Greenlink Interconnector Project

Greenlink Interconnector Limited

Greenlink Interconnector Limited is developing a 500 MW HVDC interconnector system between the existing electricity grids in Ireland and Wales (UK). The interconnector will provide a new grid connection between Great Island transmission substation in County Wexford, Ireland and Pembroke transmission substation in South Wales. The Greenlink Interconnector cable route is approximately 205 km in length between the Pembroke Converter Station and the Great Island Converter Station of which 7 km is onshore in Wales, 170 km is subsea and 28 km is onshore in Ireland.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-10-12. The procurement was published on 2018-08-22.

Who?

• Greenlink Interconnector Limited

What?

Where?

• Southern › South-East
• West Wales and The Valleys › South West Wales

Procurement history

Date	Document
2018-08-22	Contract notice
2021-09-22	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2018-08-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
Short description:

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Works
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting 📦
Additional CPV: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: South-East 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for one lot only
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Greenlink Interconnector Limited
Postal address: Element Power, Unit C Building, 4200 Cork Business Park
Postal town: Cork
Contact
Internet address: http://www.greenlinkinterconnector.eu 🌏
E-mail: greenlink.procurement@wsp.com 📧
URL for documents: http://www.greenlinkinterconnector.eu/project/suppliers-and-procurement 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-08-22 📅
Submission deadline: 2018-10-12 📅
Publication date: 2018-08-24 📅
Start date: 2020-06-30 📅
End date: 2023-06-30 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 162-371269
Refers to notice: 2018/S 090-204808
OJ-S issue: 162
Additional information

Applicants wishing to participate should submit their company name, main contact name and main contact email address to Greenlink Procurement Manager at email address greenlink.procurement@wsp.com Applicants will then receive a “Non-Disclosure” Agreement (“NDA”) and an “Expression of Interest” (“EOI”) form for signature. The NDA and EOI should be submitted to the Greenlink Procurement Manager at email address greenlink.procurement@wsp.com The PQQ and subsequent ITN processes will be run using the ACONEX procurement software. After the NDA and EOI forms have been submitted, the PQQ document will then be issued to each applicant including submission instructions and which will be available from 31.8.2018. Following the evaluation of the PQQ submissions in accordance with the PQQ instructions up to five (5) candidates will be shortlisted for each lot in accordance with the selection criteria specified in PQQ document to proceed to the invitation to negotiate (“ITN”) phase. The ITN phase will be conducted in two (2) stages. At the end of Stage 1 ITN two (2) candidates will be shortlisted to proceed to Stage 2 ITN in accordance with the award criteria specified in the Stage 1 ITN document and Greenlink Interconnector Limited will confirm whether it will include the lot 3 option in the Stage 2 ITN process. At the end of Stage 2 ITN one (1) candidate will be appointed as the Preferred Bidder for lot 2 in accordance with the Stage 2 award criteria specified in the Stage 1 ITN. The award criteria specified in the Stage 1 ITN and Stage 2 ITN will be set on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender. Greenlink Interconnector Limited reserve the right to alter or amend the conditions described in the Pre- Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and/or the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents. In the event that two separate contracts are awarded for lot 1 and lot 2 the Candidates to whom the contracts will be awarded may be required to enter into an Interface Agreement. Greenlink Interconnector Limited will apply a non-mandatory “standstill” period of a minimum of 10 days from the day following the date of notification to participating tenderers of the award of contract or contracts.

Additional information

Applicants wishing to participate should submit their company name, main contact name and main contact email address to Greenlink Procurement Manager at email address greenlink.procurement@wsp.com

Applicants will then receive a “Non-Disclosure” Agreement (“NDA”) and an “Expression of Interest” (“EOI”) form for signature. The NDA and EOI should be submitted to the Greenlink Procurement Manager at email address greenlink.procurement@wsp.com

The PQQ and subsequent ITN processes will be run using the ACONEX procurement software.

After the NDA and EOI forms have been submitted, the PQQ document will then be issued to each applicant including submission instructions and which will be available from 31.8.2018.

Following the evaluation of the PQQ submissions in accordance with the PQQ instructions up to five (5) candidates will be shortlisted for each lot in accordance with the selection criteria specified in PQQ document to proceed to the invitation to negotiate (“ITN”) phase.

The ITN phase will be conducted in two (2) stages. At the end of Stage 1 ITN two (2) candidates will be shortlisted to proceed to Stage 2 ITN in accordance with the award criteria specified in the Stage 1 ITN document and Greenlink Interconnector Limited will confirm whether it will include the lot 3 option in the Stage 2 ITN process. At the end of Stage 2 ITN one (1) candidate will be appointed as the Preferred Bidder for lot 2 in accordance with the Stage 2 award criteria specified in the Stage 1 ITN. The award criteria specified in the Stage 1 ITN and Stage 2 ITN will be set on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.

