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title: "C397 - 33kV Package Substations"
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# C397 - 33kV Package Substations

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c397-33kv-package-substations-ocds-h6vhtk-034064). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited: "C397 - 33kV Package Substations". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £4,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: e-sourcingni.bravosolutions.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-ireland-electricity-networks-limited-coh-ni026041)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £4,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 June 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Electricity distribution, Electricity distribution and control apparatus, Electricity distribution and related services, Prefabricated units, Substation equipment (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c397-33kv-package-substations-ocds-h6vhtk-034064#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-034064`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c397-33kv-package-substations-ocds-h6vhtk-034064#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [e-sourcingni.bravosolutions.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe-sourcingni.bravosolutions.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c397-33kv-package-substations-ocds-h6vhtk-034064#participate

## Description
The contracting entity intended to appoint an economic operator to enter into a framework agreement in respect of the supply of 33kV Package Substations. The framework agreement will be for a period of five (5) years, subject to satisfactory performance review, with an option, entirely at the discretion of the contracting entity, to extend by a further optional period of up to three (3) years, with a total potential duration of eight (8) years.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 31200000, 31682540, 45223821, 45232221, 65300000, 65310000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** The contracting entity intended to appoint an economic operator to enter into a framework agreement in respect of the supply of 33kV Package Substations. The framework agreement will be for a period of five (5) years, with an option, entirely at the ...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 33kV Package Substations (active)
  - Award id: `031616-2023-C397 (2023)-1`
  - Supplier(s): **B&S Group Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-132121`
  - Value: £4,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 33kV Package Substations (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,000,000
  - Signed Date: 13/09/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031616-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-10-26T11:55:42.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T03:35:47.650Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-034064