INELFE — Biscay Gulf — Electrical Interconnection FR-SP — Cable Link

INELFE — INterconexión ELéctrica Francia-España

The Biscay Gulf electrical Interconnection consists of the construction of a 2 000 MW link. This link is composed of 2 (two) circuits rated 1 000 MW each for DC operating voltage of 400 kV, comprised of 4 power cables, 4 converter station terminals located close to 400 kV Cubnezais substation (France) and Gatica substation (Spain). The length of the route is estimated to be approx. 375 km long starting in Spanish Pais Vasco region (near Bilbao), with underground cable of about 15 km, a submarine section around 280 km long, and an underground cable on the French side of about 80 km long to an ending point in Nouvelle Aquitaine (Gironde department, near Bordeaux).
The “Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection FR-ES” is a joint project developed by INELFE on behalf of Réseau Transport d’Electricité (RTE) and Red Electica de Espagna (REE) respectively the transmission system operators in France and Spain.
The project is supported by the European Union’s Connecting Europe facility (CEF).

Date limite

Le délai de réception des offres était de 2018-12-31. L'appel d'offres a été publié le 2018-12-07.

Fournisseurs

Les fournisseurs suivants sont mentionnés dans les décisions d'attribution ou dans d'autres documents relatifs aux marchés publics :

• NKT HV Cables AB
• Prysmian Powerlink SRL

Qui ?

• INELFE — INterconexión ELéctrica Francia-España

Qu'est-ce que c'est ?

Où ?

• España
• France

Historique des marchés publics

Date	Document
2018-12-07	Avis de marché
2020-02-04	Informations complémentaires
2023-06-29	Avis d'attribution de marché

Avis de marché (2018-12-07)
Objet
Champ d'application du marché
Titre: Travaux de construction
Brève description:

The Biscay Gulf electrical Interconnection consists of the construction of a 2 000 MW link. This link is composed of 2 (two) circuits rated 1 000 MW each for DC operating voltage of 400 kV, comprised of 4 power cables, 4 converter station terminals located close to 400 kV Cubnezais substation (France) and Gatica substation (Spain). The length of the route is estimated to be approx. 375 km long starting in Spanish Pais Vasco region (near Bilbao), with underground cable of about 15 km, a submarine section around 280 km long, and an underground cable on the French side of about 80 km long to an ending point in Nouvelle Aquitaine (Gironde department, near Bordeaux). The “Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection FR-ES” is a joint project developed by INELFE on behalf of Réseau Transport d’Electricité (RTE) and Red Electica de Espagna (REE) respectively the transmission system operators in France and Spain. The project is supported by the European Union’s Connecting Europe facility (CEF).

Métadonnées de l'avis
Langue originale: anglais 🗣️
Type de document: Avis de marché
Nature du marché: Marché de travaux
Réglementation: Union européenne, avec participation des pays de l'AMP
Vocabulaire commun pour les marchés publics (CPV)
Code: Travaux de construction 📦
Code CPV supplémentaire: Travaux de construction de lignes électriques 📦
Lieu d'exécution
Région NUTS: España 🏙️

Procédure
Type de procédure: Procédure négociée
Type de soumission: Soumission pour tous les lots
Critères d'attribution
Offre la plus économique

Pouvoir adjudicateur
Identité
Pays: France 🇫🇷
Type de pouvoir adjudicateur: Service d'utilité publique
Nom du pouvoir adjudicateur: INELFE — INterconexión ELéctrica Francia-España
Adresse postale: c/o RTE — Tour Initiale — 1 terrasse Bellini
Code postal: 92119
Commune postale: Paris La Defense
Contact
Adresse Internet: http://www.inelfe.eu 🌏
Courrier électronique: miroslaw.sobieszczyk@rte-france.com 📧
Téléphone: +33 179248358 📞
URL des documents: https://rte-france.bravosolution.com 🌏
URL pour la participation: https://rte-france.bravosolution.com 🌏

Référence
Dates
Date d'envoi: 2018-12-07 📅
Date limite de soumission: 2018-12-31 📅
Date de publication: 2018-12-11 📅
Date de début: 2020-09-01 📅
Date de fin: 2025-07-01 📅
Identifiants
Numéro d'avis: 2018/S 238-544691
Numéro JO-S: 238
Informations complémentaires

Official communications shall be conducted via message board on the project’s e-sourcing platform. All communications throughout the tender process related to the INELFE Biscay of Gulf project must be sent via this means. Any communications not sent via this e-sourcing portal may not receive a response. INELFE, RTE and REE will not accept any responsibility should this happen.