Greenlink Interconnector Limited reserve the right to alter or amend the conditions described in the Pre- Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and/or the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents.

In the event that two separate contracts are awarded for lot 1 and lot 2 the Candidates to whom the contracts will be awarded may be required to enter into an Interface Agreement.

Greenlink Interconnector Limited will apply a non-mandatory “standstill” period of a minimum of 10 days from the day following the date of notification to participating tenderers of the award of contract or contracts.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Maximum number of lots per tenderer: 1
Information about lots:

Greenlink Interconnector Limited reserves the right to award contracts for works and maintenance services for the following Lots:

Lot 1: (Converter Stations, HVAC Cables and Grid Connections);

Lot 2: (HVDC Cables — subsea and underground) and

Lot 3: (Optional) — Lot 1 + Lot 2 (Converter Stations, HVAC Cables, Grid Connections, and HVDC Cables).

(See Section II.2.4 for details)

Title of the lot: Greenlink Interconnector Project — Converter Stations, HVAC cable (including accessories) and Grid Connections
Lot number: 1
Short description:

While Greenlink does not consider itself a “contracting entity” for the purposes of the EU Utilities Directive

(Directive 2014/25/EU) and any national implementing legislation, it is conducting this procurement voluntarily in accordance with the terms of the Directive 2014/25/EU to ensure an open, transparent and competitive tender process.

The scope of requirements of lot 1 within this contract notice are:

— the detailed design,

— engineering,

— procurement,

— manufacture,

— supply,

— transportation,

— installation,

— construction (including civil works),

— testing,

— commissioning,

— maintenance and supply and delivery of spares of:

(a) 2 x HVDC Converter Stations (1 in Great Island, County Wexford, Ireland and 1 in Pembroke, Wales, UK);

(b) All HVAC cables and accessories required to connect the HVDC converter stations to the grid connection equipment in Great Island, County Wexford, Ireland and Pembroke, Wales, UK (optional for Ireland and / or UK at the sole discretion of Greenlink Interconnector Limited);

(c) Grid connection equipment in grid connection substation in Great Island, County Wexford, Ireland and/or grid connection substation in Pembroke, Wales, UK (optional for Ireland and/or UK at the sole discretion of Greenlink Interconnector Limited);

(d) Spares (both strategic and operational spares) and

(e) Provision of maintenance services for a mandatory initial period after take over to align with the warranty period under the EPC contract (see II2.7 for current anticipated take over date) and supply and delivery of replenishment spares under a separate maintenance services agreement including options to extend at the sole discretion of Greenlink Interconnector Limited.

Further details of the scope of lot 1 are provided in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents.

See Section VI.3 of this Contract Notice for more details about the procurement process.

Description of options:

The following options will be included in the procurement of Lot 1:

(1) The scope of the detailed design, engineering, procurement, manufacture, supply, transportation, installation, construction (including civil works), testing, commissioning, maintenance and supply and delivery of spares (as detailed in the procurement documents) of HVAC cables and accessories required to connect the HVDC converter stations to the grid connection equipment in Great Island, County Wexford, Ireland and / or Pembroke, Wales, UK will each be optional at the sole discretion of Greenlink Interconnector Limited;

(2) The scope of the detailed design, engineering, procurement, manufacture, supply, transportation, installation, construction (including civil works), testing, commissioning, maintenance and supply and delivery of spares (as detailed in the procurement documents) of the grid connection equipment at the Great Island, County Wexford and / or Pembroke, Wales, UK grid substations will each be optional at the sole discretion of Greenlink Interconnector Limited and

(3) Extension to the term of the Maintenance Services Agreement procured under this lot 1 will be optional at the sole discretion of Greenlink Interconnector Limited.

Name of EU-financed project or programme: EU Project of Common Interest Reference 1.9.1 Ireland - United Kingdom interconnection between Wexford (IE) and Pembroke, Wales (UK) currently know as "Greenlink".
Title of the lot: Greenlink Interconnector Project — HVDC Cables and Accessories
Lot number: 2
Short description:

While Greenlink does not consider itself a “contracting entity” for the purposes of the EU Utilities Directive (Directive 2014/25/EU) and any national implementing legislation, it is voluntarily conducting this procurement in accordance with the terms of Directive 2014/25/EU to ensure an open, transparent and competitive tender process.

