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Early Market Engagement-Meter and Billing Services

The Swaythling Housing Society Ltd (Trading as Abri) · Housing

In brief

The Swaythling Housing Society Ltd (Trading as Abri) has announced plans to buy laboratory equipment work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 10 years with extensions, starting 1 July 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 12.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 6 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Exercise - this not a tendering opportunity or a call for competition. Abri, manage approximately 100 heat networks across 3,000 homes. We are seeking a long-term, strategic partner to support the delivery of metering and billing services across our portfolio. Our objectives are to ensure compliance with the Heat Network (Metering & Billing) Regulations ahead of January 2026, transition to accurate consumption-based billing, secure a scalable and future-proof partner aligned with Net Zero goals, and enhance performance, customer experience, accuracy, and transparency. We are at an early stage and undertaking soft market engagement to understand whether the market can provide the services and solutions we are seeking.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 085847-2025
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 002213-2026

About the buyer

The Swaythling Housing Society Ltd (Trading as Abri)Last 12 months

Procurements

17

Awards

6
All tenders and awards from The Swaythling Housing Society Ltd (Trading as Abri)

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From notice 085847-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 23 December 2025, last updated 12 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.