Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 13 Feb 2026, 12:08 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Metering Audit & Test Assurance Services

Official notice

Authority: Low Carbon Contracts Company Ltd (Central government)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£360,558≈ £120k / year · £432,670 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Mar 2026awarded 17 Jun 2026
Award (standstill) to IMServ Europe Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 26 Apr 2029 · up to 26 Apr 2030 with extensions · starts 27 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This procurement will establish a Contract for the provision of Metering Audit & Test Assurance Services for the Low Carbon Contracts Company Ltd (“LCCC”).

  • How the procedure runs: Due to the nature of this requirement it is mandated that any potential bidder must be a Member of the Association of Meter Operators to bid for this Tender. Potential Suppliers will be invited to participate in this opportunity, post submission of bids Quality Proposals & commercial proposals will be evaluated separately and the highest scoring bidders will be invited to the presentation stage. following the presentation stage the Authority may issue a BAFO to the highest scoring bidders

CPV: Auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£360,558
Contract period: 27 Apr 2026 – 26 Apr 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 26 Apr 2030 with extensionsValue: £360,558 exc. VAT · £432,670 inc. VAT
Delivery: London
Extensions: 1 x 12 months
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Due to the nature of this requirement it is mandated that any potential bidder must be a Member of the Association of Meter Operators to bid for this Tender. Any bids submitted by parties who are not registered members will be rejected.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Due to the nature of this requirement it is mandated that any potential bidder must be a Member of the Association of Meter Operators to bid for this Tender. Any bids submitted by parties who are not registered members will be rejected.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • quality
  • price
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Due to the nature of this requirement it is mandated that any potential bidder must be a Member of the Association of Meter Operators to bid for this Tender. Any bids submitted by parties who are not registered members will be rejected.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Due to the nature of this requirement it is mandated that any potential bidder must be a Member of the Association of Meter Operators to bid for this Tender. Any bids submitted by parties who are not registered members will be rejected.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
13 Feb 2026, 12:08 GMT
Last source update
17 Jun 2026, 17:56 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 10 Apr 2026
Authority reference
CRN2025-036
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013363
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Auditing services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0653c7 Find a Tender
How it runs

Due to the nature of this requirement it is mandated that any potential bidder must be a Member of the Association of Meter Operators to bid for this Tender. Potential Suppliers will be invited to participate in this opportunity, post submission of bids Quality Proposals & commercial proposals will be evaluated separately and the highest scoring bidders will be invited to the presentation stage. following the presentation stage the Authority may issue a BAFO to the highest scoring bidders

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
13 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
13 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Feb 2026 → 26 Jun 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published256 days ago
    13 Feb 2026, 12:08 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by228 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline228 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by199 days ago
    10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts183 days ago
    27 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent132 days ago
    17 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published131 days ago
    17 Jun 2026, 17:56 BST
  8. Standstill ends122 days ago
    26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Feb 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    13 Feb 2026, 12:08 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    17 Jun 2026, 17:56 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    17 Jun 2026, 17:56 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    29 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £360,5581 award exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IMServ Europe Limited1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 26 Apr 2030Extensions: 1 x 12 months£360,55817 Jun 2026standstill to 26 Jun 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Low Carbon Contracts Company Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PWMM-4348-GCLG 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, London, E14 4PUContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • IMSERV EUROPE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02749624 Cygnus Sunrise Parkway, Linford Wood, Milton Keynes, South East, MK14 6LSContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender