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Published 27 Mar 2026, 15:33 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of 33kV Switchboard extension panels

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited (Public body)

Direct awardUtilities
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Awarded value£2,400,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 27 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to ABB Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

In order to provide capacity for customer connections, network development projects, and to provide system spares, a direct award is required to source additional panels to extend existing 33kV Switchboards. Compatible extension panels are required from the existing Original Equipment Manufacturer. The value of this direct award is anticipated to be up to £2.40 million.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Northern Ireland
31214520 Medium-voltage switchboards

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
27 Mar 2026, 15:33 GMT
Last source update
27 Mar 2026, 15:38 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028669
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0676df Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Urgency
Published justification

In order to provide capacity for customer connections, network development projects, and to provide system spares, a direct award is required to source additional panels to extend existing 33kV Switchboards. Compatible extension panels are required from the existing Original Equipment Manufacturer. The value of this direct award is anticipated to be up to £2.40 million.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    27 Mar 2026, 15:33 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    27 Mar 2026, 15:38 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,400,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ABB Limited1 Apr 2026 – 27 Jun 2027£2,400,00027 Mar 2026Awarded

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
  • ABB LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PRNV-1848-CWTH 5th Floor The Concourse, Beacon Court, Sandyford, Dublin, IE, Dublin 18, IEContact 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