Awarded contract

Grant of Offshore Transmission Licence for the Hornsea One Project

  • Office of Gas and Electricity Markets

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-019523

Published 11 August 2021, 10:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Office of Gas and Electricity Markets

10 South Colonnade

London

E14 4PU

Email

tendercoordinator@ofgem.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2079017102

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.ofgem.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Other type

The contracting authority is the Great Britain ('GB') Gas and Electricity Markets Authority ('GEMA' or the 'Authority')

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Regulator


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Grant of Offshore Transmission Licence for the Hornsea One Project

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 65320000 - Operation of electrical installations

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The successful bidder of this tender has entered into a transfer agreement for the purchase of offshore

transmission assets constructed by the developer to maintain and operate the assets in accordance with

the offshore transmission licence and relevant industry codes, standards and agreements. In addition to

being granted the offshore transmission licence, the successful bidder has been required to enter into a

range of agreements with the generator, any relevant distribution network owners and the National

Electricity Transmission System Operator.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £1,175,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Grant of a 25 year offshore transmission licence for the Hornsea One project

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Competitive procedure with negotiation

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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2018/S 234-534973


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

2018/S 234-534973

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

2 March 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Diamond Transmission Partners Hornsea One Limited

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,175,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Ofgem

London

Country

United Kingdom