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title: "Witney Resource Centre Grid Upgrade"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078395"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Oxfordshire County Council"
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# Witney Resource Centre Grid Upgrade

Buyer: Oxfordshire County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078395

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

Witney Resource Centre Grid Upgrade Moorland Road

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095132-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 20 Aug 2026 - 22 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £89,242 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Oxfordshire County Council |
| Locality | OXFORD |
| Postcode area | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX1 1ND |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | Oxford |
| Electoral ward | Osney & St Thomas |
| Westminster constituency | Oxford West and Abingdon |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Southern Electric Power Distribution PLC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45259900 - Plant upgrade work

## Release History

- 8 Oct 2026 at 11:47 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095132-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095132-2026
  8th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.ssen.co.uk/

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