Objet
Champ d'application du marché
Brève description:

The “Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection FR-ES” is a joint project developed by INELFE on behalf of Réseau Transport d’Electricité (RTE) and Red Electica de Espagna (REE) respectively the transmission system operators in France and Spain.

The project is supported by the European Union’s Connecting Europe facility (CEF).

Nombre maximal de lots par soumissionnaire: 2
Intitulé du lot: INELFE Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection — Circuit No. 1 — Submarine and Underground HVDC Cables/Accessories — Supply and Installation
Numéro du lot: 1
Brève description:

2 HDVC power cable plus potentially 1 fibre optic link of a total route length of approximately 375 km between Spanish Pais Vasco region (near Bilbao), with a length of underground cable line in Spain of about 15 km, a submarine section around 280 km (including Capbreton canyon crossing), an underground cable in France of about 80 km long, and Nouvelle Aquitaine (Gironde department, near Bordeaux).

The power cables shall be capable to deliver 1 000 MW at receiving end.

The scope includes the design (including detail design), engineering, procurement, manufacturing, supply, transportation and installation, construction (including landfalls in Spain and in France as well as all off-shore civil works), testing, commissioning, spares provision, operational handover, warranty and maintenance of the cables. Terrestrial civil works for underground cables are excluded.

Lengths given are approximate and may be varied to allow for optimal production and installation cable lengths.

Both MIND and XLPE technologies are to be considered — if available.

The combination of the technologies is authorized if transition is situated on-shore near landfall.

For 400 kV XLPE technology, the bidders must note that the land and submarine cable systems (including the following accessories: factory joints, field joints, repair joints and terminations) must have successfully passed type tests and prequalification tests in accordance with CIGRE TB 496.

For information purpose — the satisfactory test certificates must be provided at the latest with the submission of the last technical offer currently foreseen on or before 3.6.2020 (this requirement will be detailed in the ITT).

For 400 kV MIND technology, the bidders must note that the land and submarine cable systems (including the following accessories: factory joints, field joints, repair joints and terminations) must have successfully passed type tests in accordance with CIGRE TB 189 for land cable system and TB 189 and TB 171 for submarine cable system.

Transition joint between 2 different manufacturers are not allowed on the submarine part on the circuit.

Provision of maintenance service alongside the obligation to rectify defects for a mandatory initial period after take over to align with the warranty period under the EPCI contract and manufacture, supply and delivery of replenishment spares for spares used during such period and may further include provision for delivery of spares for an extended period (beyond the warranty period) — all as further detailed in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents.

Option to provide for an extended maintenance service and/or provision of further spares beyond the warranty period/original period stated in the contract at the sole discretion of INELFE.

Further detail of the scope of the contract for this lot may be provided notably in the ITT documents.

See Section VI.3) for more details about the procurement process.

The contracting entity will be INELFE in its name and on behalf of REE and RTE as a central purchasing body.

Description des options:

Extension to the term of maintenance services (including any extension of spares provision) procured under this lot further details will be provided in ITT.

Nom du projet ou programme financé par l’UE: Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection FR-ES - Connecting Europe Facility programme - Trans-European Energy (ref 2.7-0013-FRES-W-M-17)
Informations complémentaires:

INELFE, RTE and REE will not accept any responsibility should this happen.

Intitulé du lot: INELFE Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection — Circuit No. 2 — Submarine and Underground HVDC Cables/Accessories — Supply and Installation
Numéro du lot: 2
Brève description:

Both MIND and XLPE technologies are to be considered - if available.

See Section VI.3 for more details about the procurement process.

Description des options:

Extension to the term of maintenance services (including any extension of spares provision) procured under this lot.

Further details will be provided in ITT.

Lieu d'exécution
Site principal ou lieu d'exécution:

Pais Vasco region (near Bilbao) in Spain, Biscay Gulf in Spain and France, Nouvelle Aquitaine — Biscay Gulf — Gironde department (near Bordeaux) in France

Informations juridiques, économiques, financières et techniques
Conditions de participation
Habilitation à exercer l'activité professionnelle:

Details of conditions will be described in the PQQ.

