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Published 26 Jan 2023, 09:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Tender Round 10 (TR10) for the grant of three offshore transmission licences

Official notice

Authority: Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Central government)

3 lotsServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Sectors: Public utilities (65) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)Scotland (UKM62)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 11 Apr 2023
Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This notice concerns the proposed grant of three offshore transmission licences to a successful bidders to connect three offshore wind farms to the GB onshore grid. TR10 consists of the projects Dogger Bank A Offshore Wind Farm Phase 1, Moray West Offshore Wind Farm and Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm (the Projects). The tender process will consist of two stages for each Project: an Enhanced Pre-Qualification (EPQ) stage and an Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage, resulting in the selection of preferred bidders. Any bidder wishing to participate in the EPQ stage for any Project, must express their interest as per the requirements in the EPQ documentation.

CPV: Operation of electrical installations

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Within UK territorial waters or the UK Renewable Energy Zone (as defined in the… Yorkshire & Humber

Within UK territorial waters or the UK Renewable Energy Zone (as defined in the Renewable Energy Zone (Designation of Area) Order 2004 (SI 2004 No.2668). This project is subject to change. The following is currently identified as a qualifying project under regulation 8(6)(a) of the Electricity (Competitive Tenders for Offshore Transmission Licences) Regulations 2015 (the Tender Regulations). The location listed below is based on the most proximate onshore points or on anticipated onshore connection points. Precise information will be available in the tender documents.

Project: Dogger Bank A Offshore Wind Farm Phase 1

Developer: SSE Renewables, Equinor and Vårgrønn

Limited Capacity (MW): 1200

Location: 131km (at the nearest point) from the North East coast of England.

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber
Second stage: 3–8 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
65320000 Operation of electrical installations
Lot #2Within UK territorial waters or the UK Renewable Energy Zone (as defined in the… Scotland

Within UK territorial waters or the UK Renewable Energy Zone (as defined in the Renewable Energy Zone (Designation of Area) Order 2004 (SI 2004 No.2668). This project is subject to change. The following is currently identified as a qualifying project under regulation 8(6)(a) of the Electricity (Competitive Tenders for Offshore Transmission Licences) Regulations 2015 (the Tender Regulations). The location listed below is based on the most proximate onshore points or on anticipated onshore connection points. Precise information will be available in the tender documents.

Project: Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm

Developer: EDF Renewables UK and ESB

Limited Capacity (MW): 450

Location: 15.5km (at the nearest point) off the Fife coast of Scotland

Delivery: Scotland
Second stage: 3–8 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
65320000 Operation of electrical installations
Lot #3Within UK territorial waters or the UK Renewable Energy Zone (as defined in the… Scotland

Within UK territorial waters or the UK Renewable Energy Zone (as defined in the Renewable Energy Zone (Designation of Area) Order 2004 (SI 2004 No.2668). This project is subject to change. The following is currently identified as a qualifying project under regulation 8(6)(a) of the Electricity (Competitive Tenders for Offshore Transmission Licences) Regulations 2015 (the Tender Regulations). The location listed below is based on the most proximate onshore points or on anticipated onshore connection points. Precise information will be available in the tender documents.

Project: Moray West Offshore Wind Farm

Developer: Ocean Winds (a joint-venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE) and Ignitis.

Limited Capacity (MW): 860

Location: 65km north off the Aberdeenshire coast of Scotland.

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
65320000 Operation of electrical installations

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
26 Jan 2023, 09:32 GMT
Last source update
26 Jan 2023, 09:32 GMT
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-002364
Classification (CPV)
Operation of electrical installations
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)Scotland (UKM62)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039ab4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://ofgem.bravosolution.co.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
11 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

ofgem.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

26 Jan 2023 → 11 Apr 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    26 Jan 2023, 09:32 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    11 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Office of Gas and Electricity Markets

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentThe contracting authority is the Great Britain (‘GB’) Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (‘GEMA’ or the ‘Authority’)Regulation 10 South Colonnade, London, UK, E14 4PUContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • OfgemReview body LondonContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria