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title: "EGL 3 & 4 Marine Surveys"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-038739"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC"
published: "2023-08-10"
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# EGL 3 & 4 Marine Surveys

Buyer: NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038739

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## Summary

The National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC has awarded contracts for the "EGL 3 & 4 Marine Surveys" project. The procurement process was under a selective method using a restricted procedure. The project involves marine survey services for cable routes between Peterhead and Lincolnshire, and Fife to Lincolnshire. The contracts were signed on 19th May 2023, with NEXT GEOSOLUTIONS UKCS LIMITED and GEOXYZ UK LTD as the awarded suppliers.

This tender for marine survey services on electricity transmission network connections presents business growth opportunities for companies in the marine survey services industry. Businesses that specialise in geophysical, geotechnical, topographic, and environmental sampling would be well-suited to compete. The project is at the award stage, offering insights into potential future contracts with National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC for similar projects in the electricity transmission sector.

## Notice

As part of the Eastern Green Link Projects (EGL 3 & EGL 4) new connections will increase the capability of the electricity transmission network between England and Scotland. The general requirement is for a marine survey of two cable routes to inform of seabed morphology and shallow sediment structure, and to provide benthic characterisation and habitat maps. The planned marine cable routes are both East Coast UK, from Peterhead to Lincolnshire and from Fife to Lincolnshire. Lotting of the Requirements: * Lot 1- EGL 3 Marine Cable Route Survey: approximately 500 km route from Peterhead to Lincolnshire * Lot 2 - EGL 4 Marine Cable Route Survey: approximately 450 km route from Fife to Lincolnshire The survey scope of work covers geophysical, geotechnical, topographic and environmental sampling.

### Lot Information

EGL 3 Marine Cable Route Survey _Peterhead to Lincolnshire

Lot 1- EGL 3 Marine Cable Route Survey-approximately 500 km route from Peterhead to Lincolnshire There may be parts of the EGL 3 and EGL 4 routeing which are similar and may be surveyed as one. The survey scope of work covers geophysical, geotechnical, topographic, and environmental sampling. Requirements for the scope are listed below: -Obtain accurate Bathymetric (Inc. MBES/SBES) data -Obtain accurate high-resolution Side Scan Sonar (SSS) data -Obtain accurate high resolution Sub-Bottom Profiler (SBP) data -Obtain high quality Magnetometer data -Obtain high quality Benthic Grab Samples -Obtain high quality soil samples -Obtain high quality CPT/VC results -Obtain high quality lab testing results of soil samples -Obtain high quality topographic survey data -Obtain high quality UAV imagery -Data analysis and production of full and detailed Survey Reports in accordance with the Technical Specification of the survey - to be issued at RFP stage -Produce a conformant GIS deliverable package in accordance with the Technical Specification of the survey As an option -Obtain high quality onshore geotechnical data at landfalls -Obtain high quality onshore geophysical data at landfalls Nearshore works shall include water depths of less than 10m LAT, offshore areas involve water depths up to 120m LAT.

Lot 2 - EGL 4 Marine Cable Route Survey-approximately 450 km route from Fife to Lincolnshire

Lot 2 - EGL 4 Marine Cable Route Survey-approximately 450 km route from Fife to Lincolnshire There may be parts of the EGL 3 and EGL 4 routeing which are similar and may be surveyed as one. The survey scope of work covers geophysical, geotechnical, topographic, and environmental sampling. Requirements for the scope are listed below: -Obtain accurate Bathymetric (Inc. MBES/SBES) data -Obtain accurate high-resolution Side Scan Sonar (SSS) data -Obtain accurate high resolution Sub-Bottom Profiler (SBP) data -Obtain high quality Magnetometer data -Obtain high quality Benthic Grab Samples -Obtain high quality soil samples -Obtain high quality CPT/VC results -Obtain high quality lab testing results of soil samples -Obtain high quality topographic survey data -Obtain high quality UAV imagery -Data analysis and production of full and detailed Survey Reports in accordance with the Technical Specification of the survey - to be issued at RFP stage -Produce a conformant GIS deliverable package in accordance with the Technical Specification of the survey

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023487-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Dec 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 May 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS4 4HQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Brislington West |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | GEOXYZ; NEXT GEOSOLUTIONS UKCS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71354500 - Marine survey services

## Release History

- 10 Aug 2023 at 17:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023487-2023
- 22 Nov 2022 at 11:18 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033048-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ariba.com
- http://www.nationalgrid.com/electricity-transmission/

## Provenance

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