All costs of completing and submitting any submission and any presentations of the submission are the responsibility of the Applicant(s).

Throughout the course of this procurement process, tenderers may be asked to translate and resubmit documents in French and/or in Spanish at their own expense.

Situation économique et financière: Details of conditions will be described in the PQQ.
Capacité technique et professionnelle:

Single company or in case of consortium, at least one member of consortium, shall meet the minimum in-house manufacturing capacity with regards to HVDC cables.

Further details of conditions will be described in the PQQ.

Liste et brève description des règles et critères: Details of conditions will be described in the PQQ.
Exécution du marché
Dépôts et garanties exigés:

Guarantees and Bonds will be required, the types and amounts will be defined/prescribed in the ITT, according to the applicable law.

Principales conditions de financement et modalités de paiement et/ou référence aux dispositions pertinentes qui les régissent: Main financial conditions and payment arrangements will be described in the ITT.
Forme juridique que devra revêtir le groupement d'opérateurs économiques attributaire du marché:

Applicants may submit bids as:

— single company with proposed sub-contractors if necessary,

— consortium with proposed sub-contractors if necessary.

In case of applicants submit bids as a consortium, applications shall be submitted either by all the members of the consortium or by an agent who provides proof of the necessary authorizations to represent the other members of the consortium. Same economic operator may not be an agent of more than one consortium for the same contract.

INELFE reserves its right to require economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded to take a particular legal form to be detailed in PQQ and/or ITT (joint only or joint and several liability), for performance of the contract insofar as this is necessary for such proper performance.

Pre-qualification responses will be required from all members of the consortium.

Any change in the form and/or composition of the single company or consortium at any point of the procedure shall be prior-approval of INELFE.

Procédure
Base juridique: 32014L0025
Nombre de candidats envisagé: 5
Critères objectifs de sélection du nombre limité de candidats: Details will be described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ).
Heure limite de réception des offres: 12:00
Date d'envoi des invitations: 2019-04-30 📅
Langues dans lesquelles les offres ou les demandes de participation peuvent être présentées: anglais 🗣️
Période de validité de l'offre: 24 mois

Pouvoir adjudicateur
Contact
Point de contact: Miroslaw Sobieszczyk
Adresse Internet: www.inelfe.eu 🌏
Adresse du profil d'acheteur: https://rte-france.bravosolution.com/fr/login.html 🌏
URL des documents: https://rte-france.bravosolution.com 🌏

Référence
Informations complémentaires

The contract notice is under French law. The time for this contract notice is the French time. The applicable law of the future contracts will be French law. Official communications shall be conducted via the message board of e-procurement, namely https://rte-france.bravosolution.com

The duration of contract stated in Section II.2.7) refers to construction works with exclusion of defects rectification initial mandatory period.

Applicants wishing to participate in the pre-qualification process must request to participate via dedicated platform and provide:

(i) for single company — company name, main contact name and main contact address completed (in case of Joint Venture (JV) with brief description of JV and its structure) with contemplated list of main sub-contractors if necessary;

(ii) for Consortia — brief description of consortium structure, companies names, main contact name and main contact address with contemplated list of main sub-contractors if necessary

There will be required a binding letter with all participants signed by each company legal representative with power of attorney.

The main sub-contractors shall be understood as the ones that, the construction and/or manufacturing capacities are essential for project, and the proposal is based on.

To be observed that the PQQ will be populated on https://rte-france.bravosolution.com on later stage (after the closing of this contract notice) and following the return of signed non-disclosure agreement. The dedicated form will be provided to applicants once the expression of interest in participating in this event issued. The NDA shall be returned to INELFE within 5 working days after receipt.

The PQQ is a questionnaire divided into general questions regarding the applicants and more specific questions regarding the applicants experience relevant to the scope of the project as well as health and safety policies and experiences.

In case of consortium, each of the entities has to submit the documents required. In case of JV/Consortium additional details will be requested in the PQQ.

INELFE reserves its right to exclude Joint Venture/Consortium applicants that would change their composition partway through the process without prior approval from INELFE.