The scope of requirements of lot 2 within this contract notice are: the detailed design, engineering, procurement, manufacture, supply, transportation, installation, construction (including civil works), testing, commissioning, inspection, maintenance, repair, supply, delivery and storage of spares:

(a) Subsea and underground HVDC cables and accessories required to connect the HVDC converter stations in Great Island, County Wexford, Ireland to the converter station in Pembroke, Wales, UK

(b) Spares (both strategic and operational spares);

(c) Provision of maintenance services for a mandatory initial period after take over to align with the warranty period under the EPC (see II2.7 for current anticipated take over date) and supply and delivery of replenishment spares under a separate maintenance services agreement including options to extend at the sole discretion of Greenlink Interconnector Limited.

Further details of the scope of lot 2 are provided in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents.

Description of options:

The following options will be included in the procurement of Lot 2:

(1) Extension to the term of the maintenance services agreement procured under this lot 2 will be optional at the sole discretion of Greenlink Interconnector Limited.

Title of the lot: Greenlink Interconnector Project — Converter Stations, HVAC Cables, Grid Connections, HVDC Cables and accessories
Lot number: 3
Short description:

The scope of requirements of lot 3 within this contract notice are: the detailed design, engineering, procurement, manufacture, supply, transportation, installation, construction (including civil works), testing, commissioning, inspection, maintenance, repair, supply, delivery and storage of spares:

(b) All HVAC cables required to connect the HVDC converter stations to the grid connection equipment in both Great Island, County Wexford, Ireland and/or Pembroke, Wales, UK (optional for UK and/or Ireland at the sole discretion of Greenlink Interconnector Limited);

(d) Subsea and underground HVDC cables and accessories required to connect the HVDC converter stations in Great Island, County Wexford, Ireland to the converter station in Pembroke, Wales, UK;

(e) Spares (both strategic and operational spares);

(f) Provision of ancillary maintenance services for a mandatory initial period after take over to align with the warranty period under the EPC (see II2.7 for current anticipated take over date) and supply and delivery of replenishment spares under a separate Maintenance Services Agreement including options to extend at the sole discretion of Greenlink Interconnector Limited.

Further details of the scope of lot 2 are provided in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and Stage 1 Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents.

lot 3 is optional and under consideration. Greenlink Interconnector Limited reserves the unconditional right to withdraw inclusion of lot 3 prior to issuing of the Stage 1 ITN.

lot 3 option will be conditional upon an applicant having applied for both lot 1 and lot 2.

Applicants will be requested to confirm their interest in this lot 3 option in the PQQ submission.

Further details of the scope of lot 3 are provided in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents.

Description of options:

The following options will be included in the procurement of lot 3 (lot 1 + lot 2):

(1) The scope of the detailed design, engineering, procurement, manufacture, supply, transportation, installation, construction (including civil works), testing, commissioning, maintenance and supply and delivery of spares (as detailed in the procurement documents) of HVAC cables and accessories required to connect the HVDC converter stations to the grid connection equipment in Great Island, County Wexford, Ireland and/or Pembroke, Wales, UK will each be optional at the sole discretion of Greenlink Interconnector Limited;

(2) The scope of the supply construction (including civil works) installation test and commissioning (as detailed in the procurement documents) of the grid connection equipment at the Great Island and Pembroke grid substations will each be optional at the sole discretion of Greenlink Interconnector Limited and

(3) Extension of the maintenance services agreement procured under this lot 3 at the sole discretion of Greenlink Interconnector Limited.

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:

Great Island, County Wexford, Ireland and Pembroke, Wales, United Kingdom

At and between Great Island, County Wexford, Ireland and Pembroke, Wales, United Kingdom, including the Irish Sea.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

Details will be described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ).

Greenlink Interconnector Limited reserve the right to alter or amend the conditions described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ).

List and brief description of rules and criteria:

Details will be described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ).

Greenlink Interconnector Limited reserve the right to alter or amend the conditions described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ).

Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required:

Guarantees and Bonds are required and will be described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and/or Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents.

Greenlink Interconnector Limited reserve the right to alter or amend the conditions described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and/or the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents.

Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

Details will be described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and/or Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents.

Greenlink Interconnector Limited reserve the right to alter or amend the conditions described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and/or the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents.

Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

Greenlink Interconnector Limited reserves the right to require bidders in a consortium to take a particular legal form or require a single contractor take primary liability or to require each party in a consortium to take joint and several liability.

All members of a joint venture or consortium group:

(a) must make an application and submit a PQQ;

(b) not breach the exclusion grounds specified in the PQQ document and

(c) meet all the minimum requirements as specified in the PQQ document with the exception of the minimum technical capability where at least 1 member of the consortium group must be designated as the lead member and meet the minimum technical manufacturing capability requirement.

Applicants must provide full details of the proposed consortium arrangements (including the legal form) and proposed contracting structures including key sub-contractors.

