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Published 1 Dec 2023, 12:12 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

HVDC Converter Systems Framework

Official notice

Authority: NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED (Public body)

Framework agreementWorksNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Framework ceiling (notional)£24,600,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 15 Jan 2024awarded 25 Feb 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NGUK issued a contract notice with publication reference 2023/S 000-035470 on 1 December 2023, with a view to establishing a multi-year, multi-supplier framework enabling the procurement of high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter projects which include:

(i) the supply and installation of converter systems including design, manufacture, installation, and testing of HVDC converter station technology and equipment, which may include front-end engineering design services in relation to any or all of the same;

(ii) turnkey solution including civils and major works; and

(iii) maintenance services

CPV: Construction work · Electrical equipment and apparatus · Electricity distribution and control apparatus

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
Extensions: The initial Framework duration is 60 (sixty) months, with the option to extend for up to 36 (thirty-six) months via single or multiple fixed termsVariant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
i

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
Legal form for consortia
No specific legal form is required in order to participate in the procurement stage. However, National Grid reserves the right to require successfully appointed suppliers to take a specific legal form and/or accept joint and several liability if constituted as a group of economic operators.
What this means for your bid
  • “HVDC Converter Systems Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Dec 2023, 12:12 GMT
Last source update
13 Mar 2025, 09:31 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009131
Classification (CPV)
Construction workElectrical equipment and apparatusElectricity distribution and control apparatus
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0420f2 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Call-off contracts may require the Contractor to interface with other contractors and involve a requirement for interaction/partnership working.

Publisher note: Please note that National Grid reserves the right to award HVAC works to facilitate the HVDC Converter Systems portfolio through this HVDC Converter Systems Framework at its sole discretion, should the requirements arise. Interested parties should contact [email protected], specifically noting your interest in the HVDC Converter Framework in order to access pre-qualification documentation via Ariba. Interested parties should note that National Grid is using the Ariba portal, details of which are set out in section I.3 above, to manage this procurement process. All documentation will be made available through this portal. All communications by interested parties must be made to National Grid only through this portal - any communications sent by alternative means and/or to any other person will be ignored. Please note that a "request to participate" for the purposes of section IV.2.2 of this notice is by completion and return of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ), which is available through the Ariba portal, by the stated deadline. Interested parties should note that National Grid reserves the right to cancel or vary this procurement process at any stage. National Grid may also change the basis, procedures and/or timescales set out or referred to within the procurement documents. National Grid will not be liable for any costs or expenses howsoever incurred by interested parties in participating in this procurement process. All financial values stated in this notice are estimates only and the final outturn values will depend on the precise works to be delivered, the means of delivery, the way in which the programme and project risks materialise, the actual rates of inflation up to completion of the programme, and other factors.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: SAP Ariba · Who buys & how to bid on SAP Ariba
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free buyer-specific invitations
Appointment period ends
15 Jan 2024
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Jan 2024 → 13 Mar 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    15 Jan 2024
  2. Notice published
    13 Mar 2025, 09:31 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 Mar 2025, 09:31 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 009131-2025-1

    Signed
    25 Feb 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 009131-2025-3

    Signed
    25 Feb 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 009131-2025-4

    Signed
    25 Feb 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 009131-2025-2

    Signed
    24 Feb 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic bodyElectricity GB-COH: 04508773 1-3 Strand, London, UK, WC2N5EHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

6 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria