Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-04-09
Buyer: Office of Gas and Electricity Markets
Country: UK
Region: Conwy and Denbighshire
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 65300000: Electricity distribution and related services | 65320000: Operation of electrical installations
Submission deadline: 2016-06-06

Technical requirements: Within GB territorial waters or the GB Renewable Energy Zone (as defined in the Renewable Energy Zone (Designation of Area) Order 2004 (SI 2004 No.2668). Projects/location is provided within section II.I.5 below. This project is subject to change.
The following is currently identified as a qualifying project where we are tendering for the grant of an offshore transmission licence. Note that this is a qualifying project under regulation 8(6)(a) of The Electricity (Competitive Tenders for Offshore Transmission Licences) Regulations 2015 (the ‘Tender Regulations’).
The location listed below is based on most proximate onshore points or on anticipated onshore connection points. Precise information will be made available in the tender documents.
The type of procedure to be adopted is a competitive procedure with negotiation (please note that item ‘IV.1.1’ of this notice is a mandatory field and for the purpose of completing this notice we have selected ‘Negotiated’. However, the appropriate procedure that we are running this procurement process under is ‘Competitive Procedure with Negotiation’). The subject matter of this OJEU notice is the proposed grant of an offshore transmission licence to a successful bidder for the purpose of connecting a wind farm to the GB onshore grid. Great Britain continues to be a global leader in the development of offshore wind energy. Since 2009, we have run competitive tenders to select and licence Offshore Transmission Owners (OFTOs) to own and operate the assets that connect offshore wind farms to the onshore network. From the outset the offshore transmission regime has encouraged innovation and attracted new sources of technical expertise and finance, whilst ensuring that grid connections are delivered efficiently and effectively. In 2014 we published a study by CEPA/BDO who found that using tendering saved between 200 000 000 GBP and 400 000 000 GBP in our first tender round. We have also recently published a further study by CEPA which evaluated the benefits of competition delivered by tender rounds two and three. This has indicated further savings of between 428 000 000 GBP and 749 000 000 GBP.
Building on an already established regime for the awarding of offshore transmission licences in which approximately 2 900 000 000 GBP of assets have been tendered for over 14 projects, Ofgem is now running a further tender competition. TR4 consists of one project, identified in this notice as a Qualifying Project' in accordance with the Tender Regulations. A transmission licence is expected to be granted for this project. High level details about this project are as follows:
The successful bidder in this tender will enter into a transfer agreement for the purchase of offshore transmission assets constructed by the developer and then maintain and operate the assets in accordance with the offshore transmission licence and relevant industry codes, standards and agreements. In addition to being granted the offshore transmission licence, the successful bidder will be required to enter into a range of agreements including with the generator, any relevant distribution network owner and the National Electricity Transmission System Operator.
The EPQ Document is published on the Ofgem website at: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/electricity/transmission-networks/offshore-transmission/offshore-transmission-tenders/tender-round-4
— You will shortly receive an email with a temporary unique password. Please change this to something memorable to you and keep your log in details safe and secure.
— Click the ‘PQs/QTTs Open to All Bidders’ link and select ‘Grant of offshore transmission licences — Tender Round 4’ to access the content;
— This will move the EPQ into your ‘My PQs/QTTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only).
— Note the deadline for submission of your EPQ bid and follow the onscreen instructions to upload your EPQ bid to the Portal.
— There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (further information will be set out in the tender documentation).
If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk: 0800 368 4850; help@bravosolution.co.uk.
Interested parties can register on the portal at: https://ofgem.bravosolution.co.uk to access the tender documentation.
Please note that the confidential information relating to the Qualifying Project will only be available once relevant documentation has been returned and accepted by Ofgem. The earliest anticipated date these documents will be available is 11 April 2016 (further information will be set out in the tender documentation).

Eligibility requirements: Bidders' Instructions — How to access the Enhanced Pre-Qualification (EPQ) Documentation: The EPQ Document is published on the Ofgem website at: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/electricity/transmission-networks/offshore-transmission/offshore-transmission-tenders/tender-round-4 To gain access to the full suite of EPQ documentation please follow these steps: 1. Register your organisation on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal https://ofgem.bravosolution.co.uk; — Click the ‘Click here to register’ link; — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’; — Enter your correct business and user details; — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete; — You will shortly receive an email with a temporary unique password. Please change this to something memorable to you and keep your log in details safe and secure. 2. Express interest in the EPQ — Login to the portal with the username/password; — Click the ‘PQs/QTTs Open to All Bidders’ link and select ‘Grant of offshore transmission licences — Tender Round 4’ to access the content; — Click the ‘Express Interest’ button in the ‘Actions’ box on the left-hand side of the page; — This will move the EPQ into your ‘My PQs/QTTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only). 3. Responding to the tender — You can now choose to ‘Reply’ or ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if rejecting). — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with Ofgem and seek clarification. — Note the deadline for submission of your EPQ bid and follow the onscreen instructions to upload your EPQ bid to the Portal. — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (further information will be set out in the tender documentation). If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk: 0800 368 4850; help@bravosolution.co.uk. Further information will be set out in the tender documentation. Further information will be set out in the tender documentation.
Further information will be set out in the tender documentation.