Official UK procurement notice
256_24 Highway Electrical Connections provided by Independent Connection Providers
Authority: ESPO
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionESPO is seeking to establish a national framework for the provision of highway electrical connections on Distribution Network Operators and Independent Distribution Network Operators networks ('Contestable' Works) and highway electrical connections on privately owned networks throughout the UK. In some cases, service providers will also be required to carry out minor installation works. All service providers must be accredited under the National Electricity Registration Scheme (NERS) presently operated by Lloyds Register.
CPV: Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads · Electrical installation work of electrical distribution apparatus · Electricity · Installation of illuminated road signs · Installation of outdoor illumination equipment · Installation of road lighting equipment · Maintenance services of public-lighting installations and traffic lights · Street-lighting equipment
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 11 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 9 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs from 26 Nov 2024
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £12,500,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Highway Electrical Connections on DNOs or IDNOs Networks (Contestable Works)Awardedceiling above
The requirement under Lot 1 is for low voltage contestable works as follows:
- Design of connections
- Connections of unmetered supplies
- Disconnections of unmetered supplies
- Transfers of unmetered supplies
- New Connections to unmetered supplies
- Overhead cable connections / transfers / disconnections - to include 3-phase connections to feeder pillars of street furniture including but not limited to street lighting, illuminated bollards, traffic signals, etc, to unmetered supplies. Associated civil engineering works such as trench excavation, reinstatement, duct installation and backfilling up to tile tape level are also included.
Lot #2Highway Electrical Connections on DNOs or IDNOs Networks (Contestable Works) and Privately-owned Networks, and Minor Installation WorksAwardedceiling above
The requirement under Lot 2, in addition to Contestable Works listed in Lot 1 above, is for highway electrical connections on privately owned cables, and minor installation works as follows:
- Private cable: joint, connection, termination, cable in duct, trench excavation and reinstatement and fault finding (locate and repair)
- Supply (if required) and installation of feeder pillar
- Supply (if required), installation, erection and removal of illuminated street furniture
- Supply (if required), erection and removal of columns
- Traffic management provision
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Non-Price: 40%
- price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Non-Price: 40
- Price: 60
- Suitability
All service providers must be accredited for appropriate contestable work categories under the National Electricity Registration Scheme (NERS) presently operated by Lloyds Register during the life of the framework.
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “256_24 Highway Electrical Connections provided by Independent…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Jun 2024, 11:07 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jan 2025, 15:55 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Oct 2024 – …
- Authority reference
256_24- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002595- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0471c0Find a Tender
- Performance terms
ESPO shall obtain a credit score (determined by the use of a credit rating agency) for the service provider on or before the Framework start date as a base score and where a significant change in the credit score is identified over the life of the Framework (or the credit score goes below 30), ESPO reserves the right to investigate the reasons for this significant change. Depending on the severity of the changes, it will be at the sole discretion of ESPO to suspend or even permanently remove the service provider from the Framework.
- Review procedure
Information on deadlines(s) for review procedures can be found in Part 3, Chapter 6 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Publisher note: As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal. ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself. Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders information only. An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 10 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 10 Oct 2024, 12:01 BST
Timeline
5 Aug 2024 → 24 Jan 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected5 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown10 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened10 Oct 2024, 12:01 BST
- Contract starts26 Nov 2024
- Notice published24 Jan 2025, 15:55 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Sept 2024- Published value updated to £25,000,00010 Sept 2024, 15:19 BSTwas £5,200,000
- Status changed to active10 Sept 2024, 15:19 BST
- Procurement method changed10 Sept 2024, 15:19 BST
- Deadline published: 10 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST10 Sept 2024, 15:19 BST
- Status changed to complete24 Jan 2025, 15:55 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £12,500,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 1 - Highway Electrical Connections on DNOs or IDNOs Networks (Contestable Works)
- Signed
- 20 Jan 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 25 Nov 2026
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Highway Electrical Connections on DNOs or IDNOs Networks (Contestable Works) and Privately-owned Networks, and Minor Installation Works
- Signed
- 20 Jan 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 25 Nov 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Highway Electrical Connections on DNOs or IDNOs Networks (Contestable Works) | 11bids · 11 electronic | 9 | — | — |
| 2 · Highway Electrical Connections on DNOs or IDNOs Networks (Contestable Works) and Privately-owned Networks, and Minor Installation Works | 11bids · 11 electronic | 9 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Royal Court of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
9 commercial parties on the notice- ALTITUDE SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CABLE TEST LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CARBON POINT CONNECTIONS LTDFramework contractor
- E.ON ENERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- ELECTRICAL TESTING LIMITEDFramework contractor
- MARLBOROUGH HIGHWAYS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- MEGA ELECTRICAL NW LTDFramework contractor
- SERCONNECT LTDFramework contractor
- SOLUTIONS 30 UK LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria