HVDC - Major Works & Civils Framework

Concepts

• construction work
• civil engineering
• installation work
• ancillary works
• c.15 hvdc projects
• cable works
• hvdc
• civils framework
• converter works
• hvdc major works & civils framework

Location

London

Description

National Grid is an international Electricity and Gas Network Company and one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the world, based in the United Kingdom with operations in the north-east of the United States of America. National Grid is looking to establish a multi-year High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Major Works & Civils Framework, primarily to service its growing HVDC requirements. The scope of this Procurement includes c.15 HVDC projects; certain projects, and other identified projects that it is currently anticipated will be of similar size and value and will be identified as infrastructure to enable the connection of 50GW of Offshore Wind by 2030 and Net Zero by 2050. The scope also comprises other as-yet unidentified additional major HVDC projects, the precise location and nature of which is not yet known but which will share the same key features as the other projects. National Grid's HVDC Major Works & Civils Framework includes but is not limited to civil engineering & construction works for National Grid's High Voltage Direct Current project portfolio, including construction of converter stations and installation of UHV cable. National Grid reserves its rights to utilise different procurement routes for converter works (i.e., turnkey delivery through the HVDC Converter Systems Framework) and cable works (i.e., turnkey delivery through the HVDC Cable Framework) on a project-by-project basis.

Lot Division

Renewal Options

The initial Framework duration is expected to be 60 (sixty) months, with the option to extend for up to 36 (thirty-six) months via single or multiple fixed terms.

CPV Codes

• 45000000 - Construction work
• 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
• 45300000 - Building installation work
• 51112100 - Installation services of electricity distribution equipment
• 45231400 - Construction work for electricity power lines
• 45232000 - Ancillary works for pipelines and cables

Indicators

• Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
• Bids should cover one or more lots.
• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.
• Performance considerations apply.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

In relation to section II.2.10 of the Contract Notice, variant bids may be accepted by National Grid. However, this will only apply in circumstances where the form and content of the variant has been approved by National Grid in advance prior to the Submission Deadline, and is submitted alongside a compliant bid. National Grid UK Limited will conduct the procurement and enter into the framework agreement with the successfully appointed suppliers for its own benefit and for the benefit of the entities identified below. National Grid UK Limited or any of the following entities shall be entitled to call off from the framework agreement and enter into contracts resulting from the call off: 1. Any parent undertakings or subsidiary undertakings (each term as defined in section 1162 Companies Act 2006 except that references in that section to "majority" shall be replaced by reference to "25% or more") of National Grid UK Limited and any subsidiary undertakings of any such parent undertakings at the time of the call off including without limitation: a. National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc; b. National Grid LionLink Limited; c. National Grid Nautilus Limited; d. National Grid Continental Limited; e. National Grid Interconnector Holdings Limited; f. National Grid Interconnectors Limited; and g. National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) plc 2. Any entity that is acting as a project partner with any National Grid call off partner (identified in paragraph 1 above) and which calls off jointly with any such National Grid entity including, without limitation,: a. SP Transmission Plc; b. ScottishPower Renewables (UK) Limited; c. Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Plc; d. TenneT TSO B.V.; e. TenneT TSO GmbH; f. TenneT Offshore GmbH; g. Elia Asset NV/SA; h. RTE Réseau de Transport d'Electricité; and i. Transmission system operators and other developers and/or operators of HVDC projects; and/or 3. Any special purpose vehicle, incorporated joint venture or contractual joint venture, between any of the parties identified in paragraphs 1 and 2 above. It should be noted that, whilst National Grid Interconnector Holdings Limited and any of its subsidiaries whether current or future, which hold an interconnector licence, and National Grid Interconnectors Limited, are included within the scope of the HVDC Major Works & Civils framework agreement, and therefore entitled to call off under it, these entities are not subject to the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 or any other relevant procurement regime. These entities' participation in this procurement process and/or the framework agreement does not cause them to be subject to those rules in whole or in part. Interested parties should contact box.gp.ukbuyerngv@nationalgrid.com, specifically noting your interest in the HVDC Major Works & Civils Framework, in order to access pre-qualification documentation via Ariba. Please provide the name of your organisation and your Ariba ID (if already set up). Interested parties should note that National Grid is using the Ariba portal, details of which are section out in section I.3 above, to manage this procurement process. All documentation will be made available through this portal. All communications by interested parties must be made to National Grid only through this portal - any communications sent by alternative means and/or to any other person will be ignored. Please note that a "request to participate" for the purposes of section IV.2.2 of this notice is by completion and return of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ), which is available through the Ariba portal, by the stated deadline. Interested parties should note that National Grid reserves the right to cancel or vary this procurement process at any stage. National Grid may also change the basis, procedures and/or timescales set out or referred to within the procurement documents. National Grid will not be liable for any costs or expenses howsoever incurred by interested parties in participating in this procurement process. All financial values stated in this notice are estimates only and the final outturn values will depend on the precise works to be delivered, the means of delivery, the way in which the programme and project risks materialise, the actual rates of inflation up to completion of the programme, and other factors.