
512_25
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
01 Dec 2025 to 30 Nov 2027
Possible extension to 30 Nov 2029

The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months (under normal circumstances this will be completed in full, or potentially in 12-month periods, and is subject to the performance of the framework). The total estimated value captured in this notice includes the option to extend the framework as noted above.

CPV classifications
38551000
38554000
65300000
71314000
Contract locations
North East England, United Kingdom
North West England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
East Midlands, United Kingdom
West Midlands, United Kingdom
East of England, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom
South East England, United Kingdom
South West England, United Kingdom
Wales, United Kingdom
Scotland, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Priceprice70.00%
Non-Pricequality30.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Refer to the tender documents for conditions of participation.

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

Award date

Contract start

Contract end