Official UK procurement notice
Eastern Green Link 3, Scotland to Norfolk, England HVDC Link Project-Converters
Authority: NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNational 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.
CPV: Construction work · Electrical equipment and apparatus · Electricity distribution and control apparatus
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The scope of this Procurement includes the provision of the front end engineering, the…Published value£1,200,000,000
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.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Suitability
As described in the procurement documents
- Legal form for consortia
- Where there is a group of economic operators, joint venture or consortium, each economic operator, joint venture partner or consortium member must be jointly and severally liable for the whole of the performance of the obligations under any contract to which it is a party.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Shortlisting
- As described in the procurement documents
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 Dec 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Dec 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Authority reference
Converter - WS 4346053388- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-036575- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042511Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Eastern Green Link 3 (EGL3) is subject to regulation under the Ofgem Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) framework and therefore the project costs and payment provisions may be subject to regulatory oversight.
- Performance terms
Contracts will be structured on a supply and install basis and will be subject to the laws of England & Wales. They will contain performance guarantees.
It is anticipated that the contract for the Works will be awarded by early 2025. The Works will require to be delivered in time to allow the final EGL3 asset to be in service by the date set by Ofgem. As at the date of this notice, Ofgem’s requirement for the EGL3 asset to be in-service is anticipated to be Q4 2030.
These dates are indicative. Any available update to these dates and/or further information will be provided in the ITT.
Publisher note: Applicants are advised that, for the purpose of the contracts, 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 reserve the right to withdraw this notice at any time for whatever reason. Applicants shall be fully responsible for the costs of responding to this procurement at all stages of the procurement and in no circumstances do the Employers accept any liability for any costs incurred by any Applicants, howsoever or whensoever incurred.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.ariba.com ↗
- Submission deadline
- 22 Jan 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 480 days from the deadline
- Deposits and guarantees
Parent company guarantees from the ultimate parent company or equivalent third party security
Performance and warranty bonds
Collateral warranties in favour of the Employers from all key subcontractors (to be
determined by the Employers)
Advance payment bonds if the Employers agree to an advance payment in each case as more fully described in the procurement documents
Timeline
12 Dec 2023 → 1 Apr 2024 · 3 dates- Notice published12 Dec 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline22 Jan 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission PLCContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of JusticeReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria