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title: "Eastern Green Link 3, Scotland to Norfolk, England HVDC Link Project-Converters"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042511"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC"
published: "2023-12-12"
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# Eastern Green Link 3, Scotland to Norfolk, England HVDC Link Project-Converters

Buyer: NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042511

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036575-2023 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,200,000,000 |
| Lots value | £1,200,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC |
| Additional buyers | SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLC |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Perth |
| Postcode | PH1 3AQ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling |
| Local authority | Perth and Kinross |
| Electoral ward | Perth City North |
| Westminster constituency | Perth and Kinross-shire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 31200000 - Electricity distribution and control apparatus
- 31600000 - Electrical equipment and apparatus
- 45000000 - Construction work

## Release History

- 12 Dec 2023 at 17:00 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036575-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ariba.com
- https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals/kings-bench-division-of-the-high-court
- https://www.nationalgrid.com
- https://www.ssen.co.uk/Home

## Provenance

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