Scope
Title
Ground Investigations Services
Reference
8776
Description
This Pipeline Notice is seeking Expressions of Interest from suppliers who can provide the full range of Ground Investigations (GI) Services throughout the UK and Ireland. The GI Services will inform the design of electrical assets including, but not limited to, the following:
• High voltage cable installation
• Onshore windfarm GI services
• Overhead Line (OHL) towers
• Substations
SSE is currently developing a formal tender for the provision of Ground Investigations Services, which it is aiming to launch within the next 6-9 months.
It is anticipated the Ground Investigations Services will be contracted under a non-committal framework(s) and will run for an initial 3-year period, with extension options available (subject to agreement by SSE).
SSE is a purpose-led company involved principally in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity; and also in the supply of energy and related services to customers. SSE has a number of Business Units that include SSEN Transmission, SSEN Distribution, SSE Renewables, SSE Thermal, SSE Airtricity and SSE Corporate.
This Pipeline Notice is being issued by SSE Services PLC, which covers all of SSE's Group companies in the UK and Ireland.
Contract type
Services
Main category (CPV code)
- 71300000 - Engineering services
Additional categories (CPV codes)
- 45000000 - Construction work
- 65000000 - Public utilities
- 71500000 - Construction-related services
- 90715220 - Industrial site investigation
Contract location
- UK - United Kingdom
Contract start date (estimated)
3 November 2025
Contract end date (estimated)
31 October 2028
Maximum value (estimated, excluding VAT)
£30,000,000
Contract is suitable for
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Contract is not suitable for
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Buyer
SSE SERVICES PLC
43 Forbury Road
READING
RG13JH
United Kingdom
Website: http://www.sse.com
Companies House: 02366879
NUTS code: UK - United Kingdom
Contact name: Clare Macdonald
Email: clare.macdonald@sse.com
Procedure
Procurement start date (estimated)When the contract notice or equivalent will be published.
2 June 2025
Agreement to be set up
Framework agreement
Commercial approachWhether the procurement is for a new requirement or a reprocurement.
New requirement