Official UK procurement notice
PLACE773H Non-contestable DNO Work in National Grid Electricity Distribution Network Area
Authority: Derbyshire County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF1)
Awarded value£300,000published award · inc. VAT
Awarded 24 Apr 2025no call for competition
Awarded to National Grid
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDirect award of non-contestable work on the cables supplying highway electrical assets in Derbyshire to the Distribution Network Operator (DNO). Non-contestable works are connections work that must be carried out by the DNO and are regulated by Ofgem.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 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
- 24 Apr 2025, 15:05 BST
- Last source update
- 14 May 2025, 11:19 BST
- Authority reference
PLACE773H- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021158- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050714Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Non-contestable works are connections work that must be carried out by the DNO and are regulated by Ofgem.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
6 May 2025 → 14 May 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends6 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published14 May 2025, 11:19 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Apr 2025- Transparency notice published24 Apr 2025, 15:05 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published24 Apr 2025, 15:20 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected7 May 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published14 May 2025, 11:19 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £300,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 7 May 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Grid7 May 2025 – 6 May 2026 | £300,000 inc. VAT | 24 Apr 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
PLACE773H Non-contestable DNO Work in National Grid Electricity Distribution Network Area · National Grid
- Signed
- 7 May 2025
- Value
- £300,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 7 May 2025 – 6 May 2026
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Contract value less than £5 million.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- National Grid Electricity DistributionAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender