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Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited

B947 (2027) Excavation, Cable Laying & Reinstatement Works

ConstructionCPV 45232000
Value£331.5m
Deadline
Published14 May 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
procurement@nienetworks.co.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
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Contract value in context
£331.5mtotal contract value
median £158k
this tender£0£358.0m

This is a large award for Construction — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 64,002 valued Construction tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

The purpose of this procurement is to appoint multiple suppliers for the Provision of Excavation, Cable Laying and Reinstatement and related services across six Lots: Lot 1 Belfast District, Lot 2 North District, Lot 3 South District, Lot 4 East District, Lot 5 West District Lot 6 Projects.

Lots 1-5 are geographical and Lot 6 is non-geographical.

The services within Lots 1-6 will include, but not limited to as follows:: • The excavation and reinstatement of trenches and joint holes. • Installation of electricity cables (33kV, 11kV, LV mains and LV service) and related equipment (including minipillars, underground distribution boxes, auxiliary cables, ducts, etc.) associated with: a) Provision of New Customer Connections b) Fault and Emergency Response c) Asset Installation / Replacement / Upgrade Works • Management of Street works activities including signing, lighting and guarding of works to Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual.

Possible additional activities include: • Cable Jointing of 33kV, 11kV, LV and Service Cables • Route selection All appointed Suppliers in Lots 1 to 5 as either Primary Supplier or Reserve Supplier will be appointed to the Framework Agreement for Lot 6.

Call off contracts for each Lot will be appointed as outlined in Appendix C - Call Off Procedure of the ITT document.

NIE Networks estimates the value of the Contract to be in the region of £331.5 million for the potential full 8 year period (inclusive of contingency).

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What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Framework agreement (any)Frameworks & routes to market
All appointed Suppliers in Lots 1 to 5 as either Primary Supplier or Reserve Supplier will be appointed to the Framework Agreement for Lot 6.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052a61
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
044435-2026
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