Scope
Reference
COV-22136
Description
Coventry City Council owns the freehold of Coventry Airport which is under a long lease to Coventry Airport Limited. The two parties formed a joint venture in 2021 in order to promote the site for a battery gigafactory - a high-volume manufacturing facility for Electric Vehicle batteries. The site is now marketed as Greenpower Park. In 2022, Warwick District Council granted outline planning permission for a total of 5.7m square feet of
development on the site. In 2024, the site became part of the West Midlands Investment Zone (WMIZ). As well as providing tax incentives to attract new occupiers in the advanced manufacturing sector, WMIZ provides capital funding for site improvements.
Coventry City Council are conducting infrastructure upgrades to the Greenpower Park site, including a reinforcement to the power supply which has until now been a barrier to development of the site.
This work must be completed by Matrix Networks, as UK Power Distribution (UKPD) is the Independent Network Operator that owns the connection rights for the route necessary to deliver the power infrastructure and they also own the necessary equipment and reserved electrical capacity to deliver this work.
The Council intends to enter in to a PCSA in October 2025 with the main construction contract entered into in February 2026.
Contract 1. Greenpower Park Electricity Infrastructure and Connections Works
Supplier
Contract value
- £14,260,000 excluding VAT
- £17,112,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
2 October 2025
Standstill period
- End: 13 October 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
31 October 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 February 2026 to 31 December 2028
- Possible extension to 31 December 2029
- 3 years, 11 months
Description of possible extension:
Allowing for defects
Main procurement category
Works
CPV classifications
- 45230000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
- 45310000 - Electrical installation work
Contract locations
- UKG33 - Coventry
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Special regime
Utilities
Supplier
MATRIX NETWORKS LIMITED
- Companies House: 06024071
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTHG-3642-MDMM
Eleanor House Queenswood Office Park
Northampton
NN4 7JJ
United Kingdom
Email: andrewwilson@matrixgroup.co.uk
Website: https://matrixnetworks.co.uk
Region: UKF24 - West Northamptonshire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Greenpower Park Electricity Infrastructure and Connections Works
Contracting authority
Coventry City Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMJC-6861-XJPP
Council House, Earl Street
Coventry
CV1 5RR
United Kingdom
Region: UKG33 - Coventry
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government