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Published 2 Feb 2022, 21:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Peterhead to North Yorkshire HVDC Link Project

Official notice

Authority: EASTERN GREEN LINK 2 LIMITED·Consortium: 3 public authorities

3 lotsWorksNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Published estimate£1,600,000,000total for 3 lots
Submissions closed 9 Mar 2022awarded 28 Feb 2024
Awarded to BAM NUTTALL LIMITED, HITACHI ENERGY UK LIMITED and HITACHI ENERGY Sweden AB, PRYSMIAN POWERLINK S.R.L2 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC (NGET) and Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission

PLC (the "Employers") are jointly developing a HVDC link between Peterhead, Scotland and

Drax, England (the "HVDC Link"). The award is for two

Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contracts for the detailed design,

engineering, procurement, manufacture, installation, construction, testing, commissioning,

spares provision, operational hand-over and maintenance of the HVDC Link between

Scotland and England.

The procurement is structured in 2 lots consisting of:

 Lot 1 - EPC of HVDC, Voltage Source Commutated (VSC) converter stations and HVAC

underground cable between Converter Station and Point of Common Connection (PCC) at

both Peterhead and Drax.

 Lot 2 - EPC of HVDC submarine and underground cable between converter stations at

both Peterhead and Drax.

CPV: Construction work · Construction work for electricity power lines · Electricity distribution and control apparatus · High-voltage cable · Installation of cable laying · Submarine cable

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£3,234,000,000 together)
Lot #1Lot No: 1 - EPC of HVDC, Voltage Source Commutated (VSC) Converter Stations and HVAC underground cable between Converter Station and Point of Common Connection (PCC) at both Peterhead and DraxCancelled UK, South EastPublished value£480,000,000

EPC of Two HVDC VSC converter stations (England and Scotland)

Delivery: UK, South East · UK
Extensions: Maintenance for Converter StationsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Lot No: 2 - EPC of HVDC submarine and underground cable between Converter Stations at both Peterhead and DraxCancelled UK, South EastPublished value£1,154,000,000

EPC of HVDC submarine and underground cable between Converter Stations at both Peterhead and Drax

Delivery: UK, South East · UK and UK Territorial waters
Extensions: • Provide a spare duct at each landfall • Post Delivery Support AgreementVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Lot No: 3 - Lot 1 (Converter) and Lot 2 (Cable) combined as a single contract (Turnkey) UKPublished value£1,600,000,000

EPC of Two HVDC VSC converter stations (England and Scotland), including the underground civils works, to accommodate x2 HVDC cable poles over a total route length of approximately 490 km, forming a connection and capable of delivering 2GW or 1.4GW - 1.6GW.

Applicants are advised that the two cable sub-lots described in II.3.4 apply equally to Lot 3.

Applicant's submission must also include EPC of HVAC cable between the converter station and POCC at Peterhead and Drax. The submission must include interfaces (as defined in the procurement documents) to adjacent cable and converter equipment, allowing interconnection of a final end-to-end solution.

Submissions must include detailed delivery plans/programmes clearly demonstrating how production and installation will be achieved to ensure full commissioning of the HVDC Link by Q4 2029.

The HVDC cable technology is 525kV XLPE, PPL or MIND. Proposed PPL and MIND cable systems (cables and accessories, including factory joints and transition joints) shall be type tested in accordance with Cigre Electra 189 and 171 before the award of the contract. Proposed XLPE cable systems (cables and accessories, including factory joints and transition joints) shall be Pre-Qualification tested in accordance with CIGRE TB852 or TB496 before the award of the contract.

Applicant's submission must also include EPC of HVAC cable between the converter station and POCC at Peterhead and Drax. The submission must include transition joints (as defined in the Tender Documents) to adjacent cable and converter equipment, allowing interconnection of a final end-to-end solution.

Submissions must include detailed delivery plans/programmes clearly demonstrating how production and installation will be achieved to ensure full commissioning of the HVDC Link by Q4 2029.