Applicant shall note that for certain aspects of the work, tenderer(s) may be required to select subcontractors from existing RTE and/or REE qualification system and/or use the pre-approved subcontractors’ details of which will be set-out in the ITT or during tendering process.

Applicants shall note that the aspects and proposed solutions for social insertion criteria may be set-out in the ITT and will be part of award criteria.

Applicants shall note that the aspects of ECOdesign and Eco-performance may be prescribed in the PQ and / or in the ITT as part of candidate’s selection criteria and proposed solutions may be evaluated as part of award criteria.

Following the evaluation of the PQQ submissions in accordance with the PQQ instructions up to five (5) candidates will be shortlisted in accordance with the selection criteria specified in the PQQ documents to proceed to the ITT phase.

INELFE intends to procure the 'Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection FR-ES Project through a series of contracts comprising:

— 1 contract for converter stations,

— 2 contracts for cable link,

— 1 contract for terrestrial civil works.

The candidates to whom the contracts are awarded may be required to enter into one or more Interface Agreements with other contractors that are involved in the execution of the Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection FR-ES Project including any that are awarded any of the contracts referenced above. Such requirements may be in addition to coordination and collaboration obligations regarding interfaces between such contracts and this contract that will be further detailed in the ITT documents.

INELFE reserves its right to specify the conditions above mentioned in the PQQ and /or ITT documents.

Informations complémentaires
Organe de révision
Nom: Tribunal de grande instance de Nanterre — Instance chargée des procédures de recours
Adresse postale: 179-191, avenue Joliot-Curie
Commune postale: Nanterre
Code postal: 92020
Pays: France 🇫🇷
Téléphone: +33 140971010 📞
Fax: +33 147243161 📠
Informations sur les délais d'introduction des recours:

A claim in a precontractual summary proceeding is possible as stated in articles 5 et seq. of Order No. 2009-515 of 7.5.2009 related to complaint proceedings applicable to public procurement contracts. The claim must be lodged before the conclusion of the contract.

A claim in a contractual summary proceeding is possible as stated in articles 11 et seq. of Order No. 2009-515 of 7.5.2009 related to complaint proceedings applicable to public procurement contracts.

The claim must be lodged at the latest on the thirty first (31st) day following the publication of the contract award notice in the Official Journal of the European Union or, for the contracts based on a framework Agreement or on a dynamic purchasing system, following the notification of the contract signature. In the absence of publication of the award notice or in the absence of notification of the contract signature, an application to the competent court may be made until the expiry of a six (6) months period starting at the day after the date of conclusion of the contract in accordance with article 1441-3 of the French Code of Civil Procedure.

Service auprès duquel des informations sur la procédure de recours peuvent être obtenues
Identique à : Organe de révision
Source: OJS 2018/S 238-544691 (2018-12-07)

Informations complémentaires (2020-02-04)
Objet
Champ d'application du marché
Brève description:

The Biscay Gulf electrical Interconnection consists of the construction of a 2 000 MW link. This link is composed of 2 circuits rated 1 000 MW each for DC operating voltage of 400 kV, in total comprised of 4 power cables, 4 converter station terminals located close to 400 kV Gatica substation (Spain) and Cubnezais substation (France). The length of the route is estimated to be approximately 400 km long starting in Spanish Pais Vasco region (near Bilbao) to an ending point in Nouvelle Aquitaine (Gironde department, near Bordeaux). The interconnection is composed of underground cables with total approximate route length of 100 km and submarine cables with total approximate route length of 300 km. The ‘Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection FR-ES’ is a joint project developed by INELFE on behalf of Réseau Transport d’Electricité (RTE) and Red Eléctrica de Espagna (REE) respectively the transmission system operators in France and Spain. The project is supported by the European Union’s Connecting Europe facility (CEF).

