Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-12-22
Buyer: RTE Réseau de Transport d'Electricité
Country: FR
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 31121340 | 34514800 | 45220000 | 45244000: Marine construction works | 45255120
Submission deadline: 2024-01-26
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: OFFSHORE SUBSTATIONS FOR THE AO5 AND AO6 OFFSHORE WIND FARMS (AND EXTENSIONS) CONNECTION TO THE RTE GRID (3 x HVAC 750 MW)
Within the framework of the French government Tenders for Offshore Wind Farms No 5 and 6 (AO5 and AO6 projects) which consist in developing three (3) Offshore Wind Farms off the French coasts, RTE is in charge of the development, construction and operation of the connection to its onshore grid, including the necessary three (3) Offshore Substations (HVAC 750 MW each).
Each of the three (3) Offshore Substations will be located approximately 40 to 50 km off the coast and will be equipped with a helideck.
Detailed description is available in Tab. 2.1 of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available at Bravo Solution portal.
The present notice thus relates to the EPCIC and O&M contracts for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation, Commissioning, as well as the Operation and Maintenance of the three (3) Offshore Substations.
This procurement process aims at awarding (1) one single awardee with two (2) contracts for the three (3) Offshore Substations, namely:
- One (1) EPCIC contract including Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Transport and Installation (T&I), Commissioning, remedy of any defect of the HVAC Offshore Substations;
- One (1) O&M contract for the Operation and Maintenance of the HVAC Offshore Substations for a period up to twenty (20) years to be confirmed every five (5) years.
RTE reserves the right to adjust the contractual approach of the T&I and O&M activities during the further tendering process.
Whether the Candidate is a joint venture (JV), a consortium or a single company/group, the entity responsible for the construction of the topsides and Project Management shall have a direct contractual relationship with RTE. Similarly, the entity responsible for any activity for which subcontracting is not allowed (see PQQ Tabs 4 and 6.2), shall have a direct contractual relationship with RTE.
Selection criteria are set out in the PQQ which include a minimum requirement in relation to financing standing that must be satisfied by the Candidate to be satisfactorily evaluated and selected.
Selection criteria are set out in the PQQ which include minimum requirements in relation to technical and professional abilities that must be satisfied by the Candidate to be satisfactorily evaluated and selected.
Only those Candidates which meet the legal, financial and technical requirements will be invited to participate to the further ITT.
A Candidate which will submit an offer as a member of a Consortium or a JV, shall not submit an offer as a single Company or with another Consortium or JV.
A Candidate which will submit an offer as a single Company, shall not submit an offer as a member of a Consortium or a JV.

Eligibility requirements: Selection criteria are set out in the PQQ. Please refer to the PQQ.