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title: "Innovation 2021 Call for Ideas"
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# Innovation 2021 Call for Ideas

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/innovation-2021-call-for-ideas-ocds-h6vhtk-02efa9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION PLC: "Innovation 2021 Call for Ideas". Published status: active. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Nov 2021. Published submission portal: www.westernpower.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION PLC](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-grid-electricity-distribution-plc-coh-09223384)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 November 2021 at 00:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Electricity distribution
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02efa9`

## 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/innovation-2021-call-for-ideas-ocds-h6vhtk-02efa9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [westernpower.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernpower.co.uk%2Finnovation-2021-call-for-ideas)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/innovation-2021-call-for-ideas-ocds-h6vhtk-02efa9#participate

## Description
WPD are seeking submissions from third parties proposing innovative projects that could be delivered under our network innovation allowance funding by the end of 2022 within our current regulatory period. 
The call is an open theme this year. We are welcoming submissions that meet any of our Innocation priorities,

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** WPD are seeking submissions from third parties proposing innovative projects that could be delivered under our network innovation allowance funding by the end of 2022 within our current regulatory period. 
The call is an open theme this year. We are ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026684-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-10-25T15:01:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T14:39:43.501Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02efa9