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title: "RFI FW Services - Robotic Live Line Working - Multi Site 0425"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rfi-fw-services-robotic-live-line-working-multi-site-0425-ocds-h6vhtk-050207"
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# RFI FW Services - Robotic Live Line Working - Multi Site 0425

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rfi-fw-services-robotic-live-line-working-multi-site-0425-ocds-h6vhtk-050207). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLC: "RFI FW Services - Robotic Live Line Working - Multi Site 0425". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £500,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLC](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-hydro-electric-power-distribution-plc-coh-sc213460)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Ancillary works for electricity power lines
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rfi-fw-services-robotic-live-line-working-multi-site-0425-ocds-h6vhtk-050207#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-050207`

## 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/rfi-fw-services-robotic-live-line-working-multi-site-0425-ocds-h6vhtk-050207#tl-md)

## Description
At Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), we are seeking suppliers capable of working on Pole Mounted Reclosers (PMRs) and Pole Mounted Circuit Breakers (PMCBs) while the network remains energized. SSEN currently faces operational restrictions on Whip and Bourne PMCBs and PMRs, requiring network de-energization, which can impact customers. Our objective is to implement a system that will eliminate the need for planned Customer Interruptions (CI). 
The equipment affected by this restriction includes:
- Whip and Bourne 11kV Pole Mounted Reclosers.
Additionally, we need a solution that can safely remove Category A limbs on single or multiple trees without de-energizing the network, to minimize planned CIs and reduce Customer Minutes Lost (CML) resulting from vegetation-related faults. A significant portion of CIs are due to single limbs on impacting trees, which this solution should also address.
Please refer to the opportunity listing on our Jaggaer e-procurement system for further information on the requirement and how to respond: https://sse.app.jaggaer.com/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=423 
The purpose of this market engagement is for the market to provide information only at this stage. This process of engagement is not a pre-qualification, tender nor a guarantee of any future tender opportunities. This process also does not guarantee any agreements, contracts or delivery of the required works.
All contract dates and values on this notice are estimates only and subject to change (dependent on market and final requirements).
Please note that SSEN may choose to use Achilles UVDB as the first stage of supplier selection for any procurement that follows this process of preliminary market engagement.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 45232200
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2025 to 30/09/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014796-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-14T06:43:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T00:04:29.195Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-050207