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Published 22 May 2026, 16:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

LTC-UK Power Networks – Diversion Agreement – PEA Route

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)£8,920,090≈ £3.1m / year · £10,704,108 inc. VAT
Awarded 19 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to UK Power Networks
Contract term 2 yrs 10 moends 31 Mar 2029 · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To underground the section of 132kV overhead line network between towers PEA7 and PEA16 and relocate UKPN tower PEA16

CPV: Electricity supply installations

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrs 10 mo
Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (2 yrs 10 mo)

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, 16:16 BST
Last source update
19 Aug 2026, 14:10 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079034
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Electricity supply installations
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a218 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

These works can only be excuted by UK Power Networks

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

22 May 2026 → 19 Aug 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published158 days ago
    22 May 2026, 16:16 BST
  2. Next notice expected158 days ago
    22 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts149 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published70 days ago
    19 Aug 2026, 14:10 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2026
  1. Pipeline notice published
    22 May 2026, 16:16 BST
    UK1
  2. Transparency notice published
    19 Aug 2026, 13:38 BST
    UK5
  3. Status changed to complete
    19 Aug 2026, 13:38 BST
  4. Contract award notice published
    19 Aug 2026, 13:43 BST
    UK6
  5. Contract details notice published
    19 Aug 2026, 14:10 BST
    UK7
  6. Contract signature expected
    31 Aug 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 £8,920,0901 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
UK Power Networks31 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2029£8,920,09019 Aug 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • LTC-UK Power Networks – Diversion Agreement – PEA Route · UK Power Networks

    Signed
    19 Aug 2026
    Value
    £8,920,090
    Period
    31 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
    Status
    active
    1 agreed KPI: Relocate UKPN tower PEA16
    • Relocate UKPN tower PEA16

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
  • UK Power NetworksAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PGGV-9992-RNGD 237 Southwark Bridge Road, London, London, SE1 6NPContact 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