--- title: "Supply of OHL Stay Wire" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0790c9" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0790c9" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0790c9.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0790c9.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION PLC" published: "2026-10-27" --- # Supply of OHL Stay Wire Buyer: NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION PLC Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0790c9 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0790c9) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0790c9.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101350-2026 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Nov 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2032 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION PLC | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Postcode area | Bristol | | Postcode | BS2 0TB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of | | Local authority | Bristol, City of | | Electoral ward | Lawrence Hill | | Westminster constituency | Bristol East | | Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) ### Codes - 44311000 - Stranded wire - 44333000 - Wire ## Release History - 27 Oct 2026 at 09:51 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101350-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101350-2026 27th October 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-24175 Expression of Interest response form ## Notice URLs - https://ariba.com - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.nationalgrid.com/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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