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Published 1 Aug 2025, 13:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Switchgear Retrofits · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited (Public body)

Direct awardUtilities
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Awarded value£1,957,596published award · inc. VAT
Award in standstill 1 Aug 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to HAWKER SIDDELEY SWITCHGEAR LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Various HV switchgear parts and components inclusive of CTs, VTs, CBs, control cubicles and switchgear frames, for C4X 11kV retrofits

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Northern Ireland
31160000 Parts of electric motors, generators and transformers31210000 Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits

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
1 Aug 2025, 13:35 BST
Last source update
1 Aug 2025, 14:35 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045271
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056b5c Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Equipment required to extend and refurbish existing NIE Networks switchgear for asset replacement, network development and customer connection projects. Equipment is required to be purchased from HAWKER SIDDELEY SWITCHGEAR LIMITED as they are the OEM.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

1 Aug 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 14:35 BST
  2. Standstill ends
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Aug 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 13:35 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 14:35 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    2 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £1,957,5961 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Awarded toValueDateStatus
HAWKER SIDDELEY SWITCHGEAR LIMITEDSME2 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026£1,957,596 inc. VAT1 Aug 2025standstill to 1 Sept 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NORTHERN IRELAND ELECTRICITY NETWORKS LIMITED

Contracting authorityPrivate utilityNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-COH: NI026041 · GB-PPON: PPCH-4769-RJTW 120 Malone Road, Belfast, UK, BT9 5HTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • HAWKER SIDDELEY SWITCHGEAR LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00370559GB-PPON: PNMT-6278-JXBZ Nottingham Road, Loughborough, East Midlands, LE11 1EXContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender