Grid assets, outage windows and the compliance behind a connection
Transmission and distribution work is bought against a grid code rather than against a drawing. Equipment -- transformers, switchgear, conductors, protection and control systems -- must be type-tested to recognised standards and demonstrably compatible with the network it joins, and the compliance evidence is assessed before the commercial offer matters. Factory acceptance testing witnessed by the buyer, then site acceptance and energisation under the network operator's procedure, are defined stages with payment attached.
The scarcest resource in this category is not money or plant but the outage. Work on a live network happens in planned windows agreed months ahead with the system operator, frequently at night or in a season of low demand, and a window missed is not simply rescheduled. Contracts therefore concentrate risk and liquidated damages on the outage rather than on overall completion, and bidders are assessed on the credibility of their resourcing and logistics for those specific windows. Working near live conductors requires authorised personnel under a permit regime, and the authorisations are individual.
Lead times shape the programme more than construction does. Large transformers, high-voltage cable and switchgear are made to order with delivery measured in many months and a global order book competing for the same factory slots, so tenders commonly ask bidders to evidence a secured manufacturing slot rather than to state a delivery date. Land rights, wayleaves, environmental consent and public inquiry risk sit with the buyer on most schemes but govern when site work can start, and the contract's provisions for delayed access are worth reading before the programme is priced.
This section describes how this category is bought generally, across the public buyers that publish it. The figures elsewhere on this page are measured for this market alone.
Who buys power transmission in Bulgaria?
GlobalGov holds 88 power transmission records from 65 distinct buying organisations in Bulgaria. The most frequent publishers are International buyer (6 records); International buyer (5 records); International buyer (4 records); International buyer (4 records); International buyer (3 records); International buyer (3 records). Between them the 6 largest account for 28% of everything published, so buying here is spread across many separate authorities.
| Buying organisation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| International buyer | 6 | 6.8% |
| International buyer | 5 | 5.7% |
| International buyer | 4 | 4.5% |
| International buyer | 4 | 4.5% |
| International buyer | 3 | 3.4% |
| International buyer | 3 | 3.4% |
What are power transmission contracts worth in Bulgaria?
84 of the 88 records publish a contract value. The median is $283,246 and the largest single published value is $289.8M. By size, 22 under $100k, 49 between $100k and $1M, 10 between $1M and $10M, 3 above $10M. The remaining 4 publish no value at all, so every figure here describes the priced subset only, and values are as stated by the buyer rather than as finally awarded.
| Contract size | Records | Share of priced |
|---|---|---|
| under $100k | 22 | 26% |
| between $100k and $1M | 49 | 58% |
| between $1M and $10M | 10 | 12% |
| above $10M | 3 | 3.6% |
How long do bidders get to respond to power transmission tenders in Bulgaria?
Across the 70 Bulgaria power transmission notices that publish both a publication date and a closing date, the median response window is 33 days. A quarter of them allowed 31 days or fewer and a quarter stayed open for more than 35. Not one of them closed within a fortnight of being published, so the window on this market is consistently workable.
How often are power transmission tenders published in Bulgaria?
Bulgaria publishes about 5 notices a month in this category, 56 in the last twelve months. That is 409% more than the 11 published in the twelve months before that. Over the last three years there were 76, spread across 30 separate months of activity since 14 April 2016. March is historically the busiest month. No new notice has been published in this category since 8 April 2026, 176 days ago, so treat the figures above as a record of the market rather than as this week's pipeline.
How does Bulgaria compare with other power transmission markets?
Among the 26 countries where GlobalGov holds a comparable power transmission market, Bulgaria ranks 11th by number of records. The largest is Kenya (854 records against 88 here). Within Bulgaria itself, power transmission is the 38th largest of the 53 procurement categories tracked here.
Where do the Bulgaria power transmission records on this page come from?
These 88 records are collected from 2 official sources: TED (86), the Bulgaria national tender archive (2). GlobalGov is an independent aggregator and is not affiliated with any of them; each record links back to the notice on its issuing portal. The set is rebuilt nightly, and the counts on this page were taken on 2026-10-01.
Most recent Power Transmission tenders in Bulgaria
None of these are open for bids now — they are the most recent records GlobalGov holds for this market, kept here so the shape of a typical power transmission notice in Bulgaria is visible. Set an alert to be told when the next one opens.
Bulgaria – Electricity distribution and control apparatus – Доставка на комплектни разпределителни уредби (КРУ) по обособени позиции за нуждите на Електроразпределение Север АД
Bulgaria – Construction work for power plant – Извършване на дейности по инсталиране на фотоволтаични централи във връзка с проект: „Зелена енергия за социалните услуги на територията на община Велико Търново по обособени позиции:
Bulgaria – Electricity – „Избор на доставчик на нетна активна електрическа енергия, координатор на балансираща група за ниско напрежение и администриране на разходите за пренос и достъп за сградите на „МБАЛ Пазарджик” АД за срок от 12 месеца – 2026г.”
Bulgaria – Electricity – „Доставка на електрическа енергия - ниско напрежение (НН) по свободно договорени цени за нуждите на община Каолиново“
Bulgaria – Electricity – ДОСТАВКА НА НЕТНА ЕЛЕКТРИЧЕСКА ЕНЕРГИЯ (СРЕДНО/НИСКО НАПРЕЖЕНИЕ) И ИЗБОР НА КООРДИНАТОР НА БАЛАНСИРАЩА ГРУПА ЗА НУЖДИТЕ НА ОБЩИНА ПРИМОРСКО
Bulgaria – Electricity – „Доставка на нетна активна електрическа енергия от координатор на стандартна балансираща група за обекти присъединени на ниво ниско и средно напрежение за нуждите на Лесотехнически университет“
Bulgaria – Electricity supplies – Доставка на изолатори ниско и средно напрежение по обособени позиции за нуждите на Електроразпределение Север АД
Bulgaria – Electricity distribution and control apparatus – Инженеринг, доставка, транспорт, монтаж и въвеждане в експлоатация на метално капсуловани Комплектни Разпределителни Уредби - 20(24)kV с изолация от газове с естествен произход (F-gas free) и вторични съоръжения за оборудване на трафопостове и възлови станции 20(24)kV
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