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Published 10 Jul 2025, 14:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

FW Services - Specialist Engineering Services 1030

Official notice

Authority: SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLC (Public body)

Framework agreement4 lotsServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdUtilitiesSME suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£55,000,000total for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 2 Oct 2025
Lots 4see the lot list below
Framework period 3 yrsends 9 Dec 2028 · up to 9 Dec 2030 with extensions · starts 10 Dec 2025

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

SSEN Transmission is the licence holder for the transmission system in the north of Scotland. To meet the government’s target for renewable generation, and for the development of the existing infrastructure, significant work is being undertaken on the transmission system. This work includes the building and rebuilding of overhead lines, the development of grid substations, the construction of HVDC converter and cable systems, and the construction of FACTS devices. The projects and work being undertaken are in line with the NESO (National Electric System Operator) published Holistic Network Design (HND, Pathway to 2030 and Beyond 2030) reports. SSEN Transmission is responsible for delivering the complex technology and network solutions relating to any Scottish Island or network solutions with offshore assets. Particularly, any electricity system transmission infrastructure, either offshore or onshore, including HVDC, FACTs, AC networks, cable systems, and offshore installations

The purpose of establishing this Services Framework is to ensure SSEN Transmission has access to a range of specialist engineering services.

The Services will include but not be limited to engineering competencies related to engineering management, engineering drawings, plant/equipment/system specification, electrical design, civil design, offshore installation design, offshore works, construction-site support, installation support, commissioning support, consent related works, engineering compliance, risk management, risk analysis, and design assurance.

The Consultant will be able to provide support during all project stages including concept, option selection, FEED, detailed design, manufacturing, testing, construction, installation, and commissioning stages.

The Services will be Lotted.

Lot 1: HVDC & FACTS: Expertise in all aspects of HVDC and FACTS devices.

Lot 2 :Cable Systems: Expertise in HV Cable Systems, covering both AC and DC technology for land and submarine applications.

Lot 3; AC Networks: Expertise in all aspects of AC Networks.

Lot 4: Offshore and Subsea Services: Expertise in preparing requirements and specification documents to provide technical direction and governance for the design, delivery, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of offshore substation installations.

  • How the procedure runs: PQQ to be issued - Two step procedure under PA23 utilising Jaggaer / Find a tender. Following PQQ evaluation, down selection will be made to move to ITT stage. Awards will be made per Lot. Total of four (4) available Lots

CPV: Engineering design services · Engineering services · Technical services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework
Call-offs
call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
Framework period
3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 10 Dec 2025
Published description of the framework

Detailed in PQQ / ITT documentation

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value · same conditions of participation on every lot

Every one of these 4 lots carries the same published figure, £55,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1HVDC & FACTSRenewal 3 yrsSMEceiling above

Expertise for all aspects of HVDC & FACTS devices including but

not limited to:

(1) System design,

(2) Network & system studies,

(3) Earthing system design,

(4) Station / Equipment layout design,

(5) Plant & Equipment design / testing,

(6) DC Control & Protection design and settings development,

(7) DC Control & Protection system testing using PSCAD and RSCAD/RTDS,

(8) AC & DC Control & Protection interfacing and integration,

(9) AC Protection & Control scheme designAC Protection & Control setting calculation including short-circuit modelling and

calculations,

(11) Operator interfaces & SCADA systems,

(12) Auxiliary power systems,

(13) Secondary mechanical & electrical systems,

(14) Commissioning and commissioning management, and

(15) Operations & maintenance.

Contract period: 10 Dec 2025 – 9 Dec 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 9 Dec 2030 with extensions
Delivery: ScotlandEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 2 x 12 months extensions
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per PQQ documentation

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per PQQ documentation

Lot #2Cable SystemsRenewal 3 yrsSMEceiling above

Expertise for HV Cable Systems: This scope pertains to AC and DC

technology, for land and submarine applications.

(1) Cable system design (i.e., thermal rating calculations using both analytical and finite

element methods, induced voltages / currents, electro-magnetic fields, etc),

(2) Cable routing design and risk assessment,

(3) Installation design (i.e., pulling tensions, thermo-mechanical & marine engineering

calculations),

(4) Mechanical protection design,

(5) Monitoring & communication fibre optic cable system design,

(6) Testing and test witnessing (factory and site),

(7) Site and vessel representation for installation activities,

(8) Factory audit (quality & technical),

(9) Failure investigation and root cause analysis (RCA),

(10) Reliability, availability & maintainability analysis,

(11) Operations & maintenance strategy and planning,

(12) Technical training to Employer’s personnel,

(13) Diagnosis, analysis, and interpretation of cable system health & integrity based on

monitoring data acquired from field.

Contract period: 10 Dec 2025 – 9 Dec 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 9 Dec 2030 with extensions
Delivery: ScotlandEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 2 x 12 months extensions
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per PQQ documentation

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per PQQ documentation

Lot #3AC NetworksRenewal 3 yrsSMEceiling above

Expertise for all aspects of AC Networks including but not limited

to:

(1) Station design,

(2) Earthing system design,

(3) Plant & Equipment design / testingProtection & Control scheme design,

(5) Protection & Control setting calculation including short-circuit modelling and

calculations,

(6) Protection & Control system testing,

(7) Operator interfaces & SCADA systems,

(8) Overhead line design, consenting, and installation,

(9) Auxiliary power systems,

(10) Secondary mechanical & electrical systems,

(11) Commissioning and commissioning management, and

(12) Operations & maintenance

Contract period: 10 Dec 2025 – 9 Dec 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 9 Dec 2030 with extensions
Delivery: ScotlandEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 2 x 12 months extensions
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per PQQ documentation

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per PQQ documentation

Lot #4Offshore and Subsea ServicesRenewal 3 yrsSMEceiling above

Expertise for all aspects of preparation of requirements &

specification documents to provide technical direction and governance for design, delivery,

operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of offshore substation installations

including but not limited to:

(1) Site selection and desktop studies for option selection stage,

(2) Cable routing design and selection including burial risk assessment (CBRA),

(3) Unexploded ordinance (UXO) survey and risk assessment,

(4) Cable protection system (CPS) design and analysis,

(5) On-bottom stability and free span analysis for subsea cable installation,

(6) Burial assessment study (BAS) for subsea cable installation,

(7) Design, feasibility and risk assessment for horizontal directional drilling (HDD),

(8) Corrosion analysis for subsea cable installation,

(9) Loadout, spooling, unspooling of subsea cable systems,

(10) Jacket primary & topside secondary structural design,

(11) Pile foundation and grouted connection for jacket sleeved piles,

(12) Geotechnical ground modelling and interpretation (structures, piles, and subsea

cable installation)

(13) Metocean interpretation for structural design jacket & topside,

(14) Fabrication, transportation, and installation studies (HLV & float over options),

(15) Material, fabrication, corrosion, & protection design for topside and substructure,

(16) LV electrical design for ducting, cable routing and cable cabinets, interfacing with

topside structural design

(17)Lifecycle and condition monitoring for jacket primary and secondary topside

structures,

(18) Operations and maintenance requirements for complete offshore substation asset,

(19) Design risk management, from concept design through to decommissioning,

(20) Decommissioning, and

(21) Design verification and certification support

Contract period: 10 Dec 2025 – 9 Dec 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 9 Dec 2030 with extensions
Delivery: ScotlandEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 2 x 12 months extensions
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per PQQ documentation

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per PQQ documentation

What it takes to win
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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 more
Conditions of participation · identical on every lot2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per PQQ documentation

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per PQQ documentation

What this means for your bid
  • “FW Services - Specialist Engineering Services 1030” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Jul 2025, 14:09 BST
Last source update
22 Sept 2025, 11:16 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 24 Nov 2025
Authority reference
10244
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051536
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Engineering design servicesEngineering servicesTechnical services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055cfb Find a Tender
How it runs

PQQ to be issued - Two step procedure under PA23 utilising Jaggaer / Find a tender. Following PQQ evaluation, down selection will be made to move to

ITT stage. Awards will be made per Lot. Total of four (4) available Lots

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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Requests to participate (first stage)
2 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Appointment period ends
2 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
25 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc invite interested suppliers to view the PQQ Documents on our Jaggaer eprocurement system under "Current Opportunities" here:

sse.app.jaggaer.com/esop/guest/go/opport… ↗

Full details of the service required and how to respond to the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire can be found on that page

Timeline

10 Jul 2025 → 10 Dec 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    10 Jul 2025, 14:09 BST
  2. Tender notice published
    27 Aug 2025, 11:38 BST
  3. Latest notice published394 days ago
    22 Sept 2025, 11:16 BST
  4. Clarification questions by391 days ago
    25 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  5. Next notice expected385 days ago
    30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  6. Admission / appointment period ends384 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    2 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  7. Award decision expected by330 days ago
    24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  8. Contract starts315 days ago
    10 Dec 2025

Notice history

7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jul 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    10 Jul 2025, 14:09 BST
    UK1
  2. Tender notice published
    27 Aug 2025, 11:38 BST
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    27 Aug 2025, 11:38 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    27 Aug 2025, 11:38 BST
  5. Tender notice published
    27 Aug 2025, 14:11 BST
    UK4
  6. Tender notice published
    27 Aug 2025, 14:24 BST
    UK4
  7. Tender notice published
    22 Sept 2025, 11:16 BST
    UK4
Published amendments (1)

Submission deadline extension to 02/10/25

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2025-08: 1 release · 27 Aug 2025
  • 2025-07: 1 release · 10 Jul 2025

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLC

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-COH: SC213461 Inveralmond House, 200 Dunkeld Road, Perth, Scotland, PH1 3AQContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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