Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-11-17
Buyer: TenneT Offshore GmbH
Country: DE
Region: DE242
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Negotiated with prior call for competition
CPV classification: 45244000: Marine construction works | 60651000 | 76522000
Estimated value: 24000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2025-12-19
Award criteria: price, quality

Technical requirements: § 123 and §124 Restraint of Competition Act (“GWB”) apply.
TenneT Germany requires a pool of reliable, trustworthy and highly professional partners to conclude framework agreements with regards to providing Rock Placement / Rock Dumping services in the North Sea for a maximum of 8 years. 

Duration of contract: 01.06.2026 until 31.05.2031 (plus three options to extend by 12 months each).

Award criteria:
"Technical Capability & Availability" / weighting: 30%
"Contract Conditions" / weighting: 20%
"Price" / weighting: 50%

Number of candidates invited to participate in the negotiations: 5
The selection of the five candidates to be invited for negotiations after the submission of offers will be based on the above award criteria applied on the documents submitted by the bidders.
The evaluation of the subsequently finalized bids for the contract award will also be based on the above award criteria.

In order to protect the confidentiality of the information provided by the client in the tender documents, it is mandatory to conclude a confidentiality Agreement as per "NDA" document provided for download via hereunder. Please send the signed and stamped copy to: claas.drechsler@tennet.eu.

After sending the NDA and a plausibility check by the Client, the Client will grant the interested parties access to the tender by Email. The bidder can not deduce eligibility for participation only from signing and submitting the NDA. TenneT will only accept tenderers who successfully qualify during the call for competition phase to participate in the offer phase. 
Please note that granting access to the tender through invitation might take up to one or two full working days. Please ensure that the NDA is provided on time allowing you sufficient time to complete the questionnaires in time.

After registering for the tender at Mercell, you will find all tender documents for the "call for competition phase" and the "offer phase" under "Questionnaires", section "Call for Competition", question 1.2.1. 

General outline of the tender process:
Call for competition phase: general qualification phase during which interested parties submit documents proving the general qualification to conduct the contract.(no price or contract draft required at this moment).
Offer phase: During this phase, the qualified parties are eligible to submit their initial offers including contract draft (annotation) , prices and other offer documents requested by TenneT.
Negotiations: the 5 most favorable offers are admitted for negotiations during which the contract, prices and technical details are discussed and ideally finalized.
BAFO phase: after the negotiations, TenneT grants the bidders a certain timeframe to submit the Best and Final Offer which will form basis of the contract to be closed.
Awarding of the framework agreements by TenneT.
For exact timelines, see SCHEDULE!

The application for the call for competition must be submitted in due time and no later than by
                                 19.12.2025 at 11:00 CEST
via the e-Award platform Mercell Source-to-Contract. Individual extensions of time will not be granted. Please start your upload process early enough and ensure that your application is submitted.

Submission of the request to participate (applications) by Email, mail or fax are not permitted. A violation of this requirement will lead to disqualification of the applicant and exclusion from the tender process.

Please make sure to familiarize yourself with the tender documents, Schedule, Questionnaires, and the tender platform Mercell in general early enough and thoroughly read through all relevant documents. 

The Questionnaire for the call for competition phase itself can only be conducted after providing the NDA and registering for this tender.
The Questionnaire for the offer phase becomes accessible only after successful completion of the prior call for competition phase.
A summary of all questionnaires can be found hereunder. 

In case of technical difficulties, please reach out to Mercell:
Servicedesk Mercell: support-nl@mercell.com
Phone: +31 (0) 85-001 4593
Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 CET
Current extract from the professional or commercial register / company register / partnership register or, in the case of foreign companies, comparable information (not older than 3 months from the date of submission of the application for participation)
Self-declaration on EU sanctions compliance:
The tenderer confirms compliance with Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2022/576.
The tenderer, its shareholders, subcontractors or suppliers (≥ 10 % of contract value) are not owned, controlled or acting on behalf of Russian persons or entities within the meaning of Art. 5k of the Regulation.
False or incomplete declarations may lead to exclusion from the procedure or termination of the contract.
Company organisation and profile:
The tenderer shall provide a company presentation describing its organisational structure, available resources and personnel capacities (including the number of full-time employees), the scope of provided services, and locations of offices or branches, including all entities involved in the tender.

Eligibility requirements: Current extract from the professional or commercial register / company register / partnership register or, in the case of foreign companies, comparable information (not older than 3 months from the date of submission of the application for participation)
Self-declaration on EU sanctions compliance:
The tenderer confirms compliance with Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2022/576.
The tenderer, its shareholders, subcontractors or suppliers (≥ 10 % of contract value) are not owned, controlled or acting on behalf of Russian persons or entities within the meaning of Art. 5k of the Regulation.
False or incomplete declarations may lead to exclusion from the procedure or termination of the contract.
Company organisation and profile:
The tenderer shall provide a company presentation describing its organisational structure, available resources and personnel capacities (including the number of full-time employees), the scope of provided services, and locations of offices or branches, including all entities involved in the tender.
Minimum annual turnover:
The tenderer shall demonstrate an average annual turnover of at least EUR 4,000,000 for each of the last three financial years, derived from comparable offshore service activities. In the case of consortia, the requirement may be met jointly by all members.
Consortium and reliance on other entities (optional):
Tenderers may, at their discretion, submit a joint tender as a consortium. In such case, a lead partner shall be designated, and all members will be jointly and severally liable.
Tenderers may also, where necessary, rely on the economic, financial, technical or professional capacities of other entities in accordance with §§ 47–49 SektVO / Art. 63 Directive 2014/25/EU.
For each supporting entity, a binding commitment must be submitted confirming that the required resources will be made available.
All options are voluntary and may only be used if required to demonstrate the necessary capacity.
Tenderers must hold valid business liability insurance with a minimum coverage of EUR 2,500,000 per claim for property damage, personal injury and consequential loss.
All vessels used shall be covered by Hull & Machinery insurance up to full vessel value and by P&I insurance or equivalent with a minimum cover of EUR 25,000,000.
Proof of workers’ compensation or employer’s liability insurance must also be provided, or confirmation that such coverage is not legally required.
Further details are specified in the tender documents and questionnaires.
Tenderers shall provide at least two (2) relevant reference projects completed within the last five (5) years, demonstrating experience in offshore rock placement or comparable marine construction works (e.g. cable protection, crossing structures, scour protection).
Further details and evaluation requirements are set out in the tender documents.
Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Requirements

The bidder must confirm compliance with the contracting authority’s HSE requirements, which are made available on the tender homepage.

By submitting the request to participate, the bidder acknowledges and accepts the HSE requirements as binding minimum conditions for participation.
Late tenders will not be accepted.
However, in accordance with § 51 SektVO and Article 76 of Directive 2014/25/EU, the contracting entity may request the submission, completion or clarification of missing or incomplete information or documents, provided this is compatible with the principles of equal treatment and transparency. If requested by TenneT, the corresponding documents must be submitted by the applicants within a (reasonable) timeframe specified by TenneT. The decision to request further information is at the sole discretion of TenneT.
In order to protect the confidentiality of the information provided by the client in the tender documents, it is mandatory to conclude a confidentiality Agreement as described above.