N/A · Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc (Aug 2023)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 28 Jul 2023no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Long Term Service Agreement for the Maintenance of Caithness Moray & Shetland HVDC Cable Systems.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipment

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Long Term Service Agreement for Maintenance of Cable Systems on Caithness Moray &…Awarded

Long Term Service Agreement for Maintenance of Cable Systems on Caithness Moray & Shetland HVDC.

Delivery: Scotland

Extensions: Option to Extend by 29 Months from April 2025

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 1 Aug 2023, 13:16 BST
Last source update: 1 Aug 2023, 13:16 BST
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-022322
Classification (CPV): Repair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipment
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM6)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ec09 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Under the Regulations, a Utility can award a contract following a negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition whereby:
“competition is absent for technical reasons” (clause 48;1;c;ii)
The cable systems have been designed, developed, prequalified, type tested, manufactured and installed by NKT – the OEM. The proprietary and intellectually protected nature of the supplied works presents significant design-life uncertainty, in the event a vendor, other than the OEM, would provide the LTSA services. Each component of CMS HVDC cable systems has been prequalified and type tested (in accordance with Cigré TB 496) as part of a complete system. Prequalification and type test verification to this international standard is a fundamental quality assurance for this multi-terminal HVDC transmission system; a key component within the UK’s Main Interconnected Transmission System (MITS).
Introducing cables or accessories from another vendor, which have not been tested as part of the same complete system, to the same standard, would introduce an unacceptable level of technical risk to the Employer’s asset.

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Jul 2023

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

OO Service - LT09 Shetland & CM HVDC, Subsea & Land Cables LTSA - Multi-Site 0326 · supplier not published
Signed
28 Jul 2023
Value
—
Status
active

Contracting authorityElectricity SC213461 200 Dunkeld Road, Perth, Scotland, PH1 3AQContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

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