Excavation, Cable Laying and Reinstatement for Isles of Scilly

What the buyer is asking for

National Grid's aim is to obtain contractor services for Excavation, Cable Lay, and Reinstatement on the Isles of Scilly. ​The work will consist of planned and reactive work. Looking to provide continuity and coverage on the isles for 6.5 years which will cover ED3.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 60%qualityTechnical
• 40%costCommercial

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 559 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published31 days ago

   21 Aug 2026, 14:36 BST
2. Clarification questions by10 days ago

   11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 4 days

   25 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice21 Aug 2026, 14:36 BST079979-2026

Documents

• Responses to be submitted electronically via National Grid's Ariba SLP eSourcing platform. Full details of how to participate will be shared once National Grid receives Expressions of Interest. Suppliers wishing to participate in this opportunity should complete the attached 'Expression of Interest (EOI) & SAP Ariba On-boarding Form' and return it to Jessica.Dyer@nationalgrid.com National Grid Procurement will issue the tender documents via SAP Ariba to those suppliers that have expressed their interest in response to this notice.
• Tender notice on Find a Tender