The Employers reserve the right not to award a Lot 3. The Constituent parts of any joint venture or consortium participating in Lot 3 will be expected also to participate in Lot 1 and Lot 2

The Employers reserves the right to take up to a maximum of three successful Applicants who achieve the highest scores across the criteria through to RFP stage

Applicant's are advised that, for the purpose of the contracts, the Employers may potentially enter into joint venture arrangements prior to awarding any contract from this activity. If this approach were to be adopted and, depending on the nature of the joint venture arrangements, the successful applicant(s) may be required to enter into a contract with a new JV entity relating to the execution of the works and services being procured.

The Employers is considering the potential to award early works.

Delivery: UK · UK and UK territorial waters
Extensions:  Provide a spare duct at each landfall  Post Delivery Support Agreement;  Maintenance for Converter StationsVariant bids: not allowed

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
Lot distribution rule: The Employers reserve the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: \n\n Lot 1 or Lot 2\nor\n Lot 3
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    As described in the procurement documents

  • Economic & financial standing

    As described in the procurement documents

    Minimum: As described in the procurement documents
  • Technical & professional ability

    As described in the procurement documents

Legal form for consortia
Where there is a group of economic operators, joint venture or consortium each economic operator, joint venture partner or consortium member must be jointly and severally liable for the whole of the performance of the obligations under any contract to which it is a party.
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
Shortlisting
As described in the procurement documents
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Feb 2022, 21:02 GMT
Last source update
23 May 2024, 16:09 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-016364
Classification (CPV)
Construction workConstruction work for electricity power linesElectricity distribution and control apparatusHigh-voltage cableInstallation of cable layingSubmarine cable
Delivery area
UKSouth East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03128f Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Scotland to England Green Link (SEGL) 2 is subject to regulation under the Ofgem RIIO-T2 Large Onshore Transmission Investment regime and therefore the project costs and payment provisions may be subject to regulatory oversight.

Contract terms
Performance terms

Contracts will be structured on an Engineer, Procure and Construct ("EPC") basis, will be subject to the laws of England & Wales, and will contain performance guarantees. Completion and full commissioning of the HVDC Link needs to be scheduled to be completed by Q4 2029. Full details of the contract performance conditions are described in procurement documents.

Publisher note: Applicants are advised that, for the purpose of the contracts, the Employers may potentially enter into joint venture arrangements prior to awarding any contract from this activity. If this approach were to be adopted and, depending on the nature of the joint venture arrangements, the successful applicant(s) may be required to enter into a contract with a new JV entity relating to the execution of the works and services being procured The Employers reserve the right to withdraw this notice or any of the lots included in this notice at any time for whatever reason. In the event that the Employers decide to withdraw any lots within this notice, the Employers reserve the right to continue the process in respect of any of the remaining lots. The Employers reserve the right to award Lot 1 and Lot 2 to the same Tenderer or to separate Tenderers. The Employers further reserve the right to award, alternatively, Lot 3 instead of Lot 1 and Lot 2. Applicants shall be fully responsible for the costs of responding to this procurement at all stages of the procurement and in no circumstances do the Employers accept any liability for any costs incurred by any Applicants, howsoever or whensoever incurred.

How it was run

Official notice
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Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free buyer-specific invitations
Submission deadline
9 Mar 2022
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
480 days from the deadline
Deposits and guarantees

The following contractual security may be required from the Applicants:

 Parent company guarantees from the ultimate parent company or equivalent third party security

 Performance and warranty bonds

 Collateral warranties in favour of the Employers from all key subcontractors (to be determined by the Employers)

 Advance payment bonds if the Employers agree to an advance payment in each case as more fully described in the procurement documents

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Mar 2022 → 23 May 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    9 Mar 2022
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    3 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    23 May 2024, 16:09 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 May 2024, 16:09 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    23 May 2024, 16:09 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value Not summedvery large published value (£1bn+), not counted until verified; check the notice
Contracts signed 2latest 28 Feb 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot2 awards
BAM NUTTALL LIMITED, HITACHI ENERGY UK LIMITED and HITACHI ENERGY Sweden AB£1,307,000,000 †very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice—Awarded
PRYSMIAN POWERLINK S.R.L£1,597,000,000 †very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Eastern Green Link 2 Limited

Contracting authorityElectricity GB-COH: Eastern Green Link 2 Limited 1 Forbury Place, 43 Forbury Road, Reading, UK, RG1 3JHContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of JusticeReview body Strand, London
  • N/AReview body N/A

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.