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Supply of OHL Stay Wire

NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION PLC

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Planning

27 Oct 2026 at 09:51

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

National Grid Electricity Distribution plc plans to procure overhead-line stay wire, a wire product used to support overhead electricity distribution lines. The supply must comply with National Grid Electricity Distribution’s engineering specification OH4L/2, which is expected to be shared with suppliers at the tender stage. Deliveries are intended for National Grid sites across the East and West Midlands, the South West and South Wales. This is a goods requirement for a utility, rather than a works or installation contract. Manufacturers and distributors of stay wire and related stranded wire products are the most directly relevant suppliers; businesses serving electricity network operators may also have relevant product and logistics capabilities.

The process is at the planning stage: National Grid has set out an intention to procure, but has not yet invited tenders. It expects to use a competitive flexible procedure and establish a framework agreement. The buyer’s planned timetable points to a future tender notice around 24 November 2026, with an expression-of-interest date of 30 November 2026; these are planning dates, not tender submission deadlines. The contract is expected to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032, with award decisions anticipated by 2 March 2027. The procurement is above the applicable threshold. One lot is planned. Selection is expected to assess financial and legal capacity, technical ability, relevant experience, resources and organisational capability.

This requirement is best suited to suppliers able to manufacture or source overhead-line stay wire to a utility’s technical specification and supply multiple operational sites across several regions. Potential suppliers should be ready to demonstrate adequate financial standing and the legal, statutory and regulatory compliance needed for a contract of this nature and risk profile. National Grid also expects evidence of technical capability, relevant supply experience, competent resources, suitable systems and organisational capacity, alongside compliance with its standard supplier requirements and project-specific technical standards. The buyer says equivalent qualifications, accreditations or standards will be permitted where relevant. Suppliers may want to prepare evidence of product conformity and delivery capability, and familiarise themselves with onboarding for the buyer’s electronic tendering process before the procurement proceeds to tender.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply of OHL Stay Wire

Notice Description

National Grid Electricity Distribution is running a tender for the supply of OHL Stay Wire. This equipment shall be supplied in accordance to NGED's Engineering Specification OH4L/2 which will be shared at tender stage, and will be supplied across various NGED sites in the East & West Midlands, South West and South Wales.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0790c9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101350-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

CPV Codes

44311000 - Stranded wire

44333000 - Wire

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 Nov 20263 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2032 Over 5 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
TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales
Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Lawrence Hill
Westminster Constituency
Bristol East

Further Information

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