HVDC Converter Systems Framework

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-0420f2-2025-03-13T09:31:32Z",
    "date": "2025-03-13T09:31:32Z",
    "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-0420f2",
    "description": "Please note that National Grid reserves the right to award HVAC works to facilitate the HVDC Converter Systems portfolio through this HVDC Converter Systems Framework at its sole discretion, should the requirements arise. Interested parties should contact box.GP.UKBuyerNGV@nationalgrid.com, specifically noting your interest in the HVDC Converter Framework in order to access pre-qualification documentation via Ariba. Interested parties should note that National Grid is using the Ariba portal, details of which are set out in section I.3 above, to manage this procurement process. All documentation will be made available through this portal. All communications by interested parties must be made to National Grid only through this portal - any communications sent by alternative means and/or to any other person will be ignored. Please note that a \"request to participate\" for the purposes of section IV.2.2 of this notice is by completion and return of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ), which is available through the Ariba portal, by the stated deadline. Interested parties should note that National Grid reserves the right to cancel or vary this procurement process at any stage. National Grid may also change the basis, procedures and/or timescales set out or referred to within the procurement documents. National Grid will not be liable for any costs or expenses howsoever incurred by interested parties in participating in this procurement process. All financial values stated in this notice are estimates only and the final outturn values will depend on the precise works to be delivered, the means of delivery, the way in which the programme and project risks materialise, the actual rates of inflation up to completion of the programme, and other factors.",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "tender": {
        "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-0420f2",
        "legalBasis": {
            "id": "32014L0025",
            "scheme": "CELEX"
        },
        "title": "HVDC Converter Systems Framework",
        "status": "complete",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "45000000",
            "description": "Construction work"
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "works",
        "description": "NGUK issued a contract notice with publication reference 2023/S 000-035470 on 1 December 2023, with a view to establishing a multi-year, multi-supplier framework enabling the procurement of high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter projects which include: (i) the supply and installation of converter systems including design, manufacture, installation, and testing of HVDC converter station technology and equipment, which may include front-end engineering design services in relation to any or all of the same; (ii) turnkey solution including civils and major works; and (iii) maintenance services",
        "value": {
            "amount": 24600000000,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "description": "NGUK issued a contract notice with publication reference 2023/S 000-035470 on 1 December 2023, with a view to establishing a multi-year, multi-supplier framework enabling the procurement of high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter projects which include: (i) the supply and installation of converter systems including design, manufacture, installation, and testing of HVDC converter station technology and equipment, which may include front-end engineering design services in relation to any or all of the same; (ii) turnkey solution including civils and major works; and (iii) maintenance services The HVDC Converter Framework enables any of the following entities to issue Call Off Documents in accordance with the procedure set out within the Framework Agreement: (a) NGUK and/or any Affiliate of NGUK; (b) any Project Partner who, jointly with NGUK and/or any Affiliate of NGUK (as the case may be), issues a Call Off Document; and/or (c) any special purpose vehicle, incorporated joint venture or contractual joint venture between any of the entities listed in Paragraphs (a) and (b)",
                "contractPeriod": {
                    "durationInDays": 2880
                },
                "hasRenewal": false,
                "submissionTerms": {
                    "variantPolicy": "allowed"
                },
                "hasOptions": true,
                "options": {
                    "description": "The initial Framework duration is 60 (sixty) months, with the option to extend for up to 36 (thirty-six) months via single or multiple fixed terms"
                },
                "status": "cancelled"
            }
        ],
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "31200000",
                        "description": "Electricity distribution and control apparatus"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "31600000",
                        "description": "Electrical equipment and apparatus"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UK"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "UK"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ],
        "submissionMethod": [
            "electronicSubmission"
        ],
        "submissionMethodDetails": "https://service.ariba.com/",
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "economic",
                "documentType": "economicSelectionCriteria"
            },
            {
                "id": "technical",
                "documentType": "technicalSelectionCriteria"
            }
        ],
        "contractTerms": {
            "tendererLegalForm": "No specific legal form is required in order to participate in the procurement stage. However, National Grid reserves the right to require successfully appointed suppliers to take a specific legal form and/or accept joint and several liability if constituted as a group of economic operators.",
            "performanceTerms": "Call-off contracts may require the Contractor to interface with other contractors and involve a requirement for interaction/partnership working.",
            "hasElectronicOrdering": true,
            "electronicInvoicingPolicy": "allowed",
            "hasElectronicPayment": true
        },
        "procurementMethod": "selective",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition",
        "techniques": {
            "hasFrameworkAgreement": true
        },
        "tenderPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2024-01-15"
        },
        "submissionTerms": {
            "languages": [
                "en"
            ]
        },
        "hasRecurrence": false
    },
