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Witney Resource Centre Grid Upgrade

Oxfordshire County Council

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08 Oct 2026 at 11:47

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oxfordshire County Council commissioned a grid upgrade at Witney Resource Centre on Moorland Road. The work is a plant upgrade, classified under CPV 45259900, and is being delivered in Oxfordshire. The stated scope is limited to the resource centre grid upgrade; no further technical breakdown is included in the procurement description. The council is the buyer, and the selected supplier is Southern Electric Power Distribution plc. This is infrastructure works rather than a general facilities or building-services contract: the requirement concerns upgrading the electrical grid serving a specific resource centre. The place of delivery is identified at county level, with Witney named in the project title.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Oxfordshire County Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The single lot was awarded to Southern Electric Power Distribution plc. The contract was signed on 20 August 2026, with a period running from 20 August 2026 to 22 March 2027 and a maximum extent date of 20 August 2030. Its stated value is £89,242 excluding VAT and £107,090.14 including VAT. Renewal is permitted, with the timescale potentially subject to variation. The award concerns plant-upgrade works at Witney Resource Centre; no evaluation criteria are recorded for this direct award.

For suppliers seeking comparable work, this award shows Oxfordshire County Council buying a focused grid upgrade at a named public resource centre, rather than a broad electrical maintenance package. A credible competitor would need to deliver electrical distribution and grid-upgrade works for an operational public-sector site, with the technical capability to plan and complete infrastructure changes within a defined contract period. The selected supplier is a large electricity distribution company, indicating that relevant network expertise and the capacity to undertake specialist power infrastructure work are commercially pertinent. The procurement was made by direct award without competition, so this outcome does not establish a competitive tendering route or disclose a scored capability threshold. Its value indicates a single-site project of modest scale relative to major network programmes.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Witney Resource Centre Grid Upgrade

Notice Description

Witney Resource Centre Grid Upgrade Moorland Road

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078395
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095132-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45259900 - Plant upgrade work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£89,242 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
20 Aug 2026 - 22 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Oxfordshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX1 1ND
Postcode Area
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Osney & St Thomas
Westminster Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Southern Electric Power Distribution PLC

Further Information

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