The Supply of Electricity to MOD sites in Northern Ireland

Buyer

Defence Infrastructure Organisation

Value

£25,886,000

Closes

23 November 2026

Where

Lichfield, Northern Ireland

Type

Open tender

In plain English

The Ministry of Defence is looking for an electricity supplier to provide power to all their military sites across Northern Ireland for 24 months with possible extensions up to 4 years total. They manage about 30 different electricity meters across barracks, training areas, offices and residential buildings, and need roughly 30.1 GWh per year.

What the buyer wants

• Supply reliable, secure electricity to 133 meters (23 half-hourly and 110 standard meters) across MOD sites in Northern Ireland • Provide accurate billing, consumption data management and reporting, plus carbon reduction support • Deliver high-quality customer service and work closely with Defence Infrastructure Organisation to improve service continuously throughout the contract

Likely requirements

Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.

This contract is for a large-scale government electricity supply service worth £25.9 million over 4 years: you must hold an Ofgem energy supplier licence (or exemption) and have the financial backing, operational systems and insurance to manage 133 meters across multiple military sites continuously. Small local tradespersons and SMEs cannot bid for this.

How to bid

This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.

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