Official UK procurement notice
Shore Power Unit Groundworks (DA)
Authority: ORE Catapult (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionORE Catapult has identified an opportunity to introduce shore power provision in the Port of Grimsby to support clean maritime demonstrations, building on existing Catapult facilities at the Operations and Maintenance Centre of Excellence (OMCE). The purpose of this direct award is to appoint Northern Powergrid to provide an electrical supply to this new electrical shore power unit in Grimsby.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 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
- 26 Nov 2025, 21:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 May 2026, 12:07 BST
- Authority reference
ORE26/013- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-046292- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e9b7Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
A competitive tender process has already been published in relation to the Works (ORE/24/100). Six suppliers were identified and invited to submit a tender in relation to this Contract via our e-procurement portal on Delta and through an internal email address to ensure delivery of the invitation. A comprehensive ITT document and additional appendices were made available to the proposed tenders to include information on the design and technical information that appeared in original quotation of Works from Northern PowerGrid, please note all financial information was redacted. Potential tenderers were given two (2) weeks to respond. However, the competitive tender process failed to receive any submissions. Therefore, a Direct Award is required to achieve the required Works
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Nov 2025- Transparency notice published26 Nov 2025, 21:05 GMTUK5
- Transparency notice published14 May 2026, 09:41 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published14 May 2026, 10:26 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected14 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published20 May 2026, 12:07 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 26 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) PLCSME18 May 2026 – 17 Nov 2027 | £90,354 | 14 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) PLCSME
- Signed
- 14 May 2026
- Value
- £90,354
- Period
- 18 May 2026 – 17 Nov 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plcAwarded supplier
- Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plcAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender