Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Plc
200 Dunkeld Road
Perth
PH1 3AQ
transmission.procurement@sse.com
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM6 - Highlands and Islands
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.ssen-transmission.co.uk
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Caithness, Moray & Shetland Multi-Terminal HVDC Link's Long-Term Service Agreement
Reference number
20725
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 65320000 - Operation of electrical installations
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The services comprise mobilisation, scheduled maintenance, emergency call out, unscheduled maintenance and cyber security related services.
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: £28,210,957.17
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM6 - Highlands and Islands
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Long-term service agreement associated with the Caithness, Moray & Shetland multi-terminal link that comprises mobilisation, scheduled maintenance, emergency call out, unscheduled maintenance and cyber security related services.
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The Caithness, Moray and Shetland Multi-Terminal High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Link has been constructed using Hitachi Energy's proprietary HVDC Light Voltage Sourced Converter technology. Due to the proprietary nature of these works there is no other vender who has the ability to maintain, fault find and repair the core components and systems. No other HVDC Original Equipment Manufacturer or specialist has the necessary skills or expertise on Hitachi Energy equipment to repair the facility following a forced outage incident impacting the efficient operation of the facilities. There would also be significant risk of other contractors performing maintenance activities during the performance guarantee periods from the Shetland Construction Contract.
As well as the technical reasons Hitachi Energy would not allow SSEN Transmission to procure a 3rd party to maintain their systems due to confidentiality of their intellectual property. This was expressed within the Shetland Construction Contract confidentiality clause which states that no Competitor, being a third party that carries out business as a designer, engineer, supplier, construction contractor and/or installation contractor in connection with high voltage direct current converter station systems, power electronics and/or associated plant and infrastructure, could receive Confidential Information which would be required to undertake the proposed services.
SSEN Transmission are therefore satisfied that at this time, as competition is absent for technical reasons and to protect the exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights under the Shetland Construction Contract, a single source award for these services should be pursued.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21 June 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hitachi Energy UK Limited
Stone
ST15 0RS
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: £28,210,957.17
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Plc
200 Dunkeld Road
Country
United Kingdom