Tender Round 8 (TR8) for the grant of one offshore transmission licence

A Tender Notice
by OFFICE OF GAS AND ELECTRICITY MARKETS

Source
Contracts Finder
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
25 year
Value
£1B
Sector
INDUSTRIAL
Published
22 Jul 2021
Delivery
30 Nov 2022 to 30 Nov 2047
Deadline
07 Oct 2021 12:00

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

Description

This concerns the proposed grant of one offshore transmission licence to a successful bidder to connect one offshore wind farm to the GB onshore grid. TR8 consists of the Hornsea Project Two Offshore Wind Farm (the Project). The tender process will consist of two stages: an Enhanced Pre-Qualification (EPQ) stage and an Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage, resulting in selection of a preferred bidder. Any bidder wishing to participate in the EPQ stage for the Project must express their interest as per the requirements in the EPQ documentation.

CPV Codes

  • 65320000 - Operation of electrical installations

Other Information

The tender process will consist of two stages for the Project: an Enhanced Pre-Qualification (EPQ) stage followed by an Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage which will result in the selection of a preferred bidder. Any bidder wishing to participate in the EPQ stage for the Project must express interest in doing so in accordance with the requirements in the EPQ documentation. The type of procedure to be adopted is a competitive procedure with negotiation. The subject matter of this notice is the proposed grant of one offshore transmission licence to the successful bidder for the purpose of connecting one wind farm to the GB onshore grid. TR8 consists of one project and a transmission licence is expected to be granted for the project. High level details about the project are as follows: Project: Hornsea Project Two Offshore Wind Farm Developer: Ørsted Capacity (MW): 1,386 Location: 90km (at the nearest point) East of the Humber Estuary in East Yorkshire Requests to participate/EPQ submissions must be made electronically by 12:00 (local time), 07/10/2021. See the links below for how to do this. Please note that the information contained in the fields 'contract start date', 'Contract end date' and 'Lowest/actual value (£)' in section 1 of this notice are indicative only. Please consult the tender documentation for further details. Further details on TR8 and how to participate can be found on the Ofgem website https://www.ofgem.gov.uk Further information in relation to the offshore regime can be found here: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/energy-policy-and-regulation/policy-and-regulatory-prog... Further details on TR8 can be found here: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/energy-policy-and-regulation/policy-and-regulatory-prog... If you are interested in participating in TR8 please register your interest at the following link (after creating a user account you will be able to access the tender documentation): https://ofgem.bravosolution.co.uk The Enhanced Pre-Qualification Document for Tender Round 8 can be found on the Ofgem website here: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/energy-policy-and-regulation/policy-and-regulatory-prog...

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