Official UK procurement notice
Excavation, Cable Laying and Reinstatement for Isles of Scilly
Authority: NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNational Grid's aim is to obtain contractor services for Excavation, Cable Lay, and Reinstatement on the Isles of Scilly. The work will consist of planned and reactive work.
Looking to provide continuity and coverage on the isles for 6.5 years which will cover ED3.
CPV: Installation of cable laying
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
- Framework period
- 6 yrs 6 mo · up to 11 yrs 6 mo from 1 Mar 2027
Published description of the framework
The primary task under the Framework Agreement is to carry out excavation, reinstatement and cable laying works (LV, 11 & 33kV) as instructed by NGED within its South West - Isle of Scilly region calculated by reference to the Schedule of Rates.
The Works shall be issued on both a reactive and planned basis.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,800,000
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)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Commercial
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Excavation, Cable Laying and Reinstatement for Isles of Scilly” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Aug 2026, 14:36 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2026, 14:36 BST
- Authority reference
WS5776878213- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079979- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e9b6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 25 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Responses to be submitted electronically via National Grid's Ariba SLP eSourcing platform. Full details of how to participate will be shared once National Grid receives Expressions of Interest.
Suppliers wishing to participate in this opportunity should complete the attached 'Expression of Interest (EOI) & SAP Ariba On-boarding Form' and return it to [email protected]
Timeline
21 Aug 2026 → 1 Mar 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published61 days ago21 Aug 2026, 14:36 BST
- Clarification questions by40 days ago11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends26 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown25 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 130 days1 Mar 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published21 Aug 2026, 14:36 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Responses to be submitted electronically via National Grid's Ariba SLP eSourcing platform. Full details of how to participate will be shared once National Grid receives Expressions of Interest. Suppliers wishing to participate in this opportunity should complete the attached 'Exp…
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender