Minor Gas Works Pipeline and Assets and Mains Replacement Local Delivery Partner
Framework Description
Cadent Gas's Minor Gas Works, Pipeline and Assets and Mains Replacement Local Delivery Partner framework appoints contractors to support its Gas Mains Replacement and Non-Mains Replacement Programmes (Find a Tender notice 024924-2024). It also lets appointed suppliers bid for smaller, standalone gas-related projects. It is live until 28 October 2028.
Context & Use Case
Cadent, which runs gas distribution networks in England, uses local delivery partners to replace and remove gas mains and services and to carry out smaller gas projects. Work involves excavation, backfill and reinstatement, and can be design and build or build only. Packages range from single projects to small groups of projects.
Scope of Services
Gas mains replacement Non-mains replacement works Excavation, backfill and reinstatement Design and build, or build only Single projects or small groups of projects
Lots
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Who Can Apply
Suits utility contractors with gas network experience, including excavation, pipelaying and reinstatement. The framework is live, but applications are closed, so contractors not appointed cannot join until Cadent re-procures, likely around 28 October 2028.
Buyer Benefits
Cadent must replace ageing mains safely and on programme to meet regulatory targets. Local delivery partners give it local capacity for both large programmes and smaller projects. Cadent will value safety performance, gas industry accreditations, programme delivery, reinstatement quality and minimal disruption to customers.
Next Steps
Appointed partners should focus on safety and delivery performance to win more work. Others should note the 28 October 2028 end date and prepare: gas industry accreditations, safety records, utility case studies and design capability. Watch Find a Tender and Cadent's supplier channels for the re-procurement.
How Athena Can Help
Utility frameworks like Cadent's are re-procured on long cycles, so preparation starts early. Athena's utilities bid planning helps contractors decide whether to bid and build the safety, accreditation and delivery evidence Cadent will look for.
When the re-procurement opens, our bid management and writing support builds strong safety and delivery responses, prices the work to win and runs a Bid Health Check and compliance check before you submit. In the meantime, our framework opportunity research identifies other utility and infrastructure frameworks open now.
