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title: "LirIC HVDC Interconnector - Financial Advisory Service"
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# LirIC HVDC Interconnector - Financial Advisory Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/liric-hvdc-interconnector-financial-advisory-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0586b7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** TI LirIC Limited: "LirIC HVDC Interconnector - Financial Advisory Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £6,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [TI LirIC Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ti-liric-limited-GB-PPON-PWJV-7322-MWTR)
- **Published Value:** £6,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 September 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI31
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £6,800,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/liric-hvdc-interconnector-financial-advisory-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0586b7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0586b7`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/liric-hvdc-interconnector-financial-advisory-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0586b7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/liric-hvdc-interconnector-financial-advisory-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0586b7#participate

## 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 (https://tinv.com/intercon-projects/liric/).
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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## Lots (2)
### Lot LOT A: Debt Raising (Core Requirement)
- **Lot id:** `LOT A`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66171000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £5,000,000
- **Description:** 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 Revi...
- **Contract Period:** 14/11/2025 to 30/09/2027

### Lot Lot B: Equity Sell-Down or Capital Raise (Optional by election of TI)
- **Lot id:** `Lot B`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66171000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,000,000
- **Description:** 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 a...
- **Contract Period:** 14/11/2025 to 30/09/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** LirIC HVDC Interconnector - Financial Advisory Services (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PHTZ-4736-RBJX`
  - Value: £6,800,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 21/01/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F048267-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-23T12:05:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:33:22.051Z
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