Stale Pre-tender

Smart Metering Engineering Services

Details

Buyer: Department for Science Innovation and Technology, Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Value: £2,800,000
Topic: Electrical engineering installation works
Published: 7 July 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The requirement is for services relating to engineering, technical design, signal propagation and protocol specification for smart metering-related devices. The service provider develops and maintains specifications led by DESNZ on behalf of industry covering smart metering systems and related devices and the communications protocols underpinning the end-to-end system. It requires detailed knowledge of smart metering devices and their communications & security protocols, government and industry specifications and assurance processes, radio frequency signal propagation, the design and conduct of device trials and an ability to advise on technical issues identified during the rollout. Lot 1: The requirement is for services relating to engineering, technical design, signal propagation and protocol specification for smart metering-related devices. The service provider develops and maintains specifications led by DESNZ on behalf of industry covering smart metering systems and related devices and the communications protocols underpinning the end-to-end system. It requires detailed knowledge of smart metering devices and their communications & security protocols, government and industry specifications and assurance processes, radio frequency signal propagation, the design and conduct of device trials and an ability to advise on technical issues identified during the rollout. Additional information: Route to market: Energy and Net Zero Professional Services (ENZPS) Framework - Lot 5

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published7 July 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

The Department for Science Innovation and Technology is a central government department, and a dedicated commercial directorate leads on its procurement work alongside project and delivery teams. Larger opportunities are advertised as notices on the Find a Tender Service. Common goods and services are bought through Crown Commercial Service frameworks. UK Shared Business Services, a shared-services provider, manages many of the department's lower-value procurements on its behalf. Low-value orders require multiple supplier quotes to ensure value for money. Supplier diversity targets guide how contracts reach small and medium-sized enterprises across the supply chain.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Department for Science Innovation and Technology's contract awards have been in IT services, research and development and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

45315100 · Electrical engineering installation works
71300000 · Engineering services
76100000 · Professional services for the gas industry

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov