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FW Services - Specialist Engineering Services 1030

SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLC

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLC

Buyer Address: Inveralmond House, 200 Dunkeld Road, Perth, UKM77, PH1 3AQ, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Janis Hepburn

Contact Email: procurement.notices@sse.com

Status
active
Procedure
selective
Value
55000000.0 GBP
Gross: 66000000 GBP
Published
27 Aug 2025, 13:11
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
71300000 - Engineering services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

SSEN Transmission is the licence holder for the transmission system in the north of Scotland. To meet the government’s target for renewable generation, and for the development of the existing infrastructure, significant work is being undertaken on the transmission system. This work includes the building and rebuilding of overhead lines, the development of grid substations, the construction of HVDC converter and cable systems, and the construction of FACTS devices. The projects and work being undertaken are in line with the NESO (National Electric System Operator) published Holistic Network Design (HND, Pathway to 2030 and Beyond 2030) reports. SSEN Transmission is responsible for delivering the complex technology and network solutions relating to any Scottish Island or network solutions with offshore assets. Particularly, any electricity system transmission infrastructure, either offshore or onshore, including HVDC, FACTs, AC networks, cable systems, and offshore installations The purpose of establishing this Services Framework is to ensure SSEN Transmission has access to a range of specialist engineering services. The Services will include but not be limited to engineering competencies related to engineering management, engineering drawings, plant/equipment/system specification, electrical design, civil design, offshore installation design, offshore works, construction-site support, installation support, commissioning support, consent related works, engineering compliance, risk management, risk analysis, and design assurance. The Consultant will be able to provide support during all project stages including concept, option selection, FEED, detailed design, manufacturing, testing, construction, installation, and commissioning stages. The Services will be Lotted. Lot 1: HVDC & FACTS: Expertise in all aspects of HVDC and FACTS devices. Lot 2 :Cable Systems: Expertise in HV Cable Systems, covering both AC and DC technology for land and submarine applications. Lot 3; AC Networks: Expertise in all aspects of AC Networks. Lot 4: Offshore and Subsea Services: Expertise in preparing requirements and specification documents to provide technical direction and governance for the design, delivery, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of offshore substation installations.

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051616-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot Title: HVDC & FACTS

Lot Description: Expertise for all aspects of HVDC & FACTS devices including but not limited to: (1) System design, (2) Network & system studies, (3) Earthing system design, (4) Station / Equipment layout design, (5) Plant & Equipment design / testing, (6) DC Control & Protection design and settings development, (7) DC Control & Protection system testing using PSCAD and RSCAD/RTDS, (8) AC & DC Control & Protection interfacing and integration, (9) AC Protection & Control scheme designAC Protection & Control setting calculation including short-circuit modelling and calculations, (11) Operator interfaces & SCADA systems, (12) Auxiliary power systems, (13) Secondary mechanical & electrical systems, (14) Commissioning and commissioning management, and (15) Operations & maintenance.

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 55,000,000

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 66,000,000

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2025-12-10T00:00:00+00:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2028-12-09T23:59:59+00:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): As per PQQ documentation

Lot Title: Cable Systems

Lot Description: Expertise for HV Cable Systems: This scope pertains to AC and DC technology, for land and submarine applications. (1) Cable system design (i.e., thermal rating calculations using both analytical and finite element methods, induced voltages / currents, electro-magnetic fields, etc), (2) Cable routing design and risk assessment, (3) Installation design (i.e., pulling tensions, thermo-mechanical & marine engineering calculations), (4) Mechanical protection design, (5) Monitoring & communication fibre optic cable system design, (6) Testing and test witnessing (factory and site), (7) Site and vessel representation for installation activities, (8) Factory audit (quality & technical), (9) Failure investigation and root cause analysis (RCA), (10) Reliability, availability & maintainability analysis, (11) Operations & maintenance strategy and planning, (12) Technical training to Employer’s personnel, (13) Diagnosis, analysis, and interpretation of cable system health & integrity based on monitoring data acquired from field.

Lot 2 Status: active

Lot 2 Value: GBP 55,000,000

Lot 2 Value (Gross): GBP 66,000,000

Lot 2 Contract Start: 2025-12-10T00:00:00+00:00

Lot 2 Contract End: 2028-12-09T23:59:59+00:00

Lot 2 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 2 Award Criterion (quality): As per PQQ documentation

Lot Title: AC Networks

Lot Description: Expertise for all aspects of AC Networks including but not limited to: (1) Station design, (2) Earthing system design, (3) Plant & Equipment design / testingProtection & Control scheme design, (5) Protection & Control setting calculation including short-circuit modelling and calculations, (6) Protection & Control system testing, (7) Operator interfaces & SCADA systems, (8) Overhead line design, consenting, and installation, (9) Auxiliary power systems, (10) Secondary mechanical & electrical systems, (11) Commissioning and commissioning management, and (12) Operations & maintenance

Lot 3 Status: active

Lot 3 Value: GBP 55,000,000

Lot 3 Value (Gross): GBP 66,000,000

Lot 3 Contract Start: 2025-12-10T00:00:00+00:00

Lot 3 Contract End: 2028-12-09T23:59:59+00:00

Lot 3 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 3 Award Criterion (quality): As per PQQ documentation

Lot Title: Offshore and Subsea Services

Lot Description: Expertise for all aspects of preparation of requirements & specification documents to provide technical direction and governance for design, delivery, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of offshore substation installations including but not limited to: (1) Site selection and desktop studies for option selection stage, (2) Cable routing design and selection including burial risk assessment (CBRA), (3) Unexploded ordinance (UXO) survey and risk assessment, (4) Cable protection system (CPS) design and analysis, (5) On-bottom stability and free span analysis for subsea cable installation, (6) Burial assessment study (BAS) for subsea cable installation, (7) Design, feasibility and risk assessment for horizontal directional drilling (HDD), (8) Corrosion analysis for subsea cable installation, (9) Loadout, spooling, unspooling of subsea cable systems, (10) Jacket primary & topside secondary structural design, (11) Pile foundation and grouted connection for jacket sleeved piles, (12) Geotechnical ground modelling and interpretation (structures, piles, and subsea cable installation) (13) Metocean interpretation for structural design jacket & topside, (14) Fabrication, transportation, and installation studies (HLV & float over options), (15) Material, fabrication, corrosion, & protection design for topside and substructure, (16) LV electrical design for ducting, cable routing and cable cabinets, interfacing with topside structural design (17)Lifecycle and condition monitoring for jacket primary and secondary topside structures, (18) Operations and maintenance requirements for complete offshore substation asset, (19) Design risk management, from concept design through to decommissioning, (20) Decommissioning, and (21) Design verification and certification support

Lot 4 Status: active

Lot 4 Value: GBP 55,000,000

Lot 4 Value (Gross): GBP 66,000,000

Lot 4 Contract Start: 2025-12-10T00:00:00+00:00

Lot 4 Contract End: 2028-12-09T23:59:59+00:00

Lot 4 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 4 Award Criterion (quality): As per PQQ documentation

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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