Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc3-f408-73ab-b083-89d43daa9e8e/eleclink-maintenance-and-monitoring-inspections-expert-advice-to-ctsa closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # ElecLink maintenance and monitoring inspections - Expert advice to CTSA [Office of Rail and Road](https://tendernation.io/buyers/office-of-rail-and-road) Estimated value £50,000 Published 23 Sept 2025 Deadline Closed 8 Oct 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Channel Tunnel comprises two railway running tunnels and a service tunnel between the UK terminal in Folkestone and the French terminal in Coquelles. An electrical interconnector cable is installed through the North running tunnel. The interconnector, known as the ElecLink interconnector, is a 1GW electrical interconnector operating between the United Kingdom and France, through two direct current cables inside the Channel Tunnel. These enable electricity produced on either side of the Channel to circulate between the two countries. The Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) is currently the National Safety Authority (NSA) for the UK half of the Channel Tunnel. The IGC exercises delegated authority from both the French and UK Governments and its decisions are made jointly by the UK and French Heads of Delegation. The IGC was previously the NSA for the whole of the Fixed Link, but since 1 January 2021, and following the UK's withdrawal from the EU, the French railway regulator Établissement Public de Sécurité Ferroviaire (EPSF) has taken on the role of NSA for the French half of the Tunnel. ## CPV classification Repair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipment Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-05a08c-2025-09-23T22:54:52+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-05a08c-2025-09-23T22:54:52+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Office of Rail and Road: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/office-of-rail-and-road) [Sector More Repair & maintenance services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/repair-maintenance) ## More tenders like this [Preventative and Reactive Fire Alarm And Associated Systems Maintenance · Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management · 38 days left · 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-c982-7227-b1d3-831bbdbff6bd/preventative-and-reactive-fire-alarm-and-associated-systems-maintenance) [Three Year Contract for Gutter Cleaning and Roof Inspection Services · Reidvale Housing Association · 30 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-cecc-722a-bbad-37ebe9b46f8e/three-year-contract-for-gutter-cleaning-and-roof-inspection-services) [Three Year Electrical Inspection Contract, Various Addresses, North Glasgow · Cadder Housing Association · 31 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1592e-eca9-7368-91ad-6d9895d52d76/three-year-electrical-inspection-contract-various-addresses-north-glasgow) [Repair and maintenance services of machinery – OC éénmalig groot onderhoud/herstel van trekkasten · Universiteit Antwerpen · 28 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156aa-0d29-7236-a054-8185a003e295/belgium-repair-and-maintenance-services-of-machinery-oc-eenmalig-groot-onder) [Repair and maintenance services of building installations – ENTRETIEN - MAINTENANCE DES TOITURES TERRASSES DES IMMEUBLES DE L'URSSAF ILE DE FRANCE · Urssaf Ile de France · 34 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156aa-0cfa-71b5-bde2-6fe071c7e927/france-repair-and-maintenance-services-of-building-installations-entretien) [Repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment – Servicii mentenanță preventivă echipamente medicale · Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta SF. Pantelimon · 36 days left · 25 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-8ec5-71a7-89e3-ac566cee5379/romania-repair-and-maintenance-services-of-medical-and-surgical-equipment-se)