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Published 2 Jul 2026, 11:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

B947 (2020) Excavation, Cable laying and Reinstatement

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited (Public body)

Works
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Awarded value£36,500,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Mar 2019
Awarded to Morrow Contracts Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

No description was published on the notice. See the official documents.

CPV: Ancillary works for electricity power lines · Ancillary works for pipelines and cables · Construction work · Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines · Engineering works and construction works · Excavating and earthmoving work · Excavating work · Installation of cable infrastructure · Installation of cable laying · Trench-digging work · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The contracting entity intends to establish a framework arrangement under which it…

The contracting entity intends to establish a framework arrangement under which it shall appoint economicoperators to enter into either separate framework agreements for the provision of excavation, cable laying andreinstatement works in:

Lot 1: Belfast district; and

Lot 2: East District, or a single Framework Agreement; for

Lot 3: Belfast and East Districts combined.

Any framework agreement awarded will be for a period of 3 years and 6 months with an option, exercisableentirely at the discretion of the contracting entity and subject to the terms of the framework agreement, to extendby a further optional period of up to 3 years, with a total potential duration of 6 years and 6 months.

The contracting entity estimates that the total spend under the framework agreements could be up to 36 500000 GBP.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
45000000 Construction work45112000 Excavating and earthmoving work45112100 Trench-digging work45112400 Excavating work45200000 Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work45220000 Engineering works and construction works

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
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
2 Jul 2026, 11:05 BST
Last source update
2 Jul 2026, 11:05 BST
Authority reference
B947 (2020)
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-062137
Classification (CPV)
Ancillary works for electricity power linesAncillary works for pipelines and cablesConstruction workConstruction work for pipelines, communication and power linesEngineering works and construction worksExcavating and earthmoving workExcavating workInstallation of cable infrastructureInstallation of cable layingTrench-digging work
+1 moreWorks for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
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Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £36,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Mar 2019
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Morrow Contracts LtdSME£36,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • B947 (2020) Excavation, Cable laying and Reinstatement · Morrow Contracts LtdSME

    Signed
    1 Mar 2019
    Value
    £36,500,000
    Period
    … – 31 Aug 2027
    Status
    active
    • Change Time only extension for 12 months, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Time only extension for 12 months. Contract renewal is progressing at RTP Assessment stage. The new contract is expected to be awarded in Q2/3 2027.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northern Ireland Electricity Networks

Contracting authorityPublic body 120 Malone Road,, Belfast,, Northern IrelandContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.