Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2019-11-21
Buyer: EuroAsia Interconnector Ltd
Country: CY
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 31000000 | 31321220 | 31321300 | 31321500 | 45231000
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: EuroAsia Interconnector is a multi-terminal VSC-HVDC scheme which will connect Crete and Attica in Greece, Cyprus and Israel, and will comprise 4 converter stations with sea electrodes, interconnected by cables. The initial development will allow the transfer of minimum 1 000 MW between converter stations and the envisaged voltage level will be ±400 kV or more. The scheme will be developed under 4 tender procedures:
This process concerns the third of the above tender processes and encompasses the design, manufacture, testing, supply and installation of the HVDC submarine cables for Link 2 and the HVDC, MVDC and HVAC land cables necessary in Cyprus.
Supply of the submarine HVDC cable and the required joints for Pole 1 of Link 2 including design, manufacture and testing. The distance between the landing points of Cyprus and Crete is approximately 895 km and the cable will be laid at a maximum water depth of 2960 m.
EuroAsia Interconnector is a cluster project of common interest (PCI 3.10) of the EU consisting of three PCIs:
The project has been approved for grants by CEF in 2 occasions (Action 3.10.1-0028-CY-S-M-14 and Action 3.10.1-0004-CYEL-S-M-16).
Installation of the submarine HVDC cable for Pole 1 of Link 2 including laying/excavation/reinstatement, root clearing/PLGR, boulder removal, crossings and burial/protection subsea, trenching-jetting, covering of trench, surveys and documentation. The distance between the landing points of Cyprus and Crete is approximately 895 km and the cable will be laid at a maximum water depth of 2 960 m.
EuroAsia Interconnector is a cluster project of common interest (PCI 3.10) of the EU consisting of 3 PCIs:
The project has been approved for grants by CEF in 2 occasions (Action 3.10.1-0028-CY-S-M-14 and Action 3.10.1-0004-CYEL-S-M-16).
Supply of the submarine HVDC cable and the required joints for Pole 2 of Link 2 including design, manufacture and testing. The distance between the landing points of Cyprus and Crete is approximately 895 km and the cable will be laid at a maximum water depth of 2 960 m.
EuroAsia Interconnector is a cluster project of common interest (PCI 3.10) of the EU consisting of 3 PCIs:
The project has been approved for grants by CEF in 2 occasions (Action 3.10.1-0028-CY-S-M-14 and Action 3.10.1-0004-CYEL-S-M-16).
Installation of the submarine HVDC cable for Pole 2 of Link 2 including laying/excavation/reinstatement, root clearing/PLGR, boulder removal, crossings and burial/protection subsea, trenching-jetting, covering of trench, surveys and documentation. The distance between the landing points of Cyprus and Crete is approximately 895 km and the cable will be laid at a maximum water depth of 2 960 m.
EuroAsia Interconnector is a cluster project of common interest (PCI 3.10) of the EU consisting of 3 PCIs:
The project has been approved for grants by CEF in 2 occasions (Action 3.10.1-0028-CY-S-M-14 and Action 3.10.1-0004-CYEL-S-M-16).
Supply and installation of HVDC, HVAC and MVDC land cables including all design, manufacture and testing in Cyprus.