Power distribution cables: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 31320000·Supplies · class·in Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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What a contract here is usually worth.
Middle value of published award values, VAT excluded. Framework ceilings are left out because they are not real contract values.
Based on 10 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
Newest open tenders
2 of 3 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| HVPS Cabling | UK Atomic Energy Authority | 5 Nov 2026 | 10d | £250,000 |
| FW Supply & Deliver – LV & MV Cables – Multi Site 1232 | Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc | 30 Oct 2026 | 4d | — |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
31321300 High-voltage cable8 notices · 30%31320000 Power distribution cables4 notices · 15%31321200 Low- and medium-voltage cable4 notices · 15%31321210 Low-voltage cable4 notices · 15%31321100 Overhead power lines3 notices · 11%31321220 Medium-voltage cable2 notices · 7%31321000 Electricity power lines1 notices · 4%- Generators 82 · 12m
- Electronic equipment 69 · 12m
- Sound or visual signalling apparatus 66 · 12m
- Lamps and light fittings 60 · 12m
- Electrical supplies and accessories 58 · 12m
- Ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes 50 · 12m
- Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits 30 · 12m
- Lighting equipment and electric lamps 23 · 12m
- Electrical equipment and apparatus 15 · 12m
- Transformers 14 · 12m
- All of Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting →
Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Other public bodies44%(12 notices)
12 of 27 notices are Other public bodies (44%).Central government33%(9 notices)
9 of 27 notices are Central government (33%).Not classified22%(6 notices)
6 of 27 notices are Not classified (22%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Transport for London | Other public bodies | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| UK Atomic Energy Authority | Other public bodies | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc | not classified | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| National Highways Limited | Central government | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Plymouth Community Homes | Other public bodies | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| KBS MARITIME LIMITED | not classified | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NATIONAL GRID NORTH SEA LINK LIMITED | Other public bodies | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | Central government | 1 | 0 | 0 |
17 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 11 of 27 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| South East England | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract74%(20 notices)
20 of 27 notices are Contract (74%).Framework22%(6 notices)
6 of 27 notices are Framework (22%).Dynamic purchasing system4%(1 notices)
1 of 27 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (4%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Direct award33%(9 notices)
9 of 27 notices are Direct award (33%).Selective30%(8 notices)
8 of 27 notices are Selective (30%).Open22%(6 notices)
6 of 27 notices are Open (22%).Route not published7%(2 notices)
2 of 27 notices are Route not published (7%).Limited / restricted7%(2 notices)
2 of 27 notices are Limited / restricted (7%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold90%(9 notices)
9 of 10 notices are Above threshold (90%).Below threshold10%(1 notices)
1 of 10 notices are Below threshold (10%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (16) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
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The usual range of contract values here.
The middle half of published award values, VAT excluded, with the middle value marked. Framework ceilings are left out.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How much of this market is actually put out to competition.
Notices run as an open or selective procedure, out of all notices that say which procedure was used. Direct awards count as not competed.
7 of 16 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months.
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What share of bids come from small and medium firms.
SME bids divided by all bids, on lots where the buyer published the split.
7 SME bids out of 21, on 4 lots where the buyer published the split.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 14 awards to 14 suppliers
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Dacon Systems Inc | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ENERGY NETWORK SERVICES LTD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| HUBER+SUHNER (UK) LTD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hydro Group Ltd | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| NKT GmbH & Co. KG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| National Grid | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) Plc | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Northern Powergrid (Northeast) PLC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 10 of 27 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in power distribution cables
3 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| FW Supply & Deliver – LV & MV Cables – Multi Site 1232 | Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc | 30 Oct 2026 | 4d | — |
| HVPS Cabling | UK Atomic Energy Authority | 5 Nov 2026 | 10d | £250,000 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 3132. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 23 Oct 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.