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12 Dec 2023 at 17:00

Summary of the contracting process

The National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC and Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission PLC are jointly procuring a HVDC Link project named Eastern Green Link 3, spanning from Scotland to England. The project involves the design, manufacture, testing, and commissioning of two HVDC converter stations with a total contract value of £1.2 billion. The procurement stage is currently active. The tender deadline is 22nd January 2024, and the procurement method is a negotiated procedure with prior call for competition. Opportunities are available for businesses in the construction industry to participate in this significant infrastructure project.

The procurement process for the Eastern Green Link 3 project provides opportunities for businesses in the electricity distribution and control apparatus and electrical equipment and apparatus sectors to compete for the contract. The project requires the successful bidder to enter a Long-Term Service Agreement (LTSA) for the HVDC converter technology. The contract terms include performance guarantees and compliance with England & Wales laws. The anticipated contract award date is early 2025, with the expectation that the final project asset will be operational by Q4 2030, subject to regulatory oversight under the Ofgem Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment framework.

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Notice Title

Eastern Green Link 3, Scotland to Norfolk, England HVDC Link Project-Converters

Notice Description

National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC and Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission PLC (the "Employers") are jointly developing a HVDC link between N Peterhead, Scotland and Norfolk, England (the "HVDC Link"). This notice concerns the procurement and award of contract(s) for: * Design, manufacture, testing, commissioning, trial running, provision of critical spares for two HVDC converter stations located in Scotland and England. * One converter will be located at the Netherton Hub, near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The other will be located in Norfolk, England. * The converters will each be capable of converting 2GW of AC to DC energy and DC to AC energy. * The two converters will be linked by two no. 2GW capacity 525kV cables, much of which will be routed in the North Sea. * There is an option that it will be routed through a DCSS (DC Switching Station) also to be located within the Netherton Hub * Front-end engineering design services, in relation to any or all of the aforementioned scope. * The Employers will require the Preferred Bidder to enter a Long-Term Service Agreement (LTSA) for the HVDC converter technology, either as part of the main contract or a standalone contracts(s). This may be structured as: 1: a single agreement covering the converters at Netherton Hub and in Norfolk together, with both Employers acting jointly or as a Joint Venture, or; 2: two separate agreements, one with each Employer, covering converters in their respective areas of geographic responsibility individually.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The scope of this Procurement includes the provision of the front end engineering, the detailed design, manufacture, assembly, install, test, commission, trial operation, provision of critical spares and an option for maintenance support for 2 no. 2GW HVDC converters, one located at the Netherton Hub in Scotland and the other in Norfolk, England. The Employers reserve the right to take up to a maximum of three Suppliers through the prequalification process and into the tender process. Applicants are advised that, for the purpose of the contract, 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 are considering the potential to award early works.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-042511
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036575-2023
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

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
Not specified

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

31600000 - Electrical equipment and apparatus

45000000 - Construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,200,000,000 £1B-£10B
Lots Value
£1,200,000,000 £1B-£10B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
22 Jan 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC
Additional Buyers

Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission PLC

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
PH1 3AQ
Postcode Area
Perth
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward
Perth City North
Westminster Constituency
Perth and Kinross-shire

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