Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-01-27
Buyer: Elia Asset nv/sa
Country: BE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 71318000: Lighting engineering services | 71335000
Submission deadline: 2023-02-28
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: For the different offshore projects Elia Group is looking for external expertise regarding dynamic and harmonic phenomena of the electrical system in the framework of the different offshore and onshore grid projects foreseen in Belgium and Germany in the following major topics:
- General Advisory: provide expertise support to Elia Group to challenge the results from other external studies and topics listed below
- Data, Model & Tools : develop detailed process for Data & Model Validation of wind parks, for generation of EMT / PSCA models out of Power Factory reference models, …
- Risk Assessment Methods : to screen and assess the risk of dynamic & harmonic phenomena and develop processes for coordination the design studies of new parks / HVDC converters
- Conformity & Monitoring :  describe/support detailed roadmap for roll-out of PMU/WAMS to allow better detection in the future of dynamic and harmonic phenomena based on real-time or post-analysis of measurements.
In this LOT, the Contractor will be held responsible for the Advisory of the Contracting Party on dynamic and harmonic phenomena of the grid. The Contractor will act as independent advisor for all the other activities within this Framework Agreement. If the Contractor will be awarded the contractor of LOT 1, the Contractor shall be aware that he will not be awarded any of the other LOTS (e.g. LOT 2, LOT 3 and LOT 4). In this LOT, the Contractor shall advice the Contracting Party and challenge the results of future studies. The Contractor will also help the Contracting Authority in developing competencies in the domain.
During the tendering of this Framework Agreement, priority will be given to LOT 1. The Contracting Authority will first award the contract of LOT 1. If the Candidate is selected for LOT 1 and if, during the Tender Phase, the Candidate is awarded the Contract of LOT 1, his participation to the other lots will not be taken into account. See the Tender Documents for more information.
In this LOT, the expertise regarding Technologies / Knowledge and Generic Models will be treated. The Contractor shall define generic models library for IBRs, based on Manufacturers inputs. The Contractor will also develop a reference defining clear requirements and Roles & Responsibilities from Wind Farms, HVDCs Converter Owners and OEMs.
In this LOT, the expertise regarding Process / Implementation will be treated. The Contractor shall develop a detailed process for Data & Model Validation of wind parks. The Contractor shall also develop a process for the generation of EMT / PSCA models out of PF reference models. On top, the Contractor shall develop a process for coordinating the design studies of new parks & HVDC converters in high concentrated power electronics Area.
Unlike LOT 1; LOT 2, LOT 3 and LOT 4 can be awarded to the same Contractor. See the Tender Documents for more information.
The Applicant must request, complete and submit by the closing date (see IV.2.2.) the pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) with the most actual available data together with the requested documents.
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