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HV switchgear contracts

UK public sector · 115 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
115
Last 12 months
Median contract
£107k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£58.5m
106 of 111 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
67
Suppliers
92

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most HV switchgear contracts took 13% of them (15 of 115).
  • Contracts awarded per quarter fell 40% from the first half of the period to the second.
  • The median contract, £107k, is 23% below the median across construction & trades contracts (£139k).
  • South East had the most contracts: 18, or 16% of the total.

Who buys HV switchgear

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust7 contracts
  2. 2NHS Property Services Limited6 contracts
  3. 3UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)6 contracts
  4. 4Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust5 contracts
  5. 5Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust4 contracts
  6. 6Somerset NHS Foundation Trust4 contracts
  7. 7Hampshire County Council4 contracts
  8. 8UK Atomic Energy Authority4 contracts
  9. 9Nuclear Restoration Services3 contracts
  10. 10Gov Facility Services Ltd3 contracts

Top HV switchgear contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Sudlows5 contracts
  2. 2Knight Electrical Ltd3 contracts
  3. 3UK Power Networks3 contracts
  4. 4Wates2 contracts
  5. 5Eta Projects Ltd2 contracts
  6. 6ABB2 contracts
  7. 7Playfords Limited2 contracts
  8. 8National Grid2 contracts
  9. 9SACX LIMITED2 contracts
  10. 10Sinewave Electrical Contractors Ltd2 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

27Q4 2025*40Q1 202623Q2 202624Q3 20261Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 102 · Scotland 9 · Wales 3 · Northern Ireland 1

South East18South West18North West17London16East Midlands8Scotland8North East7East of England7Yorkshire and The Humber5Wales3West Midlands2Northern Ireland1UK-wide or not stated5

What is included

Installation, upgrade, maintenance and authorised person services for high-voltage and main low-voltage distribution on private sites: substations, transformers, switchgear, main switch panels, site cabling and power feeds.

  • Private substations, transformers and ring main units
  • HV maintenance and authorised person services
  • Relay protection and switchgear maintenance
  • Main LV distribution panels
  • Site cable routes and power feeds
  • Site HV network construction

What is not included

  • Standby generators and UPS (con.elec.standby-generators-ups)
  • Distribution boards and consumer units in buildings (con.elec.electrical-installation-and-repairs)
  • New supplies and capacity upgrades from the network operator (con.civils.electricity-networks)

Often bought by the same buyers