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Published 13 Aug 2025, 10:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

LirIC HVDC Interconnector - Financial Advisory Service

Official notice

Authority: TI LirIC Limited (Public body)

2 lotsServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdUtilities
Published estimate£6,000,000total for 2 lots · £7,200,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Sept 2025awarded 21 Jan 2026
Award (standstill) to Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited
Contract term 1 yr 11 moends 30 Sept 2027 · starts 14 Nov 2025

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

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Previous publications: UK4: Tender notice. Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-048267.

TI LirIC Limited is awarding a contract under competitive flexible procedure for the Financial Advisory Services in relation to the LirIC HVDC Interconnector Project located between Scotland and Northern Ireland (NI).

Scope is split into two lots:

Lot A. Debt Raising (Core).

Scope for the debt raising process is tabled below:

1.Financing Prep & Bankability Review

2.Regulatory Liaison

3.Financial Model Update & Sensitivities

4.Funding Plan (Cap & Floor Scenarios)

5.Lender Search, Screening & Adviser Appointment

6.Appointment of Lenders Advisers

7.ECA Financing Strategy

8.Debt Marketing Materials

9.Data-Room Management

10.Competitive Process & Mandate

11.Investment-Committee Materials

12.Documentation & Financial Close

13.Post-Close Handover: Pack & Training

14.Project Management, Governance & Reporting

Lot B. Equity Sell-Down or Capital Raise (Optional by election of TI).

If an equity sell-down or capital raise is pursued, scope is tabled below.

  1. Project Diligence and Equity Risk Review
  2. Financial Model Coordination and Case Development
  3. Investor Search and Screening
  4. Valuation and Discount Rate Calibration
  5. Marketing Material
  6. Data-Room Management
  7. Competitive Process and Bid Evaluation
  8. Investment-Committee Materials
  9. Negotiation Support
  10. Completion and Post-Close Handover

The LirIC HVDC Interconnector Project:

TI LirIC Limited is engaged in the development of a 700MW High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) electricity interconnector project that will connect the Great Britain (GB) and Irish (I-SEM) transmission networks. This project is called the LirIC Project (tinv.com/intercon-projects/li… ↗).

The project will link grid connection points in the GB and Northern Irish transmission grids.

The LirIC interconnector shall utilise Voltage Source Converter (VSC) technology and the configuration shall be a Symmetrical Monopole. The rated DC voltage shall be +/-320 kV.

The link shall be bi-directional and shall have a rated power (receiving end) of 700 MW

For the avoidance of doubt, TI LirIC Limited does not consider itself to be bound by the Procurement Act 2023 or any associated procurement legislation (together, UK procurement legislation). Accordingly, the procurement for the award of Converter Stations and Civil & Building Works as further described in this notice and any associated documents (the Procurement) is not, nor does it purport to be, subject to UK procurement legislation. For the avoidance of doubt, interested suppliers are put on notice that the publication of this document and any other document that relates to this Procurement is published voluntarily and nothing in this document, or any other document that TI LirIC Limited publishes in relation to this Procurement should be construed as purporting to give rise to rights or obligations under UK procurement legislation.

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  • How the procedure runs: There will be a 4 week Request to Participate (pre-selection) stage managed from the Delta platform that will include questions on identity, capabilities, credentials, due diligence and the need to agree an NDA. This will be followed, for successful Applicants only, by an ITT to receive proposals and select the successful bidder for negotiations.

CPV: Financial consultancy services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£6,000,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Debt Raising (Core Requirement)Awarded 1 yr 11 moPublished value£5,000,000

Description: The minimum scope requirements for the debt raising process is tabled below. Please expand on and confirm your acceptance of each of these requirements by explicitly stating so within your response.

