National Grid is an international Electricity and Gas
Network Company and one of the largest investor owned energy companies in the world, based in the
United Kingdom with operations in the north-east of
the United States of America too.
National Grid has established a multi-year
HVDC Cable Framework to service its growing
HVDC requirements. National Grid also has a
developing portfolio of HVDC projects in the US,
these works will be subject to a separate
Procurement exercise.
Please note that the scope of the HVDC Cable
Framework includes but is not limited to the
following areas:
- Design, manufacture, testing and commissioning
of HVDC submarine and underground cable
systems, including but not limited to extruded and
mass-impregnated non-draining cable systems at
different voltage ratings as well as all associated
cable accessories
- HVDC submarine cable lay and burial
- HVDC onshore underground cable system
delivery, installation and associated civil
engineering works as required (to be defined on a
project-specific basis)
- Cable spares requirements including spare cable
storage (to be defined on a project-specific basis)
- Design, engineer, prepare, procure and install
landfall HDD (Horizontal Direct Drilling) ducts asrequired for each landfall (To be defined on a
project-specific basis).
- Front-end engineering design services, in relation
to any or all of the aforementioned scope (to be
defined on a project-specific basis)
NGUK issued a contract notice with publication reference 2023/S 000-035470 on 1 December 2023, with a view to establishing a multi-year, multi-supplier framework enabling the procurement of high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter projects which include:
(i) the supply and installation of converter systems including design, manufacture, installation, and testing of HVDC converter station technology and equipment, which may include front-end engineering design services in relation to any or all of the same;
(ii) turnkey solution including civils and major works; and
(iii) maintenance services
National Grid needs has adopted a more sophisticated approach to the management of risk registers, schedule and cost risk simulations and analysis to avoid missing project deadlines and has thus purchased a Risk Management SaaS package that will be used for the management of risks relating to construction projects.
There is a need to move from a project to programmatic risk management approach: To meet the target of delivering 50 GW by 2030, Strategic Infrastructure will need to manage 17-20 onshore projects, and up to a total of 30 projects across both onshore and offshore. To minimize the potential impact of project 'risk silos, SI will adopt a programmatic approach to the management of risks.