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Published 22 May 2026, 15:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

LTC - Cadent Gas - Reimbursement and Implementation Deed

Official notice

Authority: National Highways Limited (Central government)

WorksDirect awardAbove threshold
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Contract value (direct award)£44,700,000≈ £9.2m / year · £53,640,000 inc. VAT
Awarded 26 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Cadent Gas Limited
Contract term 4 yrs 10 moends 31 Mar 2031 · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Diversion of Cadent Gas’s HP6 and HP8 gas mains, and associated assurance works to enable National Highways to facilitate the Lower Thames Crossing road development.

CPV: Gas supply mains construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded 4 yrs 10 mo
Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 (4 yrs 10 mo)
45231221 Gas supply mains construction work

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
22 May 2026, 15:26 BST
Last source update
26 Aug 2026, 11:37 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-081182
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Gas supply mains construction work
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a1db Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

These works could only be executed by Cadent Gas .

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

22 May 2026 → 26 Aug 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published158 days ago
    22 May 2026, 15:26 BST
  2. Next notice expected157 days ago
    22 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts148 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published62 days ago
    26 Aug 2026, 11:37 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2026
  1. Pipeline notice published
    22 May 2026, 15:26 BST
    UK1
  2. Transparency notice published
    16 Jul 2026, 10:50 BST
    UK5
  3. Status changed to complete
    16 Jul 2026, 10:50 BST
  4. Contract award notice published
    26 Aug 2026, 11:14 BST
    UK6
  5. Contract details notice published
    26 Aug 2026, 11:37 BST
    UK7
  6. Contract signature expected
    7 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-05: 1 release · 22 May 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £45,954,3921 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cadent Gas Limited7 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2031£45,954,39226 Aug 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • LTC - Cadent Gas - Reimbursement and Implementation Deed · Cadent Gas Limited

    Signed
    26 Aug 2026
    Value
    £45,954,392
    Period
    7 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2031
    Status
    active
    1 agreed KPI: DIVERSION, PROTECTION AND ASSURANCE WORKS
    • DIVERSION, PROTECTION AND ASSURANCE WORKS

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Highways Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PGMJ-3793-VBBN Three Snowhill, Snow Hill Queensway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6GAContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CADENT GAS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10080864 Pilot Way, Ansty Park, Coventry, West Midlands, CV7 9JUContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender