Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract award notice
Published 7 May 2026, 11:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

National Grid · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: UK POWER NETWORKS (OPERATIONS) LIMITED

Direct awardUtilities
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£476,949published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 7 May 2026no call for competition
Awarded to National Grid Electricity Transmission

What is being bought

Published requirement description

National Grid Asset Transfer

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Utilities
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
7 May 2026, 11:56 BST
Last source update
21 May 2026, 14:15 BST
Authority reference
WS3006618752
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-047138
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069328 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

National Grid Electricity Transmission plc (NGET) is the owner of transmission network assets across UK Power Networks distribution networks, as such, interconnection between the transmission and distribution networks requires payment between the two companies for various activities. On occasion Asset Transfer Agreements (ATA) are required, similarly, land transfers, transmission use of system payments, skilled resource to undertake activities such as electrical works, supervision and/or design compliance. No other supplier can compliantly undertake these requirements.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 May 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    7 May 2026, 11:56 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    21 May 2026, 14:15 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    22 May 2026, 00:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £476,9491 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
National Grid Electricity TransmissionNational Grid Asset Transfer21 May 2026 – 1 Jun 2027£476,9497 May 2026Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK POWER NETWORKS (OPERATIONS) LIMITED

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-COH: 03870728 Newington House, 237 Southwark Bridge Road, London, London, SE1 6NPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender