Official UK procurement notice
LirIC HVDC Interconnector - Financial Advisory Service
Authority: TI LirIC Limited (Public body)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement description.
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.
- Project Diligence and Equity Risk Review
- Financial Model Coordination and Case Development
- Investor Search and Screening
- Valuation and Discount Rate Calibration
- Marketing Material
- Data-Room Management
- Competitive Process and Bid Evaluation
- Investment-Committee Materials
- Negotiation Support
- 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 lotLot #1Debt Raising (Core Requirement)AwardedPublished 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
- 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)AwardedPublished 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.
- Project Diligence and Equity Risk Review
- Financial Model Coordination and Case Development
- Investor Search and Screening
- Valuation and Discount Rate Calibration
- Marketing Material
- Data-Room Management
- Competitive Process and Bid Evaluation
- Investment-Committee Materials
- Negotiation Support
- Completion and Post-Close Handover
- Economic & financial standing
Specified in the pre-selection stage (RTP).
- Technical & professional ability
Specified in the pre-selection stage (RTP).
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).
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
- Economic & financial standing
Specified in the pre-selection stage (RTP).
- Technical & professional ability
Specified in the pre-selection stage (RTP).
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0586b7Find 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- 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
Timeline
13 Aug 2025 → 3 Feb 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published13 Aug 2025, 10:05 BST
- Clarification questions by27 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline10 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by350 days ago5 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts342 days ago14 Nov 2025
- Assessment summaries sent274 days ago21 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published271 days ago23 Jan 2026, 12:05 GMT
- Standstill ends260 days ago3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Aug 2025- Tender notice published13 Aug 2025, 10:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Jan 2026, 12:05 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Jan 2026, 12:05 GMT
- Contract signature expected5 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| Macquarie Capital (Europe) LimitedLirIC HVDC Interconnector - Financial Advisory Services6 Feb 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 | £6,800,000 inc. VAT | 21 Jan 2026standstill to 3 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Macquarie Capital (Europe) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender