Infrastructure Term Service Contract and Smart Water Meter Installation

Description

This procurement is to provide works to cover the following: Lot A Contract: Infrastructure Term Service Contract - includes water mains renewals and replacement, new water mains, service pipes and connections, water mains extensions and diversions, water mains repair and maintenance, and Smart Water Meter installation. Lot B Contract: Smart Water Meter Installation - includes Smart Water Meter installation and commissioning, including deployment planning and delivery, strategic planning, and Smart Water Meter installation and commissioning. Both lots will require the Contractor to provide programme planning, planning and scheduling of work, traffic management and street works compliance, and customer engagement, liaison and communication services throughout the life of the contract. The Contractors will be required to work in collaboration with Portsmouth Water, per other lots, and the Smart Asset, Network and Data Services supplier which is the subject of a separate procurement. Lot A: Infrastructure Term Service Contract - water mains renewals, extensions, repair and maintenance The Lot A Contract procurement is to provide Portsmouth Water with infrastructure works which consists of water mains renewals and replacements, new water mains, service pipes and connections, water mains extensions and diversions, water mains repair and maintenance, and Smart Water Meter installations. For further details of the works to be provided, organisations are referred to the outline Scope of Services issued as part of the SQ documents. The Contract is expected to start in 2025 and will be for a period of 5 years with the option to extend by a further 5 years at Portsmouth Water’s discretion. Additional information: Lot No. 1 also referred to as Lot A. Lot B: Smart Water Meter Installation Lot B Contract procurement is to provide Portsmouth Water with Smart Water Meter installation and commissioning services and will include strategic programme planning, and the planning and scheduling of Smart Water Meter installation. The Contractor must have previous experience of installing water meters in the UK and experience in handling electronic installations securely and compliantly at scale. The Contractor will be required to work in collaboration with the Lot A contractor and Portsmouth Water’s Smart Meter Asset, Network and Data Services supplier, which is the subject of a separate procurement. For further details of the services and work to be provided, organisations are referred to the outline Scope of Services issued as part of the SQ documents. The Contract is expected to start in 2025 and will be for a period of 5 years with the option to extend by a further 5 years at Portsmouth Water’s discretion.