Buyers
NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC
NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC awarded 10 contracts between 15 October 2025 and 13 October 2026, to 26 different suppliers. The most common categories were Construction & building works (6 awards), then Research & development (3). Where a value was stated (8 awards), the median was £5.1m. 4 of those contracts are due to end in the next 12 months, and it has 4 tenders open to bid now.
Taken from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder contract award notices published between 15 Oct 2025 to 13 Oct 2026. Every row links to the original notice.
- Contracts awarded10
- Period covered15 Oct 2025 to 13 Oct 2026
- Distinct suppliers26
- Contract valuesMedian £5.1m across the 8 awards that state a value
- Suppliers named10 of 10 awards
Open to bid now
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Small-firm friendly
Integrated Project Management Office (IPMO)
National Grid needs an integrated project management office platform to consolidate visibility of project and portfolio performance across cost, schedule, risk, and commercial management. The solution must integrate with existing systems and support baseline management, change control, forecasting and role-based reporting.
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Small-firm friendly
Bell 429 Component Support and Power-by-the-Hour (PBH) Programme
National Grid needs comprehensive lifecycle management and flight-hour-based maintenance support for its Bell 429 helicopter fleet. The service must maintain airworthiness, maximise availability, and provide predictable costs through a power-by-the-hour model.
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Integrated Security Solutions (ISS) Works at Walham and Pentir
National Grid is installing integrated security solutions at two critical electricity transmission sites: Walham and Pentir. The work covers CCTV systems, perimeter fencing, gates, and substation construction.
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Small-firm friendly
Integrated Tractor and Winch Units
National Grid needs tractors with integrated heavy-duty winch systems supplied as a single combined unit for overhead electricity transmission line work. The equipment will be used for construction, refurbishment, maintenance, and emergency restoration across varied terrain.
What they buy
- Construction & building works 6 awards
- Research & development 3 awards
Contracts awarded
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100572 Walpole SGT4 Tertiary Connection
13 Oct 2026 · £4.2m · ends 15 Mar 2028Awarded to OCU UTILITY SERVICES LIMITED
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Studying and Assessing the Benthic Response to Electrical Stimuli (SABRES)
6 Oct 2026 · £1.0m · ends 31 Oct 2028Awarded to University of Southampton
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Subsea Cable Health/security Utilising Backscatter and Established Repeater Technologies (SCHUBERT)Subsea Cable Health/security Utilising Backscatter and Established Repeater Technologies (SCHUBERT)
6 Oct 2026 · £1.6m · ends 31 May 2029Awarded to University of Southampton
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Innovation Academic Framework
15 Sept 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2031Awarded to CARDIFF UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF BATH (THE), University of Birmingham, University of Exeter, UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL, University of Southampton, University of Warwick, University of Manchester
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102203 Mill Hill Tertiary Connection & SGT Replacement
25 Feb 2026 · £5.5m · ends 6 May 2027Awarded to BAM Nuttall Ltd
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100917 Amersham AIS Bay Extension & SGT
17 Feb 2026 · £4.7m · ends 11 Jan 2027Awarded to BAM Nuttall Ltd
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100891 Bicker Fen AGR SGT1 Tertiary Connection
29 Jan 2026 · £6.0m · ends 28 May 2027Awarded to OCU UTILITY SERVICES LIMITED
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100760 Landulph Tertiary Connection
29 Jan 2026 · £9.5m · ends 20 Aug 2027Awarded to COSTAIN LIMITED
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100670 Sellindge Pathfinder Connection
29 Jan 2026 · £5.1m · ends 23 Nov 2027Awarded to WINSHALL LTD
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Innovation Qualified Utilities Dynamic Market
15 Oct 2025Awarded to UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH ENTERPRISE LIMITED, BRUNEL UNIVERSITY LONDON, CARDIFF UNIVERSITY, Kings College London, LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY, University College London, UCL, UNIVERSITY OF BATH (THE), University of Birmingham, University of Exeter, University of Leeds, UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL, University of Reading, University of Sheffield, University of Southampton, University of Warwick, University of Manchester
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