Notice Information
Notice Title
HS1 - Potential HS1 Ltd Land Use by a 3rd Party Utility (NOT A PROCUREMENT)
Notice Description
Please note, this PIN is not for a forthcoming HS1 Ltd procurement, but an opportunity for 3rd Parties to express their interest in the possibility of being a third party installer and operator of a private electricity wire/ cable, within HS1's lease boundary in the Ashford Sellindge area of Kent to supply green electricity to, what would be customers, of the third party More details have been provided in the attachment to this PIN. If you are interested in this opportunity, please be sure to express your interest by email to procurement@highspeed1.co.uk including the reference HS1-2024-218 in the heading.
Lot Information
Lot 1
HS1 Ltd wishes to undertake a soft market testing exercise into the possibility of a third party installing and operating a private electricity wire/ cable from within HS1's lease boundary in the Ashford Sellindge area of Kent to supply green electricity to, what would be customers, of the third party. A key part of this exercise is to confirm if this can be done without adversely effecting the safe operation, maintenance and renewal of the high speed rail lines and associated infrastructure. HS1 expects there to be 4 Key Stages as per the indicative programme, below: 1. Soft market testing: duration 6-9 months 2. Request for Proposals (RFP): Summer/Autumn 2025 3. Shortlisting of Preferred bidders and completion of legal documents: Autumn 2025 to Spring 2026 4. Implementation - installation and operation of the Private Wire DfT and HS1 will be seeking a commercial return commensurate with making the HS1 land available for the private wire opportunity. More details have been provided in the attachment provided with this PIN. If you are interested in this opportunity, please be sure to express your interest by email to procurement@highspeed1.co.uk including the reference HS1-2024-218 in the heading.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04cf45
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000927-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
65 - Public utilities
-
- CPV Codes
09310000 - Electricity
31200000 - Electricity distribution and control apparatus
31230000 - Parts of electricity distribution or control apparatus
31320000 - Power distribution cables
31321000 - Electricity power lines
31682000 - Electricity supplies
65000000 - Public utilities
65310000 - Electricity distribution
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 30 Mar 20262 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HS1 LTD
- Contact Name
- Procurement Six
- Contact Email
- procurement@highspeed1.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2070142700
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- N1 9AG
- Post Town
- North London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI43 Haringey and Islington
- Delivery Location
- TLI London, TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Islington
- Electoral Ward
- Caledonian
- Westminster Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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