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FW Supply & Deliver - HV/EHV Cable systems - Multi Site 0931

Buyer: SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLC →

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BuyerSCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLC
StatusClosed
Deadline13 Mar 2026
Value£125,000,000
Published2 Feb 2026

What is being bought

This tender process seeks to award framework for the manufacture and delivery of 132kV-400kV AC Land Cable Systems to Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc. This opportunity is split into 2 lots: - 132kV Cable Systems - 275/400kV Cable Systems The Objectives of the framework are as follows: - For the Supplier to undertake the manufacture and supply of underground cable systems at 132kV and/or 275kV up to and including 400kV that have been approved for installation and operation on the SSEN Transmission Network. - That the projects will be completed on time and on budget without any Health and Safety infringement or accidents. - That designed cable system offers a 40-year design life and complies with the parameters set out in this goods information package. - The Supplier liaises efficiently and effectively with all other parties.

Delivery location

UKM, GB · UKM, GB

Categories

High-voltage cable 31321300

Lot details

132kV Cable systems

Manufacture and delivery of 132kV Cable Systems.

Statusactive
Value£125,000,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Oct 2026 to 30 Sept 2031

Award criteria
PQQ 470 - FW Supply & Deliver - HV/EHV Cable systems - Multi Site 0931 — Please see attached documentation to PQQ 470 FW Supply & Deliver - HV/EHV Cable systems - Multi Site 0931. The ITT (tender) award criteria will be set out at the time of tender.

275/400kV Cable Systems

Manufacture and delivery of 275-400kV Cable Systems.

Statusactive
Value£125,000,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Oct 2026 to 30 Sept 2031

Award criteria
PQQ 470 - FW Supply & Deliver - HV/EHV Cable systems - Multi Site 0931 — Please see attached documentation to PQQ 470 FW Supply & Deliver - HV/EHV Cable systems - Multi Site 0931. The ITT (tender) award criteria will be set out at the time of tender.

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1High-voltage cableNot published
2High-voltage cableNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 31. The category anchor is High-voltage cable (31321300); 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 311,0326 median · 79.2 average (225 of 1,032 with a bid count)6.7 average (263 of 1,032 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKM7610.5 median · 29.6 average (16 of 76 with a bid count)7.3 average (19 of 76 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)48Not publishedNot publishedNot 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 policyallowed
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.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

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

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06140c
Latest release ID008884-2026
Latest release timestampMon Feb 02 2026 11:51:02 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008884-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodselective
Procurement method detailsCompetitive flexible procedure
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadline2026-03-13T17:00:00+00:00
Enquiry deadline2026-03-04T17:00:00+00:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-09-30T23:59:59+01:00
Submission method detailsScottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc invite interested suppliers to view the PQQ Documents on our Jaggaer eprocurement system under "Current Opportunities" here: https://sse.app.jaggaer.com/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=438 Full details of the goods required and how to respond to the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire can be found on that page. Responses must be submitted on https://sse.app.jaggaer.com/ - must be in response to PQQ 470. Tender submissions will also be through https://sse.app.jaggaer.com/ with the tender reference to be provided at a later date following completion of the PQQ process.
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£125,000,000
Tender lots in source2
Tender items in source2
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
2 Feb 2026tender008884-2026

All source data

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

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
2 Feb 2026 · 008884-2026 · tender
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