Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
SP TRANSMISSION PLC
320 St. Vincent Street
Glasgow
G2 5AD
Contact
SPT Strategic Projects
OHLstrategicagreement@scottishpower.com
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKM82 - Glasgow City
Companies House
SC189126
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.6) Main activity
Electricity
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
SPT - Strategic Agreement for Transmission Overhead Line Works
Reference number
SPT-OHL-SA
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45231400 - Construction work for electricity power lines
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
SPT has appointed partners with the capacity and capability to deliver its strategic infrastructure priorities through a strategic collaborative delivery model.
The agreement comprises three (3) Lots: -
• Lot 1 is for 400kV Overhead Line Works involving a HTLS (High Temperature Low Sag) conductor system
• Lot 2 is for 275kV and 400kV Overhead Line Works
• Lot 3 is for 132kV Overhead Line Works
The partners appointed to the agreement may be allocated projects and they will provide engineering and design, procure any materials and equipment, and carry out the construction works as per the agreed design with SPT.
The contractual arrangements comprise a main Framework Agreement regulating the rights and obligations of SPT and the partners, with call-off contracts for individual packages using the NEC4 family of contracts.
There is no guarantee, express or implied, that the appointed partners under the Framework Agreement will receive any, or a particular volume or value of work.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £3,000,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Design & Construction of 400kV Overhead Lines with HTLS
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45231400 - Construction work for electricity power lines
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please refer to the contract notice that was published on 21 December 2023 with notice reference 2023/S 000-037752 (the Contract Notice).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Non-Commercial / Weighting: 50%
Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 50%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The duration of the Framework Agreement is 5 years, but extendable up to 10 years (in aggregate) at SPT's option. The duration of call-off contracts for specific packages may extend beyond the end of the overarching Framework Agreement.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Design & Construction of 275kV and 400kV Overhead Lines
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45231400 - Construction work for electricity power lines
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please refer to the contract notice that was published on 21 December 2023 with notice reference 2023/S 000-037752 (the Contract Notice)
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Non-Commercial / Weighting: 50%
Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 50%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The duration of the Framework Agreement is 5 years, but extendable up to 10 years (in aggregate) at SPT's option. The duration of call-off contracts for specific packages may extend beyond the end of the overarching Framework Agreement.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Design & Construction of 132kV Overhead Line Works
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45231400 - Construction work for electricity power lines
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please refer to the contract notice that was published on 21 December 2023 with notice reference 2023/S 000-037752 (the Contract Notice).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Non-Commercial / Weighting: 50%
Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 50%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The duration of the Framework Agreement is 5 years, but extendable up to 10 years (in aggregate) at SPT's option. The duration of call-off contracts for specific packages may extend beyond the end of the overarching Framework Agreement.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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: 2023/S 000-037752
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a periodic indicative notice
The contracting entity will not award any further contracts based on the above periodic indicative notice
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Design & Construction of 400kV Overhead Lines with HTLS
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
2 December 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions Limited
Glasgow
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
01062438
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
M Group Energy (Network Infrastructure) Limited
Stevenage
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
00245626
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
04273754
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £600,000,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2
Title
Design & Construction of 275kV and 400kV Overhead Lines
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
2 December 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
01062438
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aureos Energy Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
12930461
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
04273754
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
M Group Energy (Network Infrastructure) Limited
Stevenage
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
00245626
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Wood Transmission And Distribution Limited
Knutsford
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
11829648
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Painhas S.A.
Viana do Castelo
Country
Portugal
NUTS code
- PT - Portugal
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,875,000,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
3
Title
Design & Construction of 132kV Overhead Line Works
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
2 December 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
01062438
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aureos Energy Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
12930461
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
04273754
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
M Group Energy (Network Infrastructure) Limited
Stevenage
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
00245626
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Power Lines, Pipes and Cables Limited
Scotland
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM - Scotland
Companies House
SC062782
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Painhas S.A.
Viana do Castelo
Country
Portugal
NUTS code
- PT - Portugal
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios SA
Madrid
Country
Spain
NUTS code
- ES - Spain
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Wood Transmission And Distribution Limited
Knutsford
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
11829648
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £525,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
All financial values stated in this notice are calculated using current prices plus assumed inflation based on RPI forecast rates to 2034. All values are estimates only and the final outturn values will depend on the precise works and services required to be delivered, the means of delivery, the way in which programme and project risks materialise, the actual rates of inflation up to completion of the programme, and other factors.
The precise details of each identified project, including specific location, route, form of electricity network infrastructure, construction methodology, and any associated mitigation or enhancement schemes are indicative and remain to be confirmed. The final project details are subject to all necessary consents being obtained (such as any required DCO, Electricity Act 1989 consent or planning permission), the requirements of those consents, and the terms of any necessary land rights to be secured to enable project delivery. SPT gives no commitment as to the basis on which any necessary consents or land rights will be applied for, or obtained.
This Framework Agreement, along with other framework agreements that SPT may procure through separate procurement processes, will contribute to SPT's delivery of its strategic projects under the Holistic Network Design (HND) model (which are funded by the Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment, Large Onshore Transmission Investment and Medium Sized Investment Project frameworks) as well as any baseline projects forming part of SPT's RIIO-T2 and RIIO-T/3 price control settlements and any customer connection projects that SPT considers appropriate to be delivered under this model. For the avoidance of doubt, SPT may have separate arrangements for the delivery of similar works to the works which SPT intends to procure under the Framework Agreement but such arrangements may be based on a different delivery model.
It is currently anticipated that SPT's HND programme will be delivered by the partners through these Framework Agreements and the call-off contracts awarded under them, and the full scope of that is included in the scope advertised by this notice.
However, and without limiting that, the works and services awarded to the partners through this Framework Agreement, and the other framework agreements, may extend beyond work required for the HND programme to involve additional works and services, through the award of further contracts in reliance on the procedure in Regulation 48(4)(e) of the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 concerning direct awards for new works, services or both, consisting of the repetition of similar works or services. Any contracts for new works or services consisting of the repetition of similar works or services will (as relevant in the circumstances) conform to the requirements of SPT's HND programme and / or for a particular project for which contracts are called-off under these Framework Agreements
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Glasgow Sheriff Court
1 Carlton Place
Glasgow
G5 9DA
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Any proceedings relating to a breach of a duty owed by SPT to an economic operator under the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 in relation to this procurement must be started within 30 days beginning with the date when the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen unless the court considers that there is a good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from that date.