Contract award · 29 Jan 2025

BE24221 - Research Study of the Potential for Cost Reduction in Undergrounding Transmission Lines over Long Distances

UK SBS awarded “Research Study of the Potential for Cost Reduction in Undergrounding Transmission Lines…” to Ramboll UK Limited for £69,903 on 29 Jan 2025.

Research & developmentSouth West

BuyerUK SBS
Value £69,903

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Key facts

Buyer
UK SBS
Value
£69,903
Procedure
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Sector
Research & development · Research and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date29 Jan 2025
  2. Published7 May 2025Published 98 days after the contract date

Description

**Please note this is an Award Notice and not a call for competition, this Contract has been awarded via the CCS Research and Insights (RM6126) Dynamic Purchasing System.** The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is appointing a Contractor to to conduct a research study of the comparative costs of different methods of undergrounding transmission lines in a GB context, and the potential for these costs to be reduced if scaled up to longer distances. Its purpose is to update and improve the evidence base for undergrounding costs and identify potential for further innovation to reduce costs. Depending on the study findings, the research may have implications for innovation funding in this area and potentially influence related policy. The objectives are: - To list undergrounding methods that could be used for transmission lines. - To qualitatively assess all methods of undergrounding with respect to their suitability for undergrounding transmission lines over long distanc…

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