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Notice Title

Design, manufacture, delivery and commission of HVDC equipment for IFA - Sellindge

Notice Description

Design, manufacture, delivery and commission of HVDC equipment for IFA - Sellindge.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Design, manufacture, delivery and commission of HVDC equipment for IFA - Sellindge.

Procurement Information

In September 2021, a fire broke out at Sellindge, the UK converter station of the IFA1 interconnector. Due to the damage to assets onsite the IFA capacity was reduced to zero (from 2000MW). In late October 2021 bipole two was returned to service, restoring the site to half capacity (1000MW). Due to the damage sustained on bipole one, an asset replacement or repair exercise was required to be undertaken in order to recover the second 1000MW of IFA capacity. Multiple options were explored to return full capacity of the interconnector, including refurbishment of the damaged equipment. Independent HVDC experts were engaged to support an assessment of the feasibility of integrating third party (non-OEM) assets with the original OEM system and to review the technical challenges associated with interfacing replacement equipment with the current control system, not damaged in the fire, which is in use on both the UK and French side of the interconnector. The independent assessment confirmed it was not technically possible to integrate third party (non-OEM) assets to the existing control system. Replacement of the control system, to attempt to facilitate third party replacement assets, was estimated to be uneconomical and would also require the agreement of RTE, the joint operator of IFA, due to the additional works required in both France and the UK. Such additional work would also lead to a significant extension of the recovery programme, leading to a further extension of the unavailability of a strategically significant transmission asset. Following the above evaluation, it was determined that competition was absent as the only viable technical solution was to replace the damaged assets on a like for like basis and therefore the decision was taken to proceed to contract with the Original Equipment Manufacturer to supply replacement assets on a sole source basis.

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Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-030e23
Publication Source: Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001930-2022
Current Stage: Award
All Stages: Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type: Award Notice
Procurement Type: Standard
Procurement Category: Goods
Procurement Method: Limited
Procurement Method Details: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability: Not specified
Awardee Scale: Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions: 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
CPV Codes: 31121110 - Power converters

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value: Not specified
Lots Value: Not specified
Awards Value: Not specified
Contracts Value: Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date: 21 Jan 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline: Not specified
Future Notice Date: Not specified
Award Date: 17 Dec 20214 years ago
Contract Period: Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence: Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status: Complete
Lots Status: Cancelled
Awards Status: Active
Contracts Status: Active

Buyer & Supplier

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Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer: NATIONAL GRID INTERCONNECTORS LIMITED
Contact Name: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality: LONDON
Postcode: WC2N 5EH
Post Town: Central London
Country: England
Major Region (ITL 1): TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2): TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3): TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location: Not specified
Local Authority: Westminster
Electoral Ward: St James's
Westminster Constituency: Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice URLs

http://www.nationalgrid.com

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