Details of the conditions applied to joint ventures and consortium groups are stated in the PQQ.

Contract performance conditions:

Details will be described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and/or Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents.

Greenlink Interconnector Limited reserve the right to alter or amend the conditions described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and/or the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

Details will be described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and/or Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents.

Greenlink Interconnector Limited reserve the right to alter or amend the conditions described in the Pre- Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and/or the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents.

Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2018-11-02 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Philip Flynn (Greenlink Procurement Manager)
Internet address: www.greenlinkinterconnector.eu 🌏
Documents URL: www.greenlinkinterconnector.eu/project/suppliers-and-procurement 🌏
URL for documents: www.greenlinkinterconnector.eu/project/suppliers-and-procurement 🌏

Reference
Additional information

Applicants wishing to participate should submit their company name, main contact name and main contact email address to Greenlink Procurement Manager at email address greenlink.procurement@wsp.com

Applicants will then receive a “Non-Disclosure” Agreement (“NDA”) and an “Expression of Interest” (“EOI”) form for signature. The NDA and EOI should be submitted to the Greenlink Procurement Manager at email address greenlink.procurement@wsp.com

The PQQ and subsequent ITN processes will be run using the ACONEX procurement software.

After the NDA and EOI forms have been submitted, the PQQ document will then be issued to each applicant including submission instructions and which will be available from 31.8.2018.

Following the evaluation of the PQQ submissions in accordance with the PQQ instructions up to five (5) candidates will be shortlisted for each lot in accordance with the selection criteria specified in PQQ document to proceed to the invitation to negotiate (“ITN”) phase.

The ITN phase will be conducted in two (2) stages. At the end of Stage 1 ITN two (2) candidates will be shortlisted to proceed to Stage 2 ITN in accordance with the award criteria specified in the Stage 1 ITN document and Greenlink Interconnector Limited will confirm whether it will include the lot 3 option in the Stage 2 ITN process. At the end of Stage 2 ITN one (1) candidate will be appointed as the Preferred Bidder for lot 2 in accordance with the Stage 2 award criteria specified in the Stage 1 ITN. The award criteria specified in the Stage 1 ITN and Stage 2 ITN will be set on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.

Greenlink Interconnector Limited reserve the right to alter or amend the conditions described in the Pre- Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and/or the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents.

In the event that two separate contracts are awarded for lot 1 and lot 2 the Candidates to whom the contracts will be awarded may be required to enter into an Interface Agreement.

Greenlink Interconnector Limited will apply a non-mandatory “standstill” period of a minimum of 10 days from the day following the date of notification to participating tenderers of the award of contract or contracts.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Justice
Postal address: Queens Bench Divisional Court, Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
Postal town: London
Postal code: WC2A 2LL
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Source: OJS 2018/S 162-371269 (2018-08-22)

Contract award notice (2021-09-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Greenlink Interconnector Limited is developing a 500MW HVDC interconnector system between the existing electricity grids in Ireland and Wales (UK). The interconnector will provide a new grid connection between Great Island transmission substation in County Wexford, Ireland and Pembroke transmission substation in South Wales. The Greenlink Interconnector cable route is approximately 200km in length between the Pembroke Converter Station and the Great Island Converter Station.

Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Nature of contract: Supplies

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: 70 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland
Postal code: D02R296
Contact
Internet address: http://www.greenlink.ie 🌏
E-mail: colin.darcy@greenlink.ie 📧

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-09-22 📅
Publication date: 2021-09-27 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 187-487621
Refers to notice: 2018/S 162-371269
OJ-S issue: 187

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

While Greenlink does not consider itself a “contracting entity” for the purposes of the EU Utilities Directive(Directive 2014/25/EU) and any national implementing legislation, it has voluntarily conducted the procurement in accordance with the terms of Directive 2014/25/EU to ensure an open, transparent and competitive tender process.

The scope of works are the detailed design, engineering, procurement, manufacture, supply, transportation, installation, construction (including civil works), testing, commissioning, inspection, maintenance, repair, supply, delivery and storage of spares:

(b) All HVAC cables required to connect the HVDC converter stations to the grid connection equipment in both Great Island, County Wexford, Ireland and Pembroke, Wales, UK;

(c) Grid connection equipment in grid connection substation in Great Island, County Wexford, Ireland and grid connection substation in Pembroke, Wales, UK;

(f) Provision of ancillary maintenance services for an initial 7 year period after take over including supply and delivery of replenishment spares under a separate Services and Maintenance Agreement including options to extend the term.

Description of options: Options to extend the Service and Maintenance Agreement.

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-09-02 📅

Contracting authority
Contact
Internet address: www.greenlink.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2021/S 187-487621 (2021-09-22)

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