Official UK procurement notice
SSE Distribution Marine Survey DPS
Authority: SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLC (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionScottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc (SHEPD) owns and maintains the electricity distribution network in the North of Scotland and Scottish Islands comprising of overhead lines, underground cables and submarine electricity cables. SHEPD are responsible for the maintenance, repair and replacement of submarine cables in order to maintain security of supply to customers. As part of SHEPD’s RIIO ED2 price control period, the team plan to deliver end-to-end cable inspections on 71 submarine cables within the SHEPD license area. The total length of cable to be inspected is approximately 310km, split over a number of inspection campaigns spread across the price control period of 2024 to 2027. Other project may require additional surveys such as Geotechnical, Benthic and UXO. The Distribution DPS is open to be used by any business unit within the SSE group and where SSE is part of a joint venture.
- Recurrence: 2 or 3 times per year
CPV: Marine survey services
How this dynamic market works
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- Dynamic market
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1High Level Project Summary Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc (SHEPD) owns…Renewal
High Level Project Summary Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc (SHEPD) owns and maintains the electricity distribution network in the North of Scotland and Scottish Islands comprising of overhead lines, underground cables and submarine electricity cables. SHEPD are responsible for the maintenance, repair and replacement of submarine cables in order to maintain security of supply to customers. As part of SHEPD’s RIIO ED2 price control period, the team plan to deliver end-to-end cable inspections on 71 submarine cables within the SHEPD license area. The total length of cable to be inspected is approximately 310km, split over a number of inspection campaigns spread across the price control period of 2024 to 2027. These inspections are required to inform future intervention strategies, by understanding cable condition as well as confirming the latest cable position on the seabed. These works shall be undertaken in compliance with the latest inspection specification which satisfies Marine Scotland requirements. The 71 submarine cables which require inspection
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- “SSE Distribution Marine Survey DPS” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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How SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLC buys Engineering-related scientific and technical services (CPV 7135), and who usually turns up
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Lot #1High Level Project Summary Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc (SHEPD) owns…CPV 7135Published estimate£20m
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £348m57 awards in 36m · last this month | 8 live · £32m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 12% below n=4 | |
| £14m11 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 3 live · £3.0m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 9% below n=5 | |
| £1.4m9 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 1 live · £468k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £1.6m3 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 1 live · £150k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=2 | |
| £6.8m21 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | None on file | 16% below n=8 |
About this data
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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
- Services
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 2 or 3 times per year
- First published
- 21 Dec 2023, 10:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Dec 2023, 10:06 GMT
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-037619- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04290aFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Perth:-Marine-survey-services./39C9529K7D" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Perth:-Marine-survey-services./39C9529K7D</a> To respond to this opportunity, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/39C9529K7D" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/39C9529K7D</a> GO Reference: GO-20231221-PRO-24835501
How to participate & submission route
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Admission period ends
- 31 Dec 2028, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
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- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
21 Dec 2023 → 31 Dec 2028 · 2 dates- Notice published21 Dec 2023, 10:06 GMT
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown31 Dec 2028, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- SSE Services PlcReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice; the tender pack is on the portal.