Contract award · 28 Feb 2024

Peterhead to North Yorkshire HVDC Link Project

Eastern Green Link 2 limited awarded a contract to Bam Nuttall Limited, Hitachi Energy UK Limited and Hitachi Energy Sweden AB, Prysmian Powerlink s.r.l…

Construction workSouth East

Competition with a shortlist

Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Value
£2,904,000,000 across 2 lots
Procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Sector
Construction work · Construction work (CPV 45000000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date28 Feb 2024
  2. Published23 May 2024Published 85 days after the contract date

Description

National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC (NGET) and Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission PLC (the "Employers") are jointly developing a HVDC link between Peterhead, Scotland and Drax, England (the "HVDC Link"). The award is for two Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contracts for the detailed design, engineering, procurement, manufacture, installation, construction, testing, commissioning, spares provision, operational hand-over and maintenance of the HVDC Link between Scotland and England. The procurement is structured in 2 lots consisting of:  Lot 1 - EPC of HVDC, Voltage Source Commutated (VSC) converter stations and HVAC underground cable between Converter Station and Point of Common Connection (PCC) at both Peterhead and Drax.  Lot 2 - EPC of HVDC submarine and underground cable between converter stations at both Peterhead and Drax.

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
Peterhead to North Yorkshire HVDC Link ProjectBam Nuttall Limited, Hitachi Energy UK Limited and Hitachi Energy Sweden AB£1.31bn
Peterhead to North Yorkshire HVDC Link ProjectPrysmian Powerlink s.r.l£1.6bn

About the suppliers

More from Eastern Green Link 2 limited

All contracts

Recent construction work contracts

Sector overview