Energy-management services

Tender description

Crown Commercial Service has put in place a Framework Agreement for Utilities Management Software, Metering and Ancillary Services to make full end to end data management services available to our customers. The aim of this Agreement is to provide customers with the key data required to unlock savings across their utilities portfolios. This Agreement covers 3 core areas — metering services for all utilities (Lots 1-7), utilities data management software (Lot 8), and utilities bureau services (Lot 9). The framework agreement is available to use by the UK public sector bodies identified in the OJEU Contract Notice (and any future successors to these organisations), including central government departments and their arm's length bodies, non-departmental public bodies, wider public sector, NHS bodies, local authorities, and health and third sector organisations. Suppliers are required to provide full national coverage. The Supplier shall provide a full suite of Meter Operator (MOP), Data Aggregation and Data Collection (DA/DC) Services for Half Hourly Electricity Metering Hardware including: i. provision of fiscal Metering Hardware; ii. installation of new Metering Hardware including; iii. relocation of Metering Hardware; iv. ongoing Maintenance of Metering Hardware including; v. removal, de-energisation and decommissioning of Metering Hardware; vi. Data Aggregation and Data Collection (DA/DC) Services in line with the relevant practices of the Balancing Settlement Code (BSC); vii. provide aggregated Half Hourly Electricity data for all relevant Metering Hardware for each initial Settlement Run and Reconciliation Settlement Run before the deadlines established within the Balancing and Settlement Code (BSC), Section N, Clause 3 Payment Calendar; viii. communication of Data to the nominated utilities supplier for billing purposes; ix. provision of a basic Visualisation Portal updated on a day +1. The Supplier shall provide Metering Services for electricity Metering Hardware (excluding Half Hourly Electricity Metering Hardware) including Import, Export and Generation. This shall include: i. provision of Fiscal Metering Hardware; ii. provision of Sub-Metering, Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) or Data Logger Hardware (classified as Metering Hardware); iii. ongoing Maintenance of Metering Hardware; iv. relocation of Metering Hardware; v. ongoing Maintenance of Metering Hardware throughout the life of the Call-Off Contract with the Contracting Authority; vi. removal, de-energisation and decommissioning of Metering Hardware; vii. Data Aggregation of acquired Metering Hardware readings through Automated Meter Reading (AMR); viii. communication of Data to the Contracting Authority and relevant utilities supplier for billing purposes. The Supplier shall provider Metering Services for Daily Metered and Non-Daily Metered Gas Metering Hardware including: i. provision of Sub-Metering, Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) or Data Logger Hardware (referred as Metering Hardware); ii. installation of new Metering Hardware acquired through the Call-Off Contract; iii. relocation of Metering Hardware; iv. ongoing Maintenance of Metering Hardware; v. removal, de-energisation and decommissioning of Metering Hardware; vi. data aggregation of acquired Metering Hardware readings through Automated Meter Reading (AMR); vii. communication of Data to the Contracting Authority and relevant utilities supplier for billing purposes as requested by the Contracting Authority. The Supplier shall provide Metering Services for water Sub-Metering, Flow Meters and Data Logger Hardware including water supply and wastewater sewerage Services. This shall include: i. provision of Sub-Metering, Flow Meters or Data Logger Hardware (referred to as Metering Hardware); ii. installation of new Metering Hardware; iii. ongoing Maintenance of Metering Hardware; iv. relocation of Metering Hardware; v. removal, de-energisation and decommissioning of Metering Hardware as requested by the Contracting Authority; vi. data Aggregation of acquired data readings through Automated Meter Readings (AMR); vii. communication of Data to the Contracting Authority. The Supplier shall provide Metering Services for fuel Sub-Metering and Data Logger Hardware. These Metering Services shall include: i. provision of Sub-Metering or Data Logger Hardware; ii. installation of new Metering Hardware; iii. ongoing Maintenance of Metering Hardware; iv. relocation of Metering Hardware; v. removal, de-energisation and decommissioning of Metering Hardware; vi. data aggregation of acquired Metering Hardware readings either through Automated Meter Reading (AMR), Telemetry or through another organisations AMR or Telemetry platform; vii. communication of Data to the Contracting Authority; viii. communication of the data to the utilities supplier to assist in facilitating Supplier Managed Replenishment. The Supplier shall provide Metering Services to cover steam flow Metering Hardware. This shall include: i. provision of Sub-Metering or Data Logger Hardware; ii. installation of new Metering Hardware; iii. ongoing Maintenance of Metering Hardware; iv. relocation of Metering Hardware; v. removal, de-energisation and decommissioning of Metering Hardware; vi. data aggregation of acquired Metering Hardware readings through Automated Meter Reading (AMR); vii. communication of Data to the Contracting Authority. The Supplier shall provide Metering Services for Heating and Chilling meters. This shall include: i. provision of Sub-Metering or Data Logger Hardware (referred to as Metering Hardware); ii. installation of new Metering Hardware; iii. ongoing Maintenance of Metering Hardware; iv. relocation of Metering Hardware; v. removal, de-energisation and decommissioning of Metering Hardware; vi. data Aggregation of acquired Metering Hardware readings through Automated Meter Reading (AMR); vii. communication of Data to the Contracting Authority; viii. communication of the data to the utilities supplier to assist in facilitating Supplier Managed Replenishment. — the Supplier shall provide Contracting Authorities with access (via user licences) to a Software Product to upload, visualise, manage, report and manipulate utilities data from across their portfolio, — a Contracting Authority will be permitted to request the Services set out below in this Section 11 as individual requirements or as a Full Service Provision within their Call-Off Contract based on their individual requirements, — the Supplier shall provide the Contracting Authority with all of the Services the Contracting Authority has specified, either as a Full Service Provision or as individual requirements as set out in the Contracting Authority's Call-Off Contract, — the Supplier shall provide the Contracting Authority with access to assistance and help to support the use of the Software Product for the duration of the Call-Off Contract. The Supplier shall provide outsourced Bureau Services to deliver Energy Management Services on behalf of the Contracting Authority. The Supplier shall work proactively with the Contracting Authority to assist in the delivery of their Energy Management Strategy. The Supplier shall monitor the effectiveness of the Bureau Services provision throughout each Call Off Contract. A Contracting Authority will be permitted to request Services as individual requirements or as a Full Service Provision within their Call-Off Contract based on their individual requirements. The Supplier shall be provide the Contracting Authority with all of the Services the Contracting Authority has specified, either as a Full Service Provision or as individual requirements as set out in the Contracting Authority's Call-Off Contract.