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Published 18 Mar 2026, 15:38 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of HV Generation

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited (Public body)

Direct awardUtilities
Awarded value£700,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Generator Power Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

There was a requirement to install HV generation at a specific site for a number of months to ensure continuity of supply for customers.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
18 Mar 2026, 15:38 GMT
Last source update
18 Mar 2026, 15:38 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-024763
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066dfc Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Urgency
Published justification

The justification for this STA is reliance upon Clause 41 “Direct Award in Special Cases” of the Procurement Act 2023, Schedule 5. Where the goods to be supplied are strictly necessary for reasons of extreme and unavoidable urgency, and as a result the contract cannot be awarded on the basis of a competitive tendering procedure. The urgency is unavoidable as it is not attributable to any act or omission of NIE Networks and could not have been foreseen by NIE Networks.

The Direct Award is required to ensure that continuity of supply for a large number of customers.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 18 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    18 Mar 2026, 15:38 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £700,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Generator Power LtdSME18 Mar 2026 – 17 Jul 2026£700,000—Standstill

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 email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Generator Power LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03446582 Normanton Industrial Estate, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humber, WF6 1TNContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender