AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Forestry Commission has published a direct-award transparency notice for new high-voltage electricity connection works at Alice Holt Research Station. The pending award names HIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEMS AND SERVICES LIMITED, which is verified against Companies House number 07413253. The notice does not evidence a signed or active contract: signature is scheduled for 26 October 2026.
Published outcomePending direct award to HIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEMS AND SERVICES LIMITED for Lot 1, valued at £267,608 excluding VAT (£321,130 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a specialist electricity-network connection requirement, covering 11kV cabling, a substation, low-voltage works and non-contestable works. The buyer states that the supplier was nominated by the distribution network operator, SSE.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEMS AND SERVICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 267608 excluding VAT; 321130 including VAT GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names HIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEMS AND SERVICES LIMITED as supplier and records £267,608 amount and £321,130 gross amount. Supplier identity is verified using Companies House number 07413253.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceTransparency notice on Find a Tender
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Published document is described as “Transparency notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement stage
99% confidenceContract stage; award remains pending
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Process stage is “contract”, while Award 1 has status “pending”.
Contract status
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed or active
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A future signature milestone is scheduled for 26 October 2026; no signed-contract status is supplied.
Lot status
95% confidenceLot 1 complete
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Tender lot 1 is recorded with status “complete”.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£267,608
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Award 1 value.amount is 267608 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£321,130
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 321130 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAward-level value for the single listed supplier and Lot 1
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to Lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice publication
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The transparency notice was published at 2026-10-16T17:18:42+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence26 October 2026
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Award milestone type “futureSignatureDate” is scheduled for 2026-10-26T23:59:59Z.
Stated contract period
98% confidence26 October 2026 to 22 October 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod records startDate 2026-10-26 and endDate 2027-10-22.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceNew high-voltage electricity supply connection at Alice Holt Research Station
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Tender title states “Provision of new HV electricity supply connections to Alice Holt Research Station”.
Works scope
99% confidenceConnection to the SSE electricity distribution network, including 11kV cabling, a substation, LV cabling, service-position works and non-contestable works
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Tender description specifies these works.
Procurement categories
95% confidenceWorks, with goods also listed
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Award 1 lists works as the main procurement category and goods as an additional category.
Delivery region
93% confidenceUKJ
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Award item delivery address is recorded as region UKJ.
Technical classifications
98% confidenceElectricity supply installations; high-voltage installation; low-voltage installation; switching-station installation
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Award item CPV classifications: 45315300, 45315400, 45315600 and 45315700.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod and procurementMethodDetails are both recorded as direct/direct award.
Stated rationale
98% confidenceThe buyer states that SSE nominated HIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEMS AND SERVICES LIMITED to undertake connection work on SSE's distribution network.
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Procurement-method rationale says the connection involves SSE as DNO and that the supplier is nominated by SSE.
Legal rationale classification
94% confidenceSingle supplier / intellectual property or exclusive rights classification
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The tender records classification “singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No bid, tenderer, evaluation or scoring data is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated period
98% confidence26 October 2026 to 22 October 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod provides these dates.
Execution status
99% confidenceSignature scheduled, not evidenced as completed
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The futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 26 October 2026 and award status is pending.
Commercial risk noted by buyer
98% confidenceCable-metal commodity cost changes and changes to provisional non-contestable works or charges
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Tender riskDetails lists these two risks.
Extensions or renewal options
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No extension or renewal option is recorded.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Network-dependency feature
97% confidenceThe buyer describes the requirement as a connection to the host DNO's network and cites DNO nomination as the basis for direct award.
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Tender description identifies SSE as host DNO; procurement rationale states the supplier was nominated by SSE.
Price exposure
98% confidenceThe notice flags potential variation in cable-metal costs and provisional non-contestable charges.
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Tender riskDetails identifies commodity-market changes in cable metals and changes to provisional non-contestable charges.
Award maturity
99% confidenceCommercial terms should be treated as pre-signature because the award is pending and signature is only scheduled.
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Award status is pending and the notice includes a future signature milestone.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract maturity
99% confidenceThe record is a pending award, not evidence of a concluded, signed or active contract.
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Award 1 status is “pending”; signature is scheduled for 26 October 2026.
Pricing basis
99% confidenceBoth net and gross award values are published, but no pricing breakdown is supplied.
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Award value contains amount £267,608 and amountGross £321,130; no detailed price schedule is included.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate lot value.
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Lot 1 fields are null for title, description and value.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, competing suppliers, evaluation results or award scoring is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record identifies a pending award only; it does not confirm a signed, concluded or active contract.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
- Information on bids, competitors, evaluation, scoring and award-date decision-making is not supplied in the published notice.
- No pricing breakdown, extension option or renewal terms are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Forestry CommissionHIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEMS AND SERVICES LIMITEDAlice Holt Research StationHV electricity connectiondirect awardSSE11kV cabling
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named for the award?
HIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEMS AND SERVICES LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 07413253.
What is the published award value?
£267,608 excluding VAT, or £321,130 including VAT.
Has the contract been signed?
The notice does not evidence signature. The award is pending and signature is scheduled for 26 October 2026.
Why was a direct award used?
The buyer states that the work concerns an SSE distribution-network connection and that SSE nominated the supplier.
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