Provision of a Pre-payment (Natural Gas) Metering Solution and Assoc Services

Lot 1: Supply of Pre-payment Enabled and Credit Metering Equipment Only

Lot 1 is for the supply of pre-payment enabled & credit natural gas metering equipment to be utilised by domestic customers. The meter will be a stand-alone gas metering solution without the requirement for a wired connection for power supply or connectivity. The meter must be compatible with a Meter Management System to facilitate the provision of both online and physical payment via retail outlets, in accordance with Lot 2 and Lot 3 of the framework agreement, as detailed in this contract notice. Further details of the clients’ requirements are available in the Specification released with this contract notice. Additional information: Phoenix Natural Gas Ltd reserve the right at any time to: reject any, or all, responses and to cancel or withdraw from this procurement process at any stage; award a Contract without prior notice; change the basis, the procedures and timescales set out - or referred to - within the tender documentation; require any Applicant or subsequent Tenderer, to clarify any submissions.

Lot 2: Provision of Meter Management/Data Collection System Only

Lot 2 is for the supply of a data management system capable of reading customer usage, meter reading and meter health data for transmission back to either the Network Operators and/or Gas Suppliers and includes options in relation to the provision of ongoing support services. The system must be compatible with the accompanying meter, to have the provision of both online and physical payment via retail outlets. It must provide or fully interact with an online payment facility. The system must be user friendly and intuitive. Further details of the clients’ requirements are available in the Specification released with this contract notice. Additional information: Phoenix reserve the right at any time to: reject any, or all, responses and to cancel or withdraw from this procurement process at any stage; award a Contract without prior notice; change the basis, the procedures and timescales set out - or referred to - within the tender documentation; require any Applicant or subsequent Tenderer, to clarify any submissions

Lot 3: Provision of Electronic Cash Collection Services Network Only

Lot 3 is for the supply of an electronic/ online payment platform from which payment for gas can be made by domestic customers in advance of gas usage and includes options in relation to the provision of ongoing support services. The platform must have the capability of remote top-up technology (i.e. web portal and mobile phone application) whilst retaining flexibility for consumers to top-up remotely via retail outlets using commonly used payment methods (including cash). Further details of the clients’ requirements are available in the Specification released with this contract notice. Additional information: Phoenix reserve the right at any time to: reject any, or all, responses and to cancel or withdraw from this procurement process at any stage; award a Contract without prior notice; change the basis, the procedures and timescales set out - or referred to - within the tender documentation; require any Applicant or subsequent Tenderer, to clarify any submissions

Prepayment/ Credit Metering Solution & Associated Services