Official UK procurement notice
Provision of HV Generation
Authority: Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThere 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 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
- 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
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066dfcFind 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- Transparency notice published18 Mar 2026, 15:38 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generator Power LtdSME18 Mar 2026 – 17 Jul 2026 | £700,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Generator Power LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender