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Published 8 Sept 2025, 10:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Purchase of Wood Poles · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited (Public body)

Direct awardUtilitiesSME suitable
Awarded value£1,520,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 8 Sept 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Coast Fraser Enterprises Ltd (c/o Stella Jones)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

In order to maintain existing operations in respect of the Overhead Line Network, A direct award is required to source Wood Poles in additional to that in existing contracts. A renewal procurement process is also underway.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME

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
8 Sept 2025, 10:11 BST
Last source update
10 Sept 2025, 13:07 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055384
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059584 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Urgency
Published justification

In order to maintain existing operations in respect of the Overhead Line Network, A direct award is required to source Wood Poles in additional to that in existing contracts. A renewal procurement process is also underway.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 10:11 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    10 Sept 2025, 13:07 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    10 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,520,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Coast Fraser Enterprises Ltd (c/o Stella Jones)SME10 Sept 2025 – 7 Sept 2026£1,520,0008 Sept 2025Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited

Contracting authorityPrivate utilityNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-COH: NI026041 120 Malone Road, Belfast, UK, BT9 5HTContact name, 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