Tender

FW Repair & Maintain - Embedded Generation Mechanical Works - Multi Site 0332

  • SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLC

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Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-044650

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0569f5

Published 31 July 2025, 11:19am

Last edited 1 August 2025, 8:49am

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Scope

Description

SSEN are the electricity Distribution Network Operator (DNO) responsible for delivering power to 3.8 million homes and businesses and homes across central southern England and the north of Scotland. We serve some of the most diverse and unique geographies across the UK, and keep customers and communities connected whilst developing the flexible electricity network vital to achieving net zero.

Our North of Scotland licence area (SHEPD) covers 25% of the UK land mass but is most sparsely populated Distribution Network Operator (DNO) in Great Britain, with roughly 14 customers per square km. It includes 59 remote island communities supplied and interconnected through 110 subsea cables with the combined length of 454km. We currently own and operate seven Distributed Embedded Generation (DEG) & 1 Thermal Embedded Generation (TEM), sites which provide continuity of services if the cables supplying the islands are on outage or have faulted TEM sites currently operate 24/7 as the main source of power for Shetland but is scheduled to be a standby site in the future. Currently diesel-powered units were established in the 1950's before the use of subsea cables when on outage and following faults, especially to island communities.

We are looking for supplier's who are capable to provide support across the DEG & TEM sites for mechanical works this will include welding, fabrication, spares and tank maintenance. This can include works across -

- Fabrication

- Pipe welding

- Structural welder

- Pipe Fitting

- Mech fitting

- Tank Maintenance

- Specialist Welding

- Structural Steelwork

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £9,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £10,800,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 28 November 2025 to 1 September 2029
  • Possible extension to 1 September 2032
  • 6 years, 9 months, 4 days

Description of possible extension:

4 one year extension periods will be included.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 31122000 - Generator units
  • 50532400 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipment

Contract locations

  • UKM - Scotland

Lot constraints

Maximum number of lots a supplier can bid for: 1

Maximum number of lots a supplier can be awarded: 1

Description of how multiple lots may be awarded:

1


Lot 1. Lerwick & Kirkwall

Description

Providing Framework services for Lerwick and Kirkwall Power Station

Lot value (estimated)

  • £9,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £10,800,000 including VAT

Framework lot values may be shared with other lots

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot 2. Loch Carnan & Barra

Description

Providing framework services for Loch Carnan and Barra power station

Lot value (estimated)

  • £9,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £10,800,000 including VAT

Framework lot values may be shared with other lots

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot 3. Battery Point & Arnish

Description

Providing Framework services for Battery point and Arnish power station

Lot value (estimated)

  • £9,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £10,800,000 including VAT

Framework lot values may be shared with other lots

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot 4. Bowmore & Tiree

Description

Providing framework services for Bowmore & Tiree Power Station

Lot value (estimated)

  • £9,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £10,800,000 including VAT

Framework lot values may be shared with other lots

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Framework

Maximum number of suppliers

Unlimited

Maximum percentage fee charged to suppliers

0%

Framework operation description

Evaluation process will be conducted to ensure Submissions are reviewed in a transparent and impartial manner.

Evaluation will be carried out by a group of selected representatives from the organisation and will follow the following process

1. Preliminary review to ensure compliance

2. Individual evaluation of technical tender submission documents against the set award criteria

3. Consensus review between all evaluators

4. Recommendation presented to Approver Group

5. Selection of Recommended Tenderers to ITT stage.

Award method when using the framework

Without competition

Contracting authorities that may use the framework

SSE Thermal Generation (Scotland) Limited

Contracting authority location restrictions

  • UK - United Kingdom

Participation

Technical ability conditions of participation

Lot 1. Lerwick & Kirkwall

Lot 2. Loch Carnan & Barra

Lot 3. Battery Point & Arnish

Lot 4. Bowmore & Tiree

As per 0_PQQ phase instructions and tender key dates

Particular suitability

Lot 1. Lerwick & Kirkwall

Lot 2. Loch Carnan & Barra

Lot 3. Battery Point & Arnish

Lot 4. Bowmore & Tiree

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Enquiry deadline

22 August 2025, 5:00pm

Submission type

Requests to participate

Deadline for requests to participate

30 August 2025, 11:59pm

Submission address and any special instructions

SSEN invite interested suppliers to view the Tender Documents on our Jaggaer e-procurement system under "Current Opportunities" here: https://sse.app.jaggaer.com/go/4652802201985FD1720F Full details of the service required and how to respond to the invitation to tender can be found on that page.

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

28 November 2025


Award criteria

This table contains award criteria for this lot
Name Type Weighting
Price Price 60%
Technical Quality 40%

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure

Special regime

Utilities

Competitive flexible procedure description

PQQ issued for response. Please refer to 'PQQ - FW Repair & Maintain - Embedded Generation Mechanical Works - Multi Site 0332' including key dates.


Documents

Documents to be provided after the tender notice

The ITT will issued out electronically via Jaggaer to tenderers who have passed the PQQ stage.


Contracting authority

SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLC

  • Companies House: SC213460

Inveralmond House, 200 Dunkeld Road

Perth

PH1 3AQ

United Kingdom

Contact name: Susan Anderson

Telephone: 01738 355660

Email: procurement.notices@sse.com

Website: http://www.ssen.co.uk

Region: UKM77 - Perth & Kinross and Stirling

Organisation type: Private utility