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Published 15 Jul 2025, 13:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply and Delivery of Fuse Savers

Official notice

Authority: UK POWER NETWORKS (OPERATIONS) LIMITED

Direct awardUtilitiesSME suitable
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£489,725published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to SIEMENS PLC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Fuse savers reduce the impact of temporary faults on lateral lines and are installed in series with a fuse to prevent fuse blowing. They are used throughout EPN and SPN.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
31211300 Fuses

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
15 Jul 2025, 13:31 BST
Last source update
15 Jul 2025, 13:31 BST
Authority reference
PE03-0048-2024
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039959
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055f66 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Switching Direct Award
Published justification

Schedule 5 of PA23 applies when a unique supplier possesses exclusive rights or technical expertise, making them the only viable option, and when competition is absent for technical reasons. Siemens PLC is currently the sole UK license distributor for this product. Procurement, together with Asset Management, have reviewed the UK marketplace, but none of the available options meet the required specification.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    15 Jul 2025, 13:31 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    22 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £489,7251 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SIEMENS PLC22 Jul 2025 – 22 Jul 2028 · up to 22 Jul 2030Extensions: The period for which this Agreement may be extended is up to 2 years in 1-year increments . · Options: There is a control change in place allowing the right to additional purchases.£489,725—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK POWER NETWORKS (OPERATIONS) LIMITED

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-COH: 03870728 · GB-PPON: PGGV-9992-RNGD Newington House, 237 Southwark Bridge Road, London, London, SE1 6NPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SIEMENS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00727817GB-PPON: PCTC-3191-GPLW Pinehurst 2 Pinehurst Road, Farnborough, South East, GU14 7BFContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender