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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)

NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 6 Oct 2026, 12:57.

Opportunity overview

With the transition away from fossil fuels and towards greater electrification of transport and heating (net zero 2050) a significant increase in electrical demand is expected over the coming decades. As a result, growth in offshore renewable power generation, "bootstrap" cables to reinforce national power grids, and international interconnects to support energy trading, are all now driving considerable investment in submarine power cable infrastructure. As cable technology and installation techniques develop, it becomes feasible to deploy ever longer subsea cables, creating new opportunities for cable construction projects. When cable spans exceed 50-100km the cost of building HVDC converter stations can be outweighed by savings due to lower transmission losses, the current trend is therefore towards construction of very long subsea HVDC cables.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Southampton University

Matched by number
Published award value
£1.3m
Awarded
2 Aug 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH RC000668
Location
Southampton, UKJ32, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-078179
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Competitive
No

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC
Id
GB-COH-02366977

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02366977

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHHJ-6513-BWZT

Address

Street Address
1 - 3 Strand
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2N 5EH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
privateUtility
Description
Private utility
Organisation 2
Name
Southampton University
Id
GB-COH-RC000668

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
RC000668

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-CHC
Id
rc000688

Address

Street Address
University Road, Highfield
Locality
Southampton
Postal Code
SO17 1BJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ32

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Subsea Cable Health/security Utilising Backscatter and Established Repeater Technologies (SCHUBERT)
Status
active
Date
3 Aug 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
73111000
Description
Research laboratory services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
73120000
Description
Experimental development services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
73200000
Description
Research and development consultancy services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
73300000
Description
Design and execution of research and development

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
1,612,200
Amount
1,343,500
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-RC000668
Name
Southampton University

Contract period

Starts
6 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 May 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Project extensions can be on a time or funds based via an approved variation, if required.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
094166-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 Oct 2026, 11:19
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
6 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Related procurements

Entry 1
Id
framework
Scheme
ocid
Identifier
ocds-h6vhtk-061465

Relationship

framework

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · WC2N 5EH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 094166-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·