--- title: "Tender Round 5 (TR5) for the grant of offshore transmission licences" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7ae7e441-e269-4388-97f9-fe55ad3c1b9f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7ae7e441-e269-4388-97f9-fe55ad3c1b9f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7ae7e441-e269-4388-97f9-fe55ad3c1b9f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7ae7e441-e269-4388-97f9-fe55ad3c1b9f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "OFFICE OF GAS & ELECTRICITY MARKETS" published: "2017-03-15" --- # Tender Round 5 (TR5) for the grant of offshore transmission licences Buyer: OFFICE OF GAS & ELECTRICITY MARKETS Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7ae7e441-e269-4388-97f9-fe55ad3c1b9f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7ae7e441-e269-4388-97f9-fe55ad3c1b9f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7ae7e441-e269-4388-97f9-fe55ad3c1b9f.json) ## Summary The Office of Gas & Electricity Markets is initiating Tender Round 5 (TR5) for the grant of offshore transmission licences concerning two projects: Galloper and Walney Extension, with a total contract value of £846 million. This competitive procedure with negotiation is currently in the Tender stage, and interested parties must submit their Expressions of Interest by 12:00 on 8th May 2017. The projects will connect wind farms to the Great Britain onshore grid, situated in the East of England and South East regions. The contract period is from 1st March 2018 to 1st March 2038. This tender presents a significant opportunity for companies involved in electricity distribution and related services, particularly those specialising in offshore transmission systems. Businesses with experience in renewable energy infrastructure, such as wind farm developers or infrastructure services providers, would be well-suited to engage in this competitive tendering process. By participating in TR5, qualified bidders can position themselves for long-term contracts and contribute to the UK's energy transition efforts. ## Notice TR5 consists of 5 projects, which are being tendered in 2 Groups. This notice concerns Group 2 which consists of the Galloper and Walney Extension projects. Further details on TR5 and how to participate can be found on the Ofgem website (see 'Attachments' section of this notice for URL links). Additional information: The type of procedure to be adopted is a competitive procedure with negotiation. The subject matter of this notice is the proposed grant of an offshore transmission licence to a successful bidder(s) for the purpose of connecting a wind farm(s) to the GB onshore grid. Tender Round 5 (TR5) consists of five projects which are split into 2 groups. Group 1 consists of 3 projects and Group 2 consists of 2 projects. This notice relates to Group 2 only. A transmission licence is expected to be granted for each project. High level details about the projects are as follows: Project: Galloper; Developer: innogy, Simens Financial Services, UK Green Investment Bank, Macquarie Capital and Sumitomo Corporation; Limited Capacity(MW): 336 Project: Walney Extension; Developer: DONG Energy; Limited Capacity(MW): 659. Requests to participate/EPQ submissions must be made electronically by 12:00 (local time), 08/05/2017. 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/cc704e56-39c4-4bc9-aac0-ce93aa3d8af7 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Mar 2017 | | Submission deadline | 8 May 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Mar 2018 - 1 Mar 2038 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £846,000,000 | | 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 & ELECTRICITY MARKETS | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 3GE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 65 - Public utilities ### Codes - 65300000 - Electricity distribution and related services ## Release History - 15 Mar 2017 at 13:49 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc704e56-39c4-4bc9-aac0-ce93aa3d8af7 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc704e56-39c4-4bc9-aac0-ce93aa3d8af7 15th March 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/electricity/transmission-networks/offshore-transmission Further details concerning offshore regime can be found here: - https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/electricity/transmission-networks/offshore-transmission/offshore-transmission-tenders/tender-round-5 Further details concerning TR5 can be found here: - https://ofgem.bravosolution.co.uk If you are interested in participating in TR5 please register your interest at the following link (after creating a user account you will be able to access the tender documentation): - https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/system/files/docs/2017/03/tr5_epq_document_group_2.pdf The Pre-Qualification Document for Tender Round 5 (Group 2) can be found here: ## Notice URLs - https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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