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Published 28 Oct 2025, 16:52 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply and Install of 415V AC Distribution, Metering and Inter-Trip Panels

Official notice

Authority: UK Atomic Energy Authority (Central government)

GoodsAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Published estimate£450,000£540,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline Not published
Next notice expected 21 Nov 2025
Contract term 2 moends 27 Mar 2026 · up to 26 Mar 2027 with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The UK Atomic Energy Authority's main HV Pulsed Power supply to the Culham site is via a dedicated overhead line fed directly from the National Grid at 400kV, transformed down to 33kV. The main distribution substation for this supply is J5 substation, located at the north end of Culham Campus. The substation is undergoing a significant upgrade in 2026. The scope is for part of that upgrade. It covers the design, manufacture, delivery, installation, and commissioning of:

  • A replacement 415V AC Distribution Board,
  • 3 replacement auxiliary supply cubicles including isolation transformers,
  • A new 400/33 kV inter-trip panel to transfer trip signals between the 400 kV and 33 kV substations, and
  • A new 400 kV revenue metering panel capable of metering the 400 kV supply for each of the three Super-Grid Transformers (SGTs). All of the above must be capable of integration with a new IEC 61850 SCADA system.

CPV: Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits · Electrical fitting work · Electrical installation work of electrical distribution apparatus · Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal 2 moSME
Contract period: 1 Feb 2026 – 27 Mar 2026 (2 mo) · up to 26 Mar 2027 with extensions
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
31000000 Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting31210000 Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits45311200 Electrical fitting work45317300 Electrical installation work of electrical distribution apparatus

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Oct 2025, 16:52 GMT
Last source update
21 May 2026, 11:42 BST
Authority reference
T/RAF119/25
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-046959
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuitsElectrical fitting workElectrical installation work of electrical distribution apparatusElectrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d5ac Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

28 Oct 2025 → 21 May 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published365 days ago
    28 Oct 2025, 16:52 GMT
  2. Market engagement351 days ago
    11 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT

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  3. Next notice expected341 days ago
    21 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts270 days ago
    1 Feb 2026
  5. Latest notice published161 days ago
    21 May 2026, 11:42 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Oct 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    28 Oct 2025, 16:52 GMT
    UK2
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    21 May 2026, 11:42 BST
    UK12
  3. Status changed to withdrawn
    21 May 2026, 11:42 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—20 May 2026CancelledAll bids received were deemed non-compliant on several areas of the technical award criteria.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PLJV-1169-JTDD Culham Science Centre, Oxfordshire, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

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Notices published for this procedure