Street Lighting Electrical Connection Services Framework Agreement Awarded by Wigan Council

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Wigan Council awarded a contract to Jones Lighting Ltd, SSE Enterprise Contracting, aptus utilities, Altitude Services Limited, Highway Electrical Specialists, E.ON Energy Solutions Limited, and Electrical Testing Ltd for street lighting electrical connection services under a framework agreement valued at AUD 12,500,000.

The framework consists of five lots: two Distribution Network Operator (DNO) geographical lots for Electricity North West (Lot 1) and Scottish Power (Lot 2), and three Independent Distribution Network Operator (IDNO) lots for Energetics IDNO Sites (Lot 3), IPNL (Independent Power Networks) IDNO Sites (Lot 4), and ESP Electricity Limited IDNO Sites (Lot 5).

Services include new connections, transfers, and disconnections, as well as the erection and uprooting of lighting columns, traffic sign poles, feeder pillars, and illuminated traffic bollards; lantern/bracket installation or exchange; cutout terminations; cabling installation; and painting.

All providers must be accredited under the National Electricity Registration Scheme (NERS) for the appropriate work categories.

A minimum of three providers is intended to be appointed to each lot, subject to sufficient tenderers meeting the criteria.

Contracts called off from the framework are awarded on a cascade basis, with the Most Economically Advantageous Tender appointed as the first provider for the relevant lot.