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Stark, a smart metering services provider, announced today that it is one of only two companies to have succeeded in becoming a supplier in all five categories of the UK’s Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) framework agreement.
This prestigious framework agreement contract has been awarded to Stark by Buying Solutions, an Executive Agency of the Office of Government Commerce (OGC). The framework agreement enables government departments, local authorities, public bodies, health authorities, nationalised industries and charities throughout the UK to buy a full range of smart metering services directly from Stark.
Public sector organisations are now able to obtain the following smart metering services from Stark, without having to go through a tendering process:
• provision and installation of smart meters
• ongoing meter maintenance
• Elexon-accredited half hourly and non half hourly meter reading and data collection services
• online data reporting services
Organisations can buy these services in the following categories:
1. electricity
2. gas
3. water
4. sub meters, meter networks, other utilities (eg: heat)
5. ‘one stop shop’ solution for all of the above
Commenting on this framework agreement contract, Howard Stark, MD of Stark, said: “This is an amazing achievement for us and demonstrates our competency across the whole spectrum of the AMR market. To be one of only two companies to win all five smart metering categories proves we offer an outstanding service that stands head and shoulders above most of the competition.”
Howard Stark concluded by saying: “This contract is a resounding endorsement of the strategy we have been building over the past five years of offering a comprehensive and fully-integrated AMR service that’s designed to help organisations eliminate energy waste, cut their utility bills and rise to the top of the CRC league table.”
About Stark
Stark is a leading provider of smart metering, data collection and online reporting services. Since 1981, it has been at the forefront of developing powerful energy information systems. Stark is an Elexon accredited half hourly and non-half hourly data collector/data aggregator and an OFGEM certified gas meter reader
About Automatic Meter Reading (AMR)
With Stark’s AMR service, utility meters are read automatically at half hourly intervals and this data is delivered to organisations at 7am the following morning. This enables our clients to see exactly how much energy they are using - and where waste is occurring. It also eliminates estimated billing, as the bills the suppliers send are based on actual usage.
Buying Solutions
Buying Solutions is the national procurement partner for UK public services, enabling customers to improve value for money and efficiency. We are an Executive Agency of the Office of Government Commerce in the Treasury.
We have extensive expertise in procurement, with over 500,000 products and services delivered through more than 600 suppliers in Professional Services, Property & Office Solutions, Energy, Travel, ICT and eCommerce.
Our EU-compliant, benchmarked framework agreements and other procurement arrangements enable organisations to deliver improved value for money in their commercial activities.
For further information contact:
Howard Stark, Managing Director
Stark Software, Sentinel House, 10-12 Massetts Road, Horley RH6 7DE
T: +44 (0) 1293 776747 F: +44 (0) 1293 820361 E: office@stark.co.uk W: www.stark.co.uk
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