Tender

EGL 3 & 4 Marine Surveys

  • National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-033048

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-038739

Published 22 November 2022, 11:18am



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC

1-3 Strand

London

WC2N5EH

Contact

Rebecca Pearson

Email

Rebecca.Pearson@nationalgrid.com

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI32 - Westminster

Companies House

02366977

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.nationalgrid.com/electricity-transmission

one.3) Communication

Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at

www.ariba.com

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.ariba.com

one.6) Main activity

Electricity


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

EGL 3 & 4 Marine Surveys

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71354500 - Marine survey services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

As part of the Eastern Green Link Projects (EGL 3 & EGL 4) new connections will increase the capability of the electricity transmission network between England and Scotland.

The general requirement is for a marine survey of two cable routes to inform of seabed morphology and shallow sediment structure, and to provide benthic characterisation and habitat maps. The planned marine cable routes are both East Coast UK, from Peterhead to Lincolnshire and from Fife to Lincolnshire.

Lotting of the Requirements:

• Lot 1- EGL 3 Marine Cable Route Survey: approximately 500 km route from Peterhead to Lincolnshire

• Lot 2 - EGL 4 Marine Cable Route Survey: approximately 450 km route from Fife to Lincolnshire

There may be parts of the EGL 3 and EGL 4 routeing which are similar and may be surveyed as one. Therefore, these Lots may be reduced in surveyed length by up to 150 km.

The survey scope of work covers geophysical, geotechnical, topographic and environmental sampling.

To register your interest in this Procurement event and to obtain the pre-qualification documentation applicants are to email Rebecca.Pearson@nationalgrid.com using the wording 'Registering Interest for EGL 3 & 4 Marine Surveys and include in the body of the message (if you have them) your Ariba AN number (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 the pre-qualification documentation is contained including further instructions.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

EGL 3 Marine Cable Route Survey _Peterhead to Lincolnshire

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 71354500 - Marine survey services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Lot 1- EGL 3 Marine Cable Route Survey-approximately 500 km route from Peterhead to Lincolnshire

There may be parts of the EGL 3 and EGL 4 routeing which are similar and may be surveyed as one. Therefore, these Lots may be reduced in surveyed length by up to 150 km.

The survey scope of work covers geophysical, geotechnical, topographic, and environmental sampling.

Requirements for the scope are listed below:

-Obtain accurate Bathymetric (Inc. MBES/SBES) data

-Obtain accurate high-resolution Side Scan Sonar (SSS) data

-Obtain accurate high resolution Sub-Bottom Profiler (SBP) data

-Obtain high quality Magnetometer data

-Obtain high quality Benthic Grab Samples

-Obtain high quality soil samples

-Obtain high quality CPT/VC results

-Obtain high quality lab testing results of soil samples

-Obtain high quality topographic survey data

-Obtain high quality UAV imagery

-Data analysis and production of full and detailed Survey Reports in accordance with the Technical Specification of the survey - to be issued at RFP stage

-Produce a conformant GIS deliverable package in accordance with the Technical Specification of the survey

As an option

-Obtain high quality onshore geotechnical data at landfalls

-Obtain high quality onshore geophysical data at landfalls

Nearshore works shall include water depths of less than 10m LAT, offshore areas involve water depths up to 120m LAT.

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

12

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

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

EGL 4 Marine Cable Route Survey_Fife to Lincolnshire

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 71354500 - Marine survey services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Lot 2 - EGL 4 Marine Cable Route Survey-approximately 450 km route from Fife to Lincolnshire

There may be parts of the EGL 3 and EGL 4 routeing which are similar and may be surveyed as one. Therefore, these Lots may be reduced in surveyed length by up to 150 km.

The survey scope of work covers geophysical, geotechnical, topographic, and environmental sampling.

Requirements for the scope are listed below:

-Obtain accurate Bathymetric (Inc. MBES/SBES) data

-Obtain accurate high-resolution Side Scan Sonar (SSS) data

-Obtain accurate high resolution Sub-Bottom Profiler (SBP) data

-Obtain high quality Magnetometer data

-Obtain high quality Benthic Grab Samples

-Obtain high quality soil samples

-Obtain high quality CPT/VC results

-Obtain high quality lab testing results of soil samples

-Obtain high quality topographic survey data

-Obtain high quality UAV imagery

-Data analysis and production of full and detailed Survey Reports in accordance with the Technical Specification of the survey - to be issued at RFP stage

-Produce a conformant GIS deliverable package in accordance with the Technical Specification of the survey

As an option

-Obtain high quality onshore geotechnical data at landfalls

-Obtain high quality onshore geophysical data at landfalls

Nearshore works shall include water depths of less than 10m LAT, offshore areas involve water depths up to 120m LAT.

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

12

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


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

22 December 2022

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