Official UK procurement notice
100572 Walpole SGT4 Tertiary Connection
Authority: NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC (Public body)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£4,173,518published award · inc. VAT
Awarded 13 Oct 2026
Awarded to OCU Utility Services Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe works comprise the completion of the remaining design & infrastructure works required for the Walpole SGT4 Tertiary Connection Project, including installation of a tertiary cable box on SGT4, a 13kV transformer, a 13kV disconnector and associated earthing switches, supporting structures, busbars and connectors, protection and control systems, substation control and ancillary systems, 13kV cable systems and terminations, LVAC and DC connections, testing and commissioning, interface commissioning with connection assets and the National Grid transmission system, and all associated civil engineering works.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Oct 2026, 15:31 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2026, 15:31 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-096662- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0786cbFind a Tender
Related procedures1
- Call-off under framework National Grid Substation Construction
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
13 Oct 2026 → 13 Oct 2026 · 2 dates- Assessment summaries sent8 days ago13 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Notice published7 days ago13 Oct 2026, 15:31 BST
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 13 Oct 2026- Contract award notice published13 Oct 2026, 15:31 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £4,173,5181 award inc. VAT; no net value published
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCU Utility Services Limited26 Oct 2026 – 15 Mar 2028 | £4,173,518 inc. VAT | 13 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- OCU UTILITY SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender