Oswestry Innovation Park - Multi Utility Infrastructure
Details
- Buyer
- Shropshire Council
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Topic
- Electricity
- Published
- 21 May 2026
- Submission
- 18 June 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Shropshire Council (the Authority) is seeking expressions of interest and market intelligence from suitably experienced and accredited organisations in connection with the procurement of utility infrastructure for Oswestry Innovation Park, an 18-hectare strategic employment site at Mile End, Oswestry, Shropshire. The Authority, supported by its technical advisors UCML, intends to appoint an Independent Connection Provider (ICP) or consortium to deliver on-site utility infrastructure comprising electricity, clean water and civil works. Telecommunications infrastructure will be procured separately to preserve open-market access for future occupiers. This notice is issued pursuant to Section 16 of the Procurement Act 2023 to invite the market to participate in a structured pre-market engagement process ahead of a formal competitive procurement.
Timeline
- Completed: Pre-tender published21 May 2026Current notice
About the buyer
Shropshire Council is the local authority responsible for Shropshire, and buys as a local government organisation through its own dedicated procurement team. Smaller value opportunities are advertised through Contracts Finder, where supplier registration is completely free. Larger contracts are instead advertised on Find a Tender, the government's central portal for higher value public sector opportunities. Every current tendering opportunity is also published directly on the council's own website. A published commissioning and procurement strategy sets out how the council approaches buying. Social value is built into every contract the council awards.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of Shropshire Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, food and drink and construction work.
Relevant CPV codes
- 09310000 · Electricity
- 31170000 · Transformers
- 31200000 · Electricity distribution and control apparatus
- 31311000 · Mains connections
- 31682000 · Electricity supplies
- 32412100 · Telecommunications network
- 45232150 · Works related to water-distribution pipelines
- 45232220 · Substation construction work
- 45232221 · Transformer substation
- 45232310 · Construction work for telephone lines
- 45310000 · Electrical installation work
- 65100000 · Water distribution and related services
- 65300000 · Electricity distribution and related services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@shropshire-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@shropshire-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@shropshire-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@shropshire-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@shropshire-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@shropshire-council.gov |
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