Official UK procurement notice
High Voltage Electricity Connection Temporary Ring Main Unit at Sunderland Royal Hospital
Authority: CITY HOSPITALS INDEPENDENT COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED (Central government)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North East (UKC23)
Awarded value£108,174published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Northern Powergrid (Northeast) PLC
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBrief Scope of Works, the project consists of two primary workstreams:
- Sunderland Royal Substation - Replacement of existing HV equipment and associated cabling.
- Sunderland Sorley Substation - Enabling works, replacement of HV equipment, and associated cabling.
Northern Powergrid are the licensed Distribution Network Operator (DNOs) for this infrustructure i.e. they are the owner and operator of the electricity distribution network infrastructure in this region.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Jan 2026, 13:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jan 2026, 13:38 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-007103- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060faeFind a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 27 Jan 2026- Transparency notice published27 Jan 2026, 13:38 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £108,1741 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Powergrid (Northeast) PLC25 Feb 2026 – 30 Jun 2026 | £108,174 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender