Tender Summary

Eastern Green Link 3, Scotland to Norfolk, England HVDC Link Project-Converters

Buying Organisation

Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission PLC

Contract Value

£1,200,000,000

Tender Description

National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC and Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission PLC (the "Employers") are jointly developing a HVDC link between N Peterhead, Scotland and Norfolk, England (the "HVDC Link"). This notice concerns the procurement and award of contract(s) for:
Design, manufacture, testing, commissioning, trial running, provision of critical spares for two HVDC converter stations located in Scotland and England.
One converter will be located at the Netherton Hub, near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The other will be located in Norfolk, England.
The converters will each be capable of converting 2GW of AC to DC energy and DC to AC energy.
The two converters will be linked by two no. 2GW capacity 525kV cables, much of which will be routed in the North Sea.
There is an option that it will be routed through a DCSS (DC Switching Station) also to be located within the Netherton Hub
Front-end engineering design services, in relation to any or all of the aforementioned scope.
The Employers will require the Preferred Bidder to enter a Long-Term Service Agreement (LTSA) for the HVDC converter technology, either as part of the main contract or a standalone contracts(s). This may be structured as:
1: a single agreement covering the converters at Netherton Hub and in Norfolk together, with both Employers acting jointly or as a Joint Venture, or;
2: two separate agreements, one with each Employer, covering converters in their respective areas of geographic responsibility individually.

Tender categories (products & services required)

Construction work (CPV 45000000)
Electricity distribution and control apparatus (CPV 31200000)
Electrical equipment and apparatus (CPV 31600000)

Region

United Kingdom (UK)

Buyer Information