Notice Information
Notice Title
Peterhead to North Yorkshire HVDC Link Project
Notice Description
National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC (NGET) and Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission PLC (the "Employers") are jointly developing a HVDC link between Peterhead, Scotland and Drax, England (the "HVDC Link"). The award is for two Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contracts for the detailed design, engineering, procurement, manufacture, installation, construction, testing, commissioning, spares provision, operational hand-over and maintenance of the HVDC Link between Scotland and England. The procurement is structured in 2 lots consisting of: Lot 1 - EPC of HVDC, Voltage Source Commutated (VSC) converter stations and HVAC underground cable between Converter Station and Point of Common Connection (PCC) at both Peterhead and Drax. Lot 2 - EPC of HVDC submarine and underground cable between converter stations at both Peterhead and Drax.
Lot Information
Lot No: 1 - EPC of HVDC, Voltage Source Commutated (VSC) Converter Stations and HVAC underground cable between Converter Station and Point of Common Connection (PCC) at both Peterhead and Drax
EPC of Two HVDC VSC converter stations (England and Scotland)
Options: Maintenance for Converter Stations
Lot No: 2 - EPC of HVDC submarine and underground cable between Converter Stations at both Peterhead and DraxEPC of HVDC submarine and underground cable between Converter Stations at both Peterhead and Drax
Options: * Provide a spare duct at each landfall * Post Delivery Support Agreement
Lot No: 3 - Lot 1 (Converter) and Lot 2 (Cable) combined as a single contract (Turnkey)EPC of Two HVDC VSC converter stations (England and Scotland), including the underground civils works, to accommodate x2 HVDC cable poles over a total route length of approximately 490 km, forming a connection and capable of delivering 2GW or 1.4GW - 1.6GW. Applicants are advised that the two cable sub-lots described in II.3.4 apply equally to Lot 3. Applicant's submission must also include EPC of HVAC cable between the converter station and POCC at Peterhead and Drax. The submission must include interfaces (as defined in the procurement documents) to adjacent cable and converter equipment, allowing interconnection of a final end-to-end solution. Submissions must include detailed delivery plans/programmes clearly demonstrating how production and installation will be achieved to ensure full commissioning of the HVDC Link by Q4 2029. The HVDC cable technology is 525kV XLPE, PPL or MIND. Proposed PPL and MIND cable systems (cables and accessories, including factory joints and transition joints) shall be type tested in accordance with Cigre Electra 189 and 171 before the award of the contract. Proposed XLPE cable systems (cables and accessories, including factory joints and transition joints) shall be Pre-Qualification tested in accordance with CIGRE TB852 or TB496 before the award of the contract. Applicant's submission must also include EPC of HVAC cable between the converter station and POCC at Peterhead and Drax. The submission must include transition joints (as defined in the Tender Documents) to adjacent cable and converter equipment, allowing interconnection of a final end-to-end solution. Submissions must include detailed delivery plans/programmes clearly demonstrating how production and installation will be achieved to ensure full commissioning of the HVDC Link by Q4 2029. The Employers reserve the right not to award a Lot 3. The Constituent parts of any joint venture or consortium participating in Lot 3 will be expected also to participate in Lot 1 and Lot 2 The Employers reserves the right to take up to a maximum of three successful Applicants who achieve the highest scores across the criteria through to RFP stage Applicant's are advised that, for the purpose of the contracts, the Employers may potentially enter into joint venture arrangements prior to awarding any contract from this activity. If this approach were to be adopted and, depending on the nature of the joint venture arrangements, the successful applicant(s) may be required to enter into a contract with a new JV entity relating to the execution of the works and services being procured. The Employers is considering the potential to award early works.
Options: Provide a spare duct at each landfall Post Delivery Support Agreement; Maintenance for Converter Stations
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03128f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016364-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
45 - Construction work
-
- CPV Codes
31200000 - Electricity distribution and control apparatus
31321300 - High-voltage cable
31321500 - Submarine cable
45000000 - Construction work
45231400 - Construction work for electricity power lines
45314310 - Installation of cable laying
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,600,000,000 £1B-£10B
- Lots Value
- £3,234,000,000 £1B-£10B
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £2,904,000,000 £1B-£10B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 May 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Mar 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 26 Feb 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Active, Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- EASTERN GREEN LINK 2 LIMITED
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Jayne Ridler, Jill Humphries
- Contact Email
- box.gp.ukbuyerngv@nationalgrid.com, jayne.ridler@nationalgrid.com, jill.humphries@sse.com
- Contact Phone
- +44 7918473059, +44 7970680671
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- WC2N 5EH
- Post Town
- Central London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ16 Berkshire West
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Reading
- Electoral Ward
- Thames
- Westminster Constituency
- Reading Central
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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