Tender Round 11 (TR11) for the grant of one offshore transmission licence

Tender description

This concerns the proposed grant of one offshore transmission licence to a successful bidder to connect an offshore wind farm to the GB onshore grid. TR11 consists of Dogger Bank B Offshore Wind Farm (the Project). The tender process will consist of two stages for the Project: an Enhanced Pre-Qualification (EPQ) stage and an Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage, resulting in selection of a preferred bidder. Any bidder wishing to participate in the EPQ stage for the Project must express their interest as per the requirements in the EPQ documentation. Additional information: TR11 consists of Dogger Bank B Wind Farm (the Project). The tender process will consist of two stages for the Project: an Enhanced Pre-Qualification (EPQ) stage followed by an Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage which will result in the selection of a preferred bidder. Any bidder wishing to participate in the EPQ stage for the Project must express interest in doing so in accordance with the requirements in the EPQ documentation. The type of procedure to be adopted is a competitive procedure with negotiation. The subject matter of this notice is the proposed grant of one offshore transmission licence to a successful bidder for the purpose of connecting the offshore wind farm to the GB onshore grid. TR11 consists of one project. A transmission licence is expected to be granted for the Project. High level details for the Project are as follows: Project: Dogger Bank B Offshore Wind Farm; Developer: SSE Renewables, Equinor and Vårgrønn; Limited Capacity (MW): 1200; Location: 131km from the North East coast of England. Requests to participate/EPQ submissions must be made electronically by 12:00 (local time), 01/05/2024 See the above links for how to do this. Please note that the information contained in the fields 'contract start date'; 'Contract end date', 'Lowest/actual value (£)' in section 1 of this notice are indicative only. Please consult the tender documentation for further details.