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Published 26 Aug 2026, 15:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SOL DNO Connection Services 2026

Official notice

Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

Direct award
Sectors: Public utilities (65) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG32)
Awarded value£280,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 26 Aug 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to National Grid

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Distribution Network Operator (DNO) connection, disconnection, energisation and emergency response services required to maintain and operate the Council's street lighting and illuminated highway asset network.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: West Midlands
65310000 Electricity distribution

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
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 Aug 2026, 15:08 BST
Last source update
26 Aug 2026, 15:33 BST
Authority reference
SOL30354
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-081453
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ecdb Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

National Grid, as the licensed Distribution Network Operator (DNO) for the region, is the only organisation legally authorised to undertake connections, disconnections and energisation of street lighting assets to the electricity distribution network.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

26 Aug 2026 → 7 Sept 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published61 days ago
    26 Aug 2026, 15:33 BST
  2. Standstill ends49 days ago
    7 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Aug 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    26 Aug 2026, 15:08 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    26 Aug 2026, 15:33 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £280,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
National Grid3 Oct 2026 – 2 Oct 2030£280,00026 Aug 2026standstill to 7 Sept 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGWC-7578-LYDG The Council House, Manor Square, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 3QBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • National GridAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09223384 Avonbank, Feeder Road, Bristol, South West, BS2 0TBContact email

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