South Derbyshire Growth Zone Cadent Gas award | Derbyshire County Council

Tender information last checkedLast checked 9 Oct 2026, 10:30.

Opportunity overview

At the request of DCC, Cadent Gas need to carry out investigatory work on their own assets to ensure the asset is robust enough given the increased loading from the SDGZ scheme. The work is essentially to expose the medium/high pressure gas main and to inspect the welds to ensure they are deemed to be sufficient or deficient which will lead to install a sleeve which would come out of Cadent's own budget.

Awarded to

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Cadent Gas Limited

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £117.6k
Awarded: 16 Aug 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-0c8fe9b5-164c-497a-acbb-3ef32c7aaddc-1
Status: active

Classification

CPV65200000 — Gas distribution and related services
CPV45231220 — Construction work for gas pipelines
CPV90715110 — Gasworks site investigation

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: DERBSCC001-DN831875-26445580
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award
Main Procurement Category: works

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 65200000
Description: Gas distribution and related services

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 45231220
Description: Construction work for gas pipelines

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 90715110
Description: Gasworks site investigation

Tender Period

Ends: 3 Aug 2026, 12:00

Contract period

Starts: 24 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Oct 2026, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: No
Vcse: No

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: England
Country Name: United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-CFS-131948
Name: Derbyshire County Council

Identifier

Legal Name: Derbyshire County Council

Address

Street Address: County Hall
Locality: Matlock
Postal Code: DE4 3AG
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Email: placecountyprocurement@derbyshire.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1629580000

Details

Url: http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/ ↗

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-CFS-339050
Name: Cadent Gas Limited

Identifier

Legal Name: Cadent Gas Limited

Address

Street Address: CV7 9JU

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-0c8fe9b5-164c-497a-acbb-3ef32c7aaddc-1
Status: active
Date: 17 Aug 2026, 00:00
Published: 9 Oct 2026, 08:53

Value

Amount: 117,600
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-CFS-339050
Name: Cadent Gas Limited

Contract period

Starts: 24 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Oct 2026, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 1
Document Type: awardNotice
Description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fb560ad7-12ca-4db2-ba45-99d2317bd2b6 ↗
Published: 9 Oct 2026, 08:53
Format: text/html
Language: en

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Matlock · DE4 3AG · United Kingdom
Delivery location · England · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

fb560ad7-12ca-4db2-ba45-99d2317bd2b6-917191Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 9 Oct 2026, 08:53

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Derbyshire County Council published an award notice naming CADENT GAS LIMITED for investigatory work on gas assets supporting the South Derbyshire Growth Zone.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusAwarded contract notice; award status activeEvidence: The process is labelled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”; the award status is “active”.
Award decision date17 August 2026Evidence: Award record date: 2026-08-17.
Contract conclusionNot explicitly evidencedEvidence: The supplied record contains an active award and a planned contract period, but no explicit signed or concluded contract record.

94% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: fb560ad7-12ca-4db2-ba45-99d2317bd2b6-917191
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0c8fe9b5-164c-497a-acbb-3ef32c7aaddc
First published: 9 Oct 2026
Last checked: 9 Oct 2026, 10:30
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 9 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Derbyshire County Council published an award notice naming CADENT GAS LIMITED for investigatory work on gas assets supporting the South Derbyshire Growth Zone.

Published outcome

One active award was recorded to CADENT GAS LIMITED through a direct award. The published award value is £117,600.

Market significance

This is a specialist gas-asset investigation and potential protection works requirement, with delivery planned in England over a short published contract period.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

CADENT GAS LIMITED

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-0c8fe9b5-164c-497a-acbb-3ef32c7aaddc-1 · 117600 GBP · active award

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The single award names Cadent Gas Limited; supplier verification gives the legal name CADENT GAS LIMITED (company number 10080864). The single award value is £117,600.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

98% confidence

Awarded contract notice; award status active

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The process is labelled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”; the award status is “active”.

Award decision date

98% confidence

17 August 2026

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Award record date: 2026-08-17.

Contract conclusion

95% confidence

Not explicitly evidenced

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The supplied record contains an active award and a planned contract period, but no explicit signed or concluded contract record.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published award value

99% confidence

£117,600 GBP

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The award value and tender value are both stated as 117600 GBP.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award date

98% confidence

17 August 2026

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Award record date: 2026-08-17.

Published notice date

99% confidence

9 October 2026

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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-09T08:53:46+01:00.

Published contract start

98% confidence

24 August 2026

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Tender and award contract period startDate: 2026-08-24.

Published contract end

98% confidence

31 October 2026

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Tender and award contract period endDate: 2026-10-31T23:59:59Z.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

96% confidence

Investigate medium/high-pressure gas main assets, exposing the main and inspecting welds for adequacy under increased South Derbyshire Growth Zone loading; deficiencies may lead to installation of a sleeve funded from Cadent's own budget.

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Published tender description.

Primary classification

99% confidence

CPV 65200000 — Gas distribution and related services

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Tender classification.

Additional classifications

99% confidence

CPV 45231220 — Construction work for gas pipelines; CPV 90715110 — Gasworks site investigation

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Tender additional classifications.

Delivery area

94% confidence

England, United Kingdom

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Tender item delivery address region is England.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Direct award

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Procurement method and method details are both recorded as direct / Direct award.

Competition information

98% confidence

Not supplied in the published notice

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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or selection rationale is provided.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Published term

98% confidence

24 August 2026 to 31 October 2026

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The tender and award each state this contract period.

SME/VCSE suitability

96% confidence

Not marked suitable for SMEs or VCSEs

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Tender suitability fields state sme: false and vcse: false.

Extension or renewal terms

98% confidence

Not supplied in the published notice

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No extension or renewal provision is included in the supplied data.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Asset-owner funding boundary

92% confidence

The description states that any sleeve installation resulting from a deficient weld assessment would come from Cadent's own budget.

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Published tender description.

Commercial rationale

94% confidence

The work is linked to checking asset robustness for increased loading from the South Derbyshire Growth Zone.

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Published tender description.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

94%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-0c8fe9b5-164c-497a-acbb-3ef32c7aaddc
Analysed: 9 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Derbyshire County Council

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Named as buyer in the process and party records.

Buyer location

96% confidence

Matlock, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists County Hall, Matlock, DE4 3AG.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified supplier identity

99% confidence

CADENT GAS LIMITED (company number 10080864)

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Supplier verification status is verified, using an exact-name match; verified company status is Active.

Source trading/name form

99% confidence

Cadent Gas Limited

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The award and source supplier fields use “Cadent Gas Limited”.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated renewal point

72% confidence

After 31 October 2026, if further procurement is required

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This is an estimate based only on the explicit published end date; no renewal option or future procurement is stated.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award versus contract status

95% confidence

The record supports an active award and published contract dates, not an explicit signed contract.

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Award status is active; no signed contract field or contract record is supplied.

Information not supplied in the published notice

98% confidence

No lots, bid counts, evaluation details, pricing breakdown, individual work quantities, or extension terms are provided.

View supporting evidence

Supplied award, tender and lot data contain none of these details.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The source does not explicitly evidence that a contract was signed or concluded; it records an active award and planned contract period only.
No lot structure or allocation is supplied.
No competition metrics, tender evaluation, bidder information, pricing breakdown or award rationale is published.
No renewal or extension terms are published.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who received the award?

CADENT GAS LIMITED received the single active award.

What is the published award value?

£117,600 GBP.

Was this competitively tendered?

The notice records a direct award; competition details were not supplied.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

South Derbyshire Growth Zone - Cadent Gas

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Cadent Gas Limited

Classification

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Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Classification

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Traceable procurement data

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