Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
National Grid Interconnector Holdings Limited
1-3 Strand
London
WC2N5EH
Contact
Matt Pemberton
matthew.pemberton@nationalgrid.com
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI32 - Westminster
Companies House
08116497
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.nationalgrid.com/national-grid-ventures
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.6) Main activity
Electricity
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Continental Link MPI Marine Consultant
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 98360000 - Marine services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
National Grid Interconnector Holdings Limited are completing feasibility studies for a new HVDC multi-purpose interconnector (MPI) connecting Great Britain and Continental Scandinavia via an offshore windfarm in the North Sea.
The need for a Marine Consultant has thus arisen to carry out various tasks through the process of development & construction of the MPI. To register your interest in the procurement event and receive the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire documentation, applicants are to email matthew.pemberton@nationalgrid.com with the subject wording 'Registering Interest for the Continental Link MPI Marine Consultant' and include in the body of the message (if you have them) your Ariba AN numbers (Network ID), name, email address and contact phone number for all contacts within your organisation who will need to receive Ariba messages and administer your online submissions.
Following receipt of this information National Grid will invite you to the Ariba event where all of the pre-qualification documentation is contained including further
instructions.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
including but not limited to:
- Route Selection and HVDC Asset Locations Study
- Metocean
- Seabed and Environmental Surveys - pre awarding
- Technical project description
- UXO Survey
- Fisheries Liaison Officer (FLO)
- Seabed and Environmental Surveys - post awarding
- Interpretation of Data from Seabed Survey Contractors
- Route and HVDC Asset Locations Optimisation
- Cable Burial Risk Assessment
- Scour Analysis Platforms
- Provisional crossing design
- Provisional method statements for the execution of the landfalls.
- Burial installation analysis
- EPC Tender Review
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria
As described in the procurement documents.
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
four.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
24 February 2023
Local time
1:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom