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Excavation, Cable Laying and Reinstatement for Isles of Scilly

Buyer: NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED →

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BuyerNATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED
StatusOpen
Deadline25 Sept 2026
Value£1,800,000
Published21 Aug 2026

What is being bought

National 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.

Delivery location

UKK3, GB

Categories

Installation of cable laying 45314310

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£1,800,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Mar 2027 to 31 Aug 2033

Award criteria
Technical (60%)
Commercial (40%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Installation of cable layingNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 45. The category anchor is Installation of cable laying (45314310); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 457,2833 median · 22.8 average (1,274 of 7,283 with a bid count)3.5 average (1,404 of 7,283 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer8Not published8 average (1 of 8 with named award suppliers)Not published
Delivery region: UKK3308 median · 10 average (3 of 30 with a bid count)1.3 average (3 of 30 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)77412 median · 12 average (1 of 774 with a bid count)2 average (1 of 774 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeutilities
Covered byNot published
Submission policynotAllowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06e9b6
Latest release ID079979-2026
Latest release timestampFri Aug 21 2026 13:36:06 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079979-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - open competition
Main procurement categoryworks
Above thresholdNo
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-09-25T17:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-09-11T17:00:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsResponses 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 jessica.dyer@nationalgrid.com
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£1,800,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
21 Aug 2026tender079979-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
21 Aug 2026 · 079979-2026 · tender
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