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-COH-04508773",
            "name": "NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED",
                "id": "04508773",
                "scheme": "GB-COH"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "1-3 Strand",
                "locality": "London",
                "region": "UK",
                "postalCode": "WC2N5EH",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Holly McPherson",
                "email": "box.GP.UKBuyer@nationalgrid.com",
                "url": "https://service.ariba.com/"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ],
            "details": {
                "url": "https://www.nationalgrid.com/",
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "scheme": "TED_CE_ACTIVITY",
                        "id": "ELECTRICITY",
                        "description": "Electricity"
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-FTS-136",
            "name": "High Court of England and Wales",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "High Court of England and Wales"
            },
            "address": {
                "locality": "London",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "roles": [
                "reviewBody"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-COH-04955841",
            "name": "UK GRID SOLUTIONS LIMITED",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "UK GRID SOLUTIONS LIMITED",
                "id": "04955841",
                "scheme": "GB-COH"
            },
            "address": {
                "locality": "Stafford",
                "region": "UK",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ],
            "details": {
                "scale": "large"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-FTS-140609",
            "name": "HITACHI ENERGY SWEDEN AB",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "HITACHI ENERGY SWEDEN AB",
                "id": "556029 - 7029",
                "schemeEntered": "Bolagsverket, Sweden"
            },
            "address": {
                "locality": "Vasteras",
                "region": "SE",
                "countryName": "Sweden"
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ],
            "details": {
                "scale": "large"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-COH-FC019156",
            "name": "MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC EUROPE B.V.",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC EUROPE B.V.",
                "id": "FC019156",
                "scheme": "GB-COH"
            },
            "address": {
                "locality": "Amsterdam",
                "region": "NL",
                "countryName": "Netherlands"
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ],
            "details": {
                "scale": "large"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-FTS-140610",
            "name": "SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO KG,",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO KG,",
                "id": "HRA111200",
                "schemeEntered": "Company House, Germany"
            },
            "address": {
                "locality": "Munich",
                "region": "DE",
                "countryName": "Germany"
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ],
            "details": {
                "scale": "large"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-COH-02985756",
            "name": "HITACHI ENERGY UK LIMITED",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "HITACHI ENERGY UK LIMITED",
                "id": "02985756",
                "scheme": "GB-COH"
            },
            "address": {
                "locality": "Birmingham",
                "region": "UK",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ],
            "details": {
                "scale": "large"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-COH-00631825",
            "name": "SIEMENS ENERGY LIMITED",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "SIEMENS ENERGY LIMITED",
                "id": "00631825",
                "scheme": "GB-COH"
            },
            "address": {
                "locality": "Newcastle Upon Tyne",
                "region": "UK",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ],
            "details": {
                "scale": "large"
            }
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-COH-04508773",
        "name": "NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED"
    },
    "language": "en",
    "awards": [
        {
            "id": "009131-2025-1",
            "relatedLots": [
                "1"
            ],
            "status": "active",
            "suppliers": [
                {
                    "id": "GB-COH-04955841",
                    "name": "UK GRID SOLUTIONS LIMITED"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "009131-2025-2",
            "relatedLots": [
                "1"
            ],
            "status": "active",
            "suppliers": [
                {
                    "id": "GB-FTS-140609",
                    "name": "HITACHI ENERGY SWEDEN AB"
                },
                {
                    "id": "GB-COH-02985756",
                    "name": "HITACHI ENERGY UK LIMITED"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "009131-2025-3",
            "relatedLots": [
                "1"
            ],
            "status": "active",
            "suppliers": [
                {
                    "id": "GB-COH-FC019156",
                    "name": "MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC EUROPE B.V."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "009131-2025-4",
            "relatedLots": [
                "1"
            ],
            "status": "active",
            "suppliers": [
                {
                    "id": "GB-FTS-140610",
                    "name": "SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO KG,"
                },
                {
                    "id": "GB-COH-00631825",
                    "name": "SIEMENS ENERGY LIMITED"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "contracts": [
        {
            "id": "009131-2025-1",
            "awardID": "009131-2025-1",
            "status": "active",
            "dateSigned": "2025-02-25T00:00:00Z"
        },
        {
            "id": "009131-2025-2",
            "awardID": "009131-2025-2",
            "status": "active",
            "dateSigned": "2025-02-24T00:00:00Z"
        },
        {
            "id": "009131-2025-3",
            "awardID": "009131-2025-3",
            "status": "active",
            "dateSigned": "2025-02-25T00:00:00Z"
        },
        {
            "id": "009131-2025-4",
            "awardID": "009131-2025-4",
            "status": "active",
            "dateSigned": "2025-02-25T00:00:00Z"
        }
    ]
}