Decision - Installation of Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) Equipment to Electricity, Gas, Water & Heat Meters

That the Head of Property and Design be authorised to approve the procurement and award of:

(i)      A contract with a term of five years for the purchase and installation of AMR equipment to all Priority 1 and 2 sites for water, gas, electricity and heat metered supplies to schools, common ways of housing flats and other corporate buildings through the existing Government Procurement Services framework agreement at an estimated initial cost of up to £500,000 with subsequent annual data collection charges estimated at £60 per meter per annum (up to £50,000 per year) for five years; and

(ii)     A contract with a term of five years for the provision of a suitable AMR monitoring software tendered using an open procedure in order to maximise the benefits of the AMRs including consumption monitoring, high consumption alerts and web-based ‘live’ information available to schools and building users. The cost of the contract for the AMR monitoring software is included in 1 (i) above.