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Published 8 Aug 2025, 15:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Western Link 2 Onshore FEED Study

Official notice

Authority: SCOTTISH POWER UK PLC

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 22 Jul 2025no call for competition
Awarded to AtkinsRéalis UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of an Onshore FEED Study to support the process of determining optimal Converter Station and T-Point site locations in the northern (Scottish) end of the upcoming Western Link 2 HVDC Interlink project.

CPV: Engineering design services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Onshore FEED Study to support the process of determining optimal Converter Station and…Awarded

Onshore FEED Study to support the process of determining optimal Converter Station and T-Point locations in the northern (Scottish) end of the upcoming Western Link 2 HVDC Interlink project, with requirements as follows.

Site and Route Option Selection

  • Technical Feasibility of Converter Site
  • Technical Feasibility of Switching Station (T-Point) Site

Land Acquisition/Land Rights

  • General Support (land acquisiton teams, negotiation with crossed parties, negotiation for associated footprint, iterative process for Cable Routing)
  • CPO Support (option)

Technical Data for Tenders

  • Produce/Collate data for Tender purposes for Converter Civils, Converter OEM and Land Cables

Specimen Design (Option)

  • Produce assumptions/models to competitive bidders when design information is not available
Delivery: Scotland

Procedure terms & legal framework

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
8 Aug 2025, 15:22 BST
Last source update
8 Aug 2025, 15:22 BST
Authority reference
WS2389551034
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047361
Classification (CPV)
Engineering design services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058469 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

Requirement advertised via Periodic Idicative Notice 2024/S 000-040402 published on 16th December 2024.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AtkinsRéalis UK Ltd——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

SCOTTISH POWER UK PLC

Contracting authorityElectricity GB-COH: SC117120 320 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G25ADContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.