Notice Information
Notice Title
Oswestry Innovation Park - Multi Utility Infrastructure
Notice Description
Shropshire Council (the Authority) is seeking expressions of interest and market intelligence from suitably experienced and accredited organisations in connection with the procurement of utility infrastructure for Oswestry Innovation Park, an 18-hectare strategic employment site at Mile End, Oswestry, Shropshire. The Authority, supported by its technical advisors UCML, intends to appoint an Independent Connection Provider (ICP) or consortium to deliver on-site utility infrastructure comprising electricity, clean water and civil works. Telecommunications infrastructure will be procured separately to preserve open-market access for future occupiers. This notice is issued pursuant to Section 16 of the Procurement Act 2023 to invite the market to participate in a structured pre-market engagement process ahead of a formal competitive procurement.
Planning Information
The Authority will hold a live market engagement presentation event on Thursday 4th June 2026. Organisations wishing to participate should register using the link below: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/67b77329-7758-4c5d-91a6-1f180eb4562e@b6c13011-372d-438b-bc82-67e4c7966e89 Following the presentation, market engagement questions will be issued to all registered participants via Microsoft Forms. The deadline for responses is Thursday 18th June 2026. Responses will be used solely to inform the Authority's procurement strategy and Scope of Works. All responses will be treated in confidence and anonymised in any published summary.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-069f68
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047180-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- 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
32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
45 - Construction work
65 - Public utilities
-
- CPV Codes
09310000 - Electricity
31170000 - Transformers
31200000 - Electricity distribution and control apparatus
31311000 - Mains connections
31682000 - Electricity supplies
32412100 - Telecommunications network
45232150 - Works related to water-distribution pipelines
45232220 - Substation construction work
45232221 - Transformer substation
45232310 - Construction work for telephone lines
45310000 - Electrical installation work
65100000 - Water distribution and related services
65300000 - Electricity distribution and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 May 2026Yesterday
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 18 Jun 20264 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2026 - 30 Jun 2028 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SHREWSBURY
- Postcode
- SY3 8HQ
- Post Town
- Shrewsbury
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG22 Shropshire
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Shropshire
- Electoral Ward
- Porthill
- Westminster Constituency
- Shrewsbury
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047180-2026
21st May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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