Awarded contract

512_25 Utility Metering and Data Services

Details

Buyer: Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
Supplier(s): Npower Commercial Gas Limited, SMS Energy Service Ltd, Stark Software International Ltd
Value: 20,000,000
Duration: 2 years
Topic: Energy meters
Published: 13 January 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender 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. ## Contract award Title: 512_25 Utility Metering and Data Services

Timeline

Completed: Award date11 December 2025
Completed: Award published13 January 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date31 January 2028in 17 months

About the buyer

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO is a public sector buyer in United Kingdom publishing tenders and awards on Stotles. Explore their procurement activity and find more opportunities like this one.

Relevant CPV codes

38551000 · Energy meters
38554000 · Electricity meters
65300000 · Electricity distribution and related services
71314000 · Energy and related services

Decision makers

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