1.Financing Prep & Bankability Review

2.Regulatory Liaison

3.Financial Model Update & Sensitivities

4.Funding Plan (Cap & Floor Scenarios)

5.Lender Search, Screening & Adviser Appointment

6.Appointment of Lenders’ Advisers

7.ECA Financing Strategy

8.Debt Marketing Materials

9.Data-Room Management

10.Competitive Process & Mandate

11.Investment-Committee Materials

12.Documentation & Financial Close

13.Post-Close Handover: Pack & Training

14.Project Management, Governance & Reporting

Contract period: 14 Nov 2025 – 30 Sept 2027 (1 yr 11 mo)Value: £5,000,000 exc. VAT · £6,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: London
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Specified in the pre-selection stage (RTP).

  • Technical & professional ability

    Specified in the pre-selection stage (RTP).

Lot #2Equity Sell-Down or Capital Raise (Optional by election of TI)Awarded 1 yr 11 moPublished value£1,000,000

If an equity sell-down or capital raise is pursued, it may be conducted at the level of the Client or an affiliated entity designated to hold the relevant shareholding in the project company. Bidders should confirm that their proposed scope remains applicable across either structure.

The minimum scope requirements for the equity sell down process or capital raise is tabled below. Please expand on and confirm your acceptance of each of these requirements by explicitly stating so within your proposal.

Please note that no conditions may be attached to the minimum requirements in a bidder’s final offer.

  1. Project Diligence and Equity Risk Review
  2. Financial Model Coordination and Case Development
  3. Investor Search and Screening
  4. Valuation and Discount Rate Calibration
  5. Marketing Material
  6. Data-Room Management
  7. Competitive Process and Bid Evaluation
  8. Investment-Committee Materials
  9. Negotiation Support
  10. Completion and Post-Close Handover
Contract period: 14 Nov 2025 – 30 Sept 2027 (1 yr 11 mo)Value: £1,000,000 exc. VAT · £1,200,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: London
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Specified in the pre-selection stage (RTP).

  • Technical & professional ability

    Specified in the pre-selection stage (RTP).

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
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical, Experience, Methodology and Scope (Further information and final weighting at the ITT Stage): 60%
  • Cost & Commercials (Further information and final weighting at the ITT Stage): 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Cost & Commercials (Further information and final weighting at the ITT Stage): Further information
  • Technical, Experience, Methodology and Scope (Further information and final weighting at the ITT Stage): Further information
Conditions of participation · identical on every lot2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Specified in the pre-selection stage (RTP).

  • Technical & professional ability

    Specified in the pre-selection stage (RTP).

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
13 Aug 2025, 10:05 BST
Last source update
23 Jan 2026, 12:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 5 Nov 2025
Authority reference
TI-ITT00010 - LirIC - FA
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048267
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Financial consultancy services
Delivery area
London (UKI31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0586b7 Find a Tender
How it runs

There will be a 4 week Request to Participate (pre-selection) stage managed from the Delta platform that will include questions on identity, capabilities, credentials, due diligence and the need to agree an NDA.

This will be followed, for successful Applicants only, by an ITT to receive proposals and select the successful bidder for negotiations.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Requests to participate (first stage)
10 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
10 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
27 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Aug 2025 → 3 Feb 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    13 Aug 2025, 10:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    27 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    10 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by350 days ago
    5 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts342 days ago
    14 Nov 2025
  6. Assessment summaries sent274 days ago
    21 Jan 2026
  7. Latest notice published271 days ago
    23 Jan 2026, 12:05 GMT
  8. Standstill ends260 days ago
    3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    13 Aug 2025, 10:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    23 Jan 2026, 12:05 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    23 Jan 2026, 12:05 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    5 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £6,800,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Across several lots1 award
Macquarie Capital (Europe) LimitedLirIC HVDC Interconnector - Financial Advisory Services6 Feb 2026 – 30 Sept 2027£6,800,000 inc. VAT21 Jan 2026standstill to 3 Feb 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

TI LirIC Limited

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-PPON: PWJV-7322-MWTR 17th Floor,, 88 Wood Street,, London, London, EC2V 7DAContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender