Peterhead to North Yorkshire HVDC Link Project

• Value: £480M

EPC of Two HVDC VSC converter stations (England and Scotland), including the underground civil works, to accommodate x2 HVDC cable poles over a total route length of approximately 490 km, forming a connection and capable of delivering 2GW as more fully described in the procurement documents. Applicant's submissions must also include EPC of HVAC cable between the converter station and POCC at Peterhead and Drax. The submission must include interfaces (as defined in the procurement documents) to adjacent cable and converter equipment, allowing interconnection of a final end-to-end solution. Submissions must include detailed delivery plans/programmes clearly demonstrating how production and installation will be achieved to ensure full commissioning of the HVDC Link by Q4 2029. The HVDC cable technology is 525kV XLPE, PPL or MIND. Proposed PPL and MIND cable systems (cables and accessories, including factory joints and transition joints) shall be type tested in accordance with Cigre Electra 189 and 171 before the award of the contract. Proposed XLPE cable systems (cables and accessories, including factory joints and transition joints) shall be Pre-Qualification tested in accordance with CIGRE TB852 or TB496 before the award of the contract. The Employers reserve the right to award Lot 1 and Lot 2 to the same Tenderer or to separate Tenderers. The Employers further reserve the right to award, alternatively, Lot 3 instead of Lot 1 and Lot 2. The Employers reserves the right to take up to a maximum of three successful Tenderers who achieve the highest scores across the criteria through to RFP stage. Applicants are advised that, for the purpose of the contracts, the Employers may potentially enter into joint venture arrangements prior to awarding any contract from this activity. If this approach were to be adopted and, depending on the nature of the joint venture arrangements, the successful applicant(s) may be required to enter into a contract with a new JV entity relating to the execution of the works and services being procured The Employers are considering the potential to award early works

• Value: £1B

EPC of two HVDC cable poles (underground and submarine cable), including the underground civils works, over a total route length of approximately 490 km, forming part of a connection between two HVDC converter stations (England and Scotland) and capable of delivering 2GW Or 1.4GW - 1.6GW. Lot 2 will be split into 2 sub lots and all Applicants will be required to submit a compliant response for at least one or more of the sub lots. The sub lots are: • Lot 2a 2 GW, 2 Cable 525kV solution • Lot 2b 1.4GW - 1.6GW, 2 Cable 525kV solution Only one sub lot will be selected by the Employers. Submissions must include detailed delivery plans/programmes clearly demonstrating how production and installation will be achieved to ensure full commissioning of the HVDC Link by Q4 2029. The HVDC cable technology is 525kV XLPE, PPL or MIND and Applicant's must note that the cable system (cables and accessories, including factory joints and transition joints) proposed in their design must have been type tested in accordance with Cigre Electra 189 and 171 before the award of the contract. Proposed XLPE cable systems (cables and accessories, including factory joints and transition joints) shall be Pre-Qualification tested in accordance with CIGRE TB852 or TB496 before the award of the contract. The Employers reserve the right to award Lot 1 and Lot 2 to the same Tenderer or to separate Tenderers. The Employers further reserve the right to award, alternatively, Lot 3 instead of Lot 1 and Lot 2. The Employers reserves the right to take up to a maximum of twelve successful Tenderers (in accordance with the Procurement documents) who achieve the highest scores across the criteria through to RFP stage. This comprises up to a maximum of six for sub lot 2a and six for sub lot 2b. Applicants are advised that, for the purpose of the contracts, the Employers may potentially enter into joint venture arrangements prior to awarding any contract from this activity. If this approach were to be adopted and, depending on the nature of the joint venture arrangements, the successful applicant(s) may be required to enter into a contract with a new JV entity relating to the execution of the works and services being procured. The Employers are considering the potential to award early works.

• Value: £2B

EPC of Two HVDC VSC converter stations (England and Scotland), including the underground civils works, to accommodate x2 HVDC cable poles over a total route length of approximately 490 km, forming a connection and capable of delivering 2GW or 1.4GW - 1.6GW. Applicants are advised that the two cable sub-lots described in II.3.4 apply equally to Lot 3. Applicant's submission must also include EPC of HVAC cable between the converter station and POCC at Peterhead and Drax. The submission must include interfaces (as defined in the procurement documents) to adjacent cable and converter equipment, allowing interconnection of a final end-to-end solution. Submissions must include detailed delivery plans/programmes clearly demonstrating how production and installation will be achieved to ensure full commissioning of the HVDC Link by Q4 2029. The HVDC cable technology is 525kV XLPE, PPL or MIND. Proposed PPL and MIND cable systems (cables and accessories, including factory joints and transition joints) shall be type tested in accordance with Cigre Electra 189 and 171 before the award of the contract. Proposed XLPE cable systems (cables and accessories, including factory joints and transition joints) shall be Pre-Qualification tested in accordance with CIGRE TB852 or TB496 before the award of the contract. Applicant's submission must also include EPC of HVAC cable between the converter station and POCC at Peterhead and Drax. The submission must include transition joints (as defined in the Tender Documents) to adjacent cable and converter equipment, allowing interconnection of a final end-to-end solution. Submissions must include detailed delivery plans/programmes clearly demonstrating how production and installation will be achieved to ensure full commissioning of the HVDC Link by Q4 2029. The Employers reserve the right not to award a Lot 3. The Constituent parts of any joint venture or consortium participating in Lot 3 will be expected also to participate in Lot 1 and Lot 2 The Employers reserves the right to take up to a maximum of three successful Applicants who achieve the highest scores across the criteria through to RFP stage Applicant's are advised that, for the purpose of the contracts, the Employers may potentially enter into joint venture arrangements prior to awarding any contract from this activity. If this approach were to be adopted and, depending on the nature of the joint venture arrangements, the successful applicant(s) may be required to enter into a contract with a new JV entity relating to the execution of the works and services being procured. The Employers is considering the potential to award early works.