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Onshore and Offshore Cable Repair Contract - Jointing Works

NATIONAL GRID NORTH SEA LINK LIMITED

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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27 Jul 2026 at 11:10

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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24 Jul 2026 at 10:29

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

National Grid North Sea Link Limited, working with National Grid Viking Link Limited, National Grid IFA 2 Limited and National Grid Interconnectors Limited, procured onshore and offshore repair services for land and submarine electricity interconnector cables. The scope centres on cable jointing and other repairs to the IFA1, IFA2, North Sea Link and Viking Link assets. Additional services include pre-emptive repairs, desktop fault-finding surveys, testing and root-cause analysis, repairs to joint-venture partner cables and other National Grid cable links, and Principal Designer or Principal Contractor duties. Work may be delivered in the United Kingdom, Denmark, France and Norway. The requirement covers submarine cable and marine construction works.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award under the utilities regime, using an open framework arrangement. It comprised one lot and was evaluated on technical capability: Prysmian Powerlink S.R.L. was selected because the buyer considered it the only contractor capable of jointing the MI and XLPE cable technologies used across the four interconnector assets. The award date was 24 July 2026 and the awarded value is EUR 18,000,000 gross. The initial contract period runs from 10 August 2026 to 9 August 2030, with a maximum extension date of 9 August 2034. Up to two further two-year extensions are allowed. A signature milestone is scheduled for 7 August 2026.

This award shows sustained demand from National Grid Ventures for specialist repair of electricity interconnector cables across multiple international assets. A credible future competitor would need proven capability in jointing both MI and XLPE cable technologies, together with practical experience repairing land and submarine cables offshore and onshore. Relevant capability also includes fault-finding surveys, electrical testing, root-cause analysis and pre-emptive repairs. Suppliers should be able to coordinate work across the United Kingdom, Denmark, France and Norway and support repairs involving joint-venture partners. Experience in cable-link environments, marine construction interfaces and the roles of Principal Designer or Principal Contractor would strengthen a future qualification case. The arrangement also indicates value in supporting additional cable-link work beyond the core four assets.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Onshore and Offshore Cable Repair Contract - Jointing Works

Notice Description

National Grid Interconnectors Limited (NGIL) is the owner and operator of the electricity interconnector known as IFA1. NGIL and its Joint Venture Partner, Reseau de Transport d'electricitie (RTE), procured the installation of the Land Cable and the Submarine Cable for IFA1. National Grid IFA2 Limited (NGIFA2) is the owner and operator of the electricity interconnector known as IFA2. NGIFA2 and its Joint Venture Partner, RTE, procured the installation of the Land Cable and the Submarine Cable for IFA2. National Grid North Sea Link Limited (NGNSL) is the owner and operator of the electricity interconnector known as North Sea Link. NGNSL and its Joint Venture Partner, Statnett SF, procured the installation of the Land Cable and the Submarine Cable for North Sea Link. National Grid Viking Link Limited (NGVLL) is the owner and operator of the electricity interconnector known as Viking Link. NGVLL and its Joint Venture Partner, Energinet Eltransmission A/S, procured the installation of the Land Cable and the Submarine Cable for Viking Link. The Employer wishes to retain a suitably qualified contractor to undertake offshore and onshore repairs to the Land Cables and the Submarine Cables, where required. The appointed Contractor has necessary capability and experience in the repair of electricity interconnector cables and will provide such jointing and other repair services in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Agreement includes a provision for Additional Services. Additional Services means: (a) pre-emptive repairs; (b) desktop surveys for Fault finding; (c) testing and Fault analysis (root cause analysis); (d) repairs to the Joint Venture Partner Cable (excluding vessel procurement, cable burial and unburial); (e) repairs to any National Grid Group Cable Link (excluding vessel procurement, cable burial and unburial); (f) performance of the role of Principal Designer and/or Principal Contractor; and/or (g) any other additional work and/or services performed by the Contractor in relation to this Agreement, instructed by (as the case may be): (h) the Employer in respect of the Land Cables and/or Submarine Cables; (i) the Joint Venture Partner in respect of the Joint Venture Partner Cable; or (j) any member of the National Grid Group (other than NGIL, NGIFA2, NGNSL and NGVLL) in respect of any National Grid Group Cable Link. The Employer will engage the Contractor via a Work Order or a Fault Notice where the Interconnector Asset relevant to the Cable Repair will be specified.

Procurement Information

Prysmian is the only contractor capable of performing jointing operations on the cable technology used in all four National Grid Ventures (NGV) Unincorporated Joint Ventures (UJV) Interconnector assets (MI and XLPE cables).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d2df
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070673-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
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

31321500 - Submarine cable

45244000 - Marine construction works

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£18,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
10 Aug 2026 - 9 Aug 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NATIONAL GRID NORTH SEA LINK LIMITED
Additional Buyers

NATIONAL GRID IFA 2 LIMITED

NATIONAL GRID INTERCONNECTORS LIMITED

NATIONAL GRID VIKING LINK LIMITED

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
WC2N 5EH
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PRYSMIAN POWERLINK S.R.L

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