How to win: Contractor Partnership to support our secondary network underground cabling & overhead wood pole works

A works contract from NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED, worth £1,250,000,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED

Value

£1,250,000,000

Closing date

13 November 2026

About this contract

The contracting entity for this framework is National Grid UK Limited, but will be available for use by any of the Group subsidiary companies within the National Grid UK Limited Group. This includes, but is not limited to National Grid Electricity Transmission, National Grid Ventures, National Grid Electricity Distribution East Midlands, National Grid Electricity Distribution West Midlands, National Grid Electricity Distribution South West and National Grid Electricity Distribution South Wales. National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) is providing early market visibility of a forthcoming procurement opportunity and is seeking interest and feedback from suitably experienced contractors capable of delivering network construction works across its four licence areas. The future framework, the Contractor Partnership to support our secondary network underground cabling & overhead wood pole works, is expected to encompass a broad range of electricity network construction and infrastructure activities, including: Underground (UG) Construction works from LV up to 33kV. Overhead Line (OHL) Wood Pole Construction works from LV up to 66kV. NGED is seeking engagement from suppliers with th

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £1,250,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins works work.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar works contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: it closes 13 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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