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Specialist Maintenance, Inspection and Repair Services for Vehicle-Mounted Lifting and Access Equipment

NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION PLC

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17 Aug 2026 at 16:01

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

National Grid Electricity Distribution plc intends to procure specialist maintenance, inspection and repair services for its fleet of vehicle-mounted lifting and access equipment. The scope covers lorry-mounted cranes, insulated hydraulic platforms used for live-line and hot-glove operations, and non-insulated hydraulic platforms. Services include statutory inspections, LOLER examinations, load testing, planned preventative maintenance, servicing, certification, parts supply, structural and other repairs, fault rectification and emergency breakdown support. The work is intended to maintain safety, statutory compliance and operational availability across National Grid Electricity Distribution’s operational sites in the Midlands, South West and Wales. This is a utilities-sector services procurement, with three separately defined equipment service areas.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the buyer has stated its intention to procure and has not yet invited tenders. It is expected to use a selective competitive flexible procedure for an above-threshold utilities procurement, with accelerated timing. The buyer expects to publish the next notice on 1 October 2026. The expression-of-interest deadline is 11 October 2026, and the award decision is expected by 1 February 2027. Three planned lots cover lorry-mounted cranes, insulated hydraulic platforms and non-insulated hydraulic platforms. Each proposed contract is expected to run from 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2029, with options allowing extension to a maximum eight-year term, ending by 31 January 2035.

The work is likely to suit specialist lifting-equipment maintenance providers, crane and hydraulic-platform service companies, inspection and testing organisations, and firms able to combine these capabilities. Suppliers should be prepared to provide competent persons for LOLER inspections and statutory certification, six-monthly and annual inspection or servicing programmes, load testing, preventative and structural maintenance, component replacement, repairs and emergency breakdown response. Experience with lorry-mounted cranes and hydraulic access platforms will be relevant, particularly insulated equipment used for live-line and hot-glove operations. Strong health and safety controls, statutory compliance expertise, parts-support capability and the capacity to service equipment across the Midlands, South West and Wales are likely to be important when preparing for the future competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Specialist Maintenance, Inspection and Repair Services for Vehicle-Mounted Lifting and Access Equipment

Notice Description

Provision of statutory inspections, LOLER examinations, planned preventative maintenance, load testing, repairs, certification and emergency breakdown support for NGED's fleet of vehicle-mounted cranes and hydraulic access platforms. Services will be delivered across NGED operational sites in the Midlands, South West and Wales.

Lot Information

Maintenance, Inspection and Repair of Lorry Mounted Cranes

Provision of six-monthly LOLER inspections, annual servicing, statutory certification, preventative maintenance, minor and major repairs, structural repairs, parts supply and emergency breakdown support for NGED's fleet of lorry mounted cranes. Services must be delivered by competent persons in accordance with LOLER and relevant health and safety requirements.

Renewal: Options to extend the contract up to a maximum term of 8-years

Maintenance, Inspection and Repair of Insulated Hydraulic Platforms (Hot Glove)

Provision of planned six-monthly and annual inspections, load testing, LOLER examinations, certification, maintenance, repairs and emergency breakdown support for insulated hydraulic access platforms used for live-line and hot glove operations. The service includes statutory compliance, safety inspections, testing and repair activities across the NGED fleet.

Renewal: Options to extend the contract up to a maximum term of 8-years

Maintenance, Inspection and Repair of Non-Insulated Hydraulic Platforms

Provision of planned six-monthly and annual inspections, load testing, LOLER examinations, certification, maintenance, repairs and emergency breakdown support for non-insulated hydraulic access platforms. The service includes preventative maintenance, statutory compliance inspections, fault rectification, component replacement and support for fleet operational availability.

Renewal: Options to extend the contract up to a maximum term of 8-years

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e5e3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078236-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

50110000 - Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment

50531400 - Repair and maintenance services of cranes

71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Oct 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2027 - 31 Jan 2029 2-3 years
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
NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION PLC
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS2 0TB
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
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), TLL Wales
Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Lawrence Hill
Westminster Constituency
Bristol East

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