--- title: "Tender Round 6 (TR6) for the grant of three offshore transmission licences" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-797a58bc-669a-42c8-9f2c-c276729e3919" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-797a58bc-669a-42c8-9f2c-c276729e3919" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-797a58bc-669a-42c8-9f2c-c276729e3919.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-797a58bc-669a-42c8-9f2c-c276729e3919.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "OFFICE OF GAS AND ELECTRICITY MARKETS" published: "2018-11-30" --- # Tender Round 6 (TR6) for the grant of three offshore transmission licences Buyer: OFFICE OF GAS AND ELECTRICITY MARKETS Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-797a58bc-669a-42c8-9f2c-c276729e3919 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-797a58bc-669a-42c8-9f2c-c276729e3919) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-797a58bc-669a-42c8-9f2c-c276729e3919.json) ## Summary The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) is conducting Tender Round 6 (TR6) for the grant of three offshore transmission licences to connect Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm, Hornsea Project One Offshore Wind Farm, and East Anglia ONE to the Great Britain onshore grid. This competitive procedure with negotiation involves two stages: an Enhanced Pre-Qualification (EPQ) stage and an Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage. Interested bidders must submit their EPQ documentation by 12:00 local time on 7th February 2019. The contract period will commence on 1st October 2020 and conclude on 1st October 2045, with a total estimated value of £2,708,054,532 within the electricity distribution and related services industry across Yorkshire and the Humber, East of England, and Scotland. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in renewable energy infrastructure and services, particularly those specialising in offshore transmission and wind energy projects. Companies that can demonstrate expertise in large-scale electrical distribution systems and regulatory compliance would be well-suited to compete in this procurement. As these projects progress, successful bidders could gain not only lucrative contracts but also valuable experience and partnerships in the growing renewable energy sector. ## Notice This concerns the proposed grant of three offshore transmission licences to successful bidders to connect three offshore wind farms to the GB onshore grid. TR6 consists of Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm, Hornsea Project One Offshore Windfarm and East Anglia ONE (the Projects). The tender process will consist of two stages for each Project: an Enhanced Pre-Qualification (EPQ) stage and an Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage, resulting in selection of preferred bidders. Bidders who qualify at the EPQ stage will 'passport' into the ITT stage for all Projects which it has indicated it will participate. Where the maximum number of qualified bidders has not been reached for a Project, an additional EPQ stage may be run. Any bidder wishing to participate in the EPQ stage for any Project or in an additional EPQ stage, if held, must express their interest as per the requirements in the EPQ documentation. Additional information: TR6 consists of 3 projects, Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm, Hornsea Project One Offshore Wind Farm and East Anglia ONE (the Projects). The tender process will consist of two stages for each of the Projects: an Enhanced Pre-Qualification (EPQ) stage followed by an Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage which will result in the selection of a preferred bidder. Any bidder that qualifies at the EPQ stage will "passport" into the ITT stage for all of the Projects for which it has indicated it will participate. Where the maximum number of qualified bidders has not been reached for a Project, Ofgem may run an additional EPQ stage. Any bidder wishing to participate in the EPQ stage for any or all of the Projects or in an additional EPQ stage, if held, must express interest in doing so in accordance with the requirements in the EPQ documentation. Ofgem intends to stagger the ITT stages based on each Project's date of first power and as a result of the staggering of ITT stages, if an additional EPQ stage is held, any bidders qualifying as a result of that additional EPQ will only be eligible to submit an ITT submission for Projects yet to commence the ITT stage at the time of qualification. The type of procedure to be adopted is a competitive procedure with negotiation. The subject matter of this notice is the proposed grant of three offshore transmission licences to successful bidders for the purpose of connecting three wind farms to the GB onshore grid. TR6 consists of three projects. A transmission licence is expected to be granted for each project. High level details about the projects are as follows: Project: Beatrice; Developer: SSE Renewables, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, SDIC Power; Limited Capacity(MW): 588. Project: Hornsea Project One Offshore Wind farm; Developer: Orsted; Limited Capacity (MW): 1,200.Project: East Anglia ONE; Developer: ScottishPower Renewables; Limited Capacity (MW): 714 Requests to participate/EPQ submissions must be made electronically by 12:00 (local time), 07/02/2019 See the above links for how to do this. Please note that the information contained in the fields 'contract start date', 'Contract end date' and 'Lowest/actual value (PS)' in section 1 of this notice are indicative only. Please consult the tender documentation for further details. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/20315abf-3020-47ba-8454-328d8f2de635 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Nov 2018 | | Submission deadline | 7 Feb 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2020 - 1 Oct 2045 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,708,054,532 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | OFFICE OF GAS AND ELECTRICITY MARKETS | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | East London | | Postcode | E14 4PU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets | | Local authority | Tower Hamlets | | Electoral ward | Canary Wharf | | Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse | | Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 65 - Public utilities ### Codes - 65300000 - Electricity distribution and related services ## Release History - 30 Nov 2018 at 13:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/20315abf-3020-47ba-8454-328d8f2de635 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/20315abf-3020-47ba-8454-328d8f2de635 30th November 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ Further details on TR6 and how to participate can be found on the Ofgem website - https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/electricity/transmission-networks/offshore-transmission Further information in relation to the offshore regime can be found here: - https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/electricity/transmission-networks/offshore-transmission/offshore-transmission-tenders/tender-round-6 Further details on TR6 can be found here: - https://ofgem.bravosolution.co.uk If you are interested in participating in TR6 please register your interest at the following link (after creating a user account you will be able to access the tender documentation): ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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