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title: "South Derbyshire Growth Zone - Cadent Gas"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Derbyshire County Council"
published: "2026-10-09"
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# South Derbyshire Growth Zone - Cadent Gas

Buyer: Derbyshire County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0c8fe9b5-164c-497a-acbb-3ef32c7aaddc

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## Summary

Derbyshire County Council commissioned investigatory works on gas infrastructure for the South Derbyshire Growth Zone. At Cadent Gas’s request, the work involves exposing its medium- and high-pressure gas main and inspecting the welds to assess whether they can withstand increased loading from the growth scheme. If the welds are found deficient, a sleeve installation may be needed; the description says this would be funded from Cadent’s own budget. The procurement is for gas pipeline investigation and related construction works, rather than general distribution services. The delivery location is given as England, with no more specific place identified. Cadent Gas is responsible for investigating its own assets, while Derbyshire County Council is the buyer.

The procurement is complete and the award is active. Derbyshire County Council made a direct award to Cadent Gas Limited on 17 August 2026, for £117,600. The contract period runs from 24 August to 31 October 2026. The procurement was a direct award, rather than a competitive tender. The requirement is described as a single package of investigation works; no separate lots are identified. The stated scope is to expose the gas main and inspect its welds, with sleeve installation conditional on the inspection finding the welds deficient. The tender deadline was 3 August 2026. The award value is the recorded value for Cadent Gas Limited; any sleeve work, if required, is described as being paid for from Cadent’s own budget.

This award indicates demand from Derbyshire County Council for targeted investigation of gas-network assets affected by increased loading from local growth works. A supplier competing for a future requirement of this kind would need the capability to safely expose medium- and high-pressure gas mains, inspect pipeline welds, and assess whether they are adequate for changed operating loads. The possible need to install a sleeve also points to the value of being able to undertake pipeline remediation, although the described sleeve cost would sit with Cadent rather than the council’s procurement. The selected supplier was Cadent Gas, the owner of the assets under investigation. The council used a direct award for this procurement, so the outcome demonstrates that the work was commissioned from the incumbent asset owner rather than through an open competition.

## Notice

At the request of DCC, Cadent Gas need to carry out investigatory work on their own assets to ensure the asset is robust enough given the increased loading from the SDGZ scheme. The work is essentially to expose the medium/high pressure gas main and to inspect the welds to ensure they are deemed to be sufficient or deficient which will lead to install a sleeve which would come out of Cadent's own budget.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fb560ad7-12ca-4db2-ba45-99d2317bd2b6 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 24 Aug 2026 - 31 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £117,600 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £117,600 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Derbyshire County Council |
| Locality | MATLOCK |
| Postcode area | Derby |
| Postcode | DE4 3AG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF13 South and West Derbyshire |
| Local authority | Derbyshire Dales |
| Electoral ward | Matlock West |
| Westminster constituency | Derbyshire Dales |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CADENT GAS LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 65 - Public utilities
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 45231220 - Construction work for gas pipelines
- 65200000 - Gas distribution and related services
- 90715110 - Gasworks site investigation

## Release History

- 9 Oct 2026 at 08:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fb560ad7-12ca-4db2-ba45-99d2317bd2b6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fb560ad7-12ca-4db2-ba45-99d2317bd2b6
  9th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/

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