Métadonnées de l'avis
Type de document: Informations complémentaires
Vocabulaire commun pour les marchés publics (CPV)
Code: Matériaux à fibres optiques 📦

Pouvoir adjudicateur
Identité
Adresse postale: c/o RTE — immeuble Window – 7C place du Dôme
Code postal: 92073
Commune postale: Paris la Defense

Référence
Dates
Date d'envoi: 2020-02-04 📅
Date limite de soumission: 2020-02-28 📅
Date de publication: 2020-02-07 📅
Identifiants
Numéro d'avis: 2020/S 027-062909
Se réfère à l'avis: 2018/S 238-544691
Numéro JO-S: 27
Informations complémentaires

The applicants that expressed their Interest, signed the NDA and successfully passed the selection process further the contract notice initial issued on 11.12.2018, are requested to confirm their expression of interest and provide all complementary information (as applicable) in regard of previously submitted documents and data related to EOI and PQQ. The additional elements concerning the implementation of project specific pre-qualification tests program, later called ‘Program’ (applicable for XLPE) will be communicated to initial selected candidates. The candidates shall note that in consideration of consequent investment expected for the execution of the Program, INELFE will provide financial participation. The financial participation will be fixe and identical for all candidates willing to participate in the program. Upon the acceptance of the conditions of participation to the program, the candidates will be notified about their acceptance to proceed to the ITT phase. Applicants shall note that the actual status of project specific pre-qualification tests program will be a part of award criteria. The dates indicated in the Articles IV.2.3) and II.2.7) are approximate and subject to modifications.

Objet
Champ d'application du marché
Brève description:

The ‘Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection FR-ES’ is a joint project developed by INELFE on behalf of Réseau Transport d’Electricité (RTE) and Red Eléctrica de Espagna (REE) respectively the transmission system operators in France and Spain.

Source: OJS 2020/S 027-062909 (2020-02-04)

Avis d'attribution de marché (2023-06-29)
Objet
Champ d'application du marché
Brève description:

The Biscay Gulf electrical Interconnection consists of the construction of a 2000 MW link. This link is composed of 2 (two) circuits rated 1000 MW each for DC operating voltage of 400 kV, comprised of 4 power cables, 4 converter station terminals located close to 400 kV Cubnezais substation (France) and Gatica substation (Spain). The length of the route is estimated to be approx. 375 km long starting in Spanish Pais Vasco region (near Bilbao), with underground cable of about 15 km, a submarine section around 280 km long, and an underground cable on the French side of about 80km long to an ending point in Nouvelle Aquitaine (Gironde department, near Bordeaux). The “Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection FR-ES” is a joint project developed by INELFE on behalf of Réseau Transport d’Electricité (RTE) and Red Electica de Espagna (REE) respectively the transmission system operators in France and Spain. The project is supported by the European Union’s Connecting Europe facility (CEF).

Métadonnées de l'avis
Type de document: Avis d'attribution de marché

Procédure
Type de soumission: Sans objet

Pouvoir adjudicateur
Identité
Nom du pouvoir adjudicateur: INELFE - INterconexión ELéctrica Francia-España
Adresse postale: c/o RTE - immeuble Window - 7C place du Dôme
Commune postale: Paris la defense

Référence
Dates
Date d'envoi: 2023-06-29 📅
Date de publication: 2023-07-04 📅
Identifiants
Numéro d'avis: 2023/S 126-399871
Numéro JO-S: 126
Informations complémentaires

Official communications were conducted via message board on the project’s e-sourcing platform

Objet
Champ d'application du marché
Brève description:

Intitulé du lot: INELFE BISCAY GULF ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTION - CIRCUIT N° 1 - SUBMARINE AND UNDERGROUND HVDC CABLES / ACCESSORIES - SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION
Brève description:

The power cables shall be capable to deliver 1.000 MW at receiving end.

For information purpose - the satisfactory test certificates must be provided at the latest with the submission of the last technical offer currently foreseen on or before 03/06/2020 (this requirement will be detailed in the ITT).

Transition joint between two different manufacturers are not allowed on the submarine part on the circuit.

Provision of maintenance service alongside the obligation to rectify defects for a mandatory initial period after take over to align with the warranty period under the EPCI contract and manufacture, supply and delivery of replenishment spares for spares used during such period and may further include provision for delivery of spares for an extended period (beyond the warranty period) - all as further detailed in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents.

Further detail of the scope of the contract for this lot may be provided notably in the ITT documents

Description des options:

Extension to the term of maintenance services (including any extension of spares provision) procured under this lot

Informations complémentaires:

Official communications were conducted via message board on the project’s e-sourcing platform

Lieu d'exécution
Site principal ou lieu d'exécution:

Pais Vasco region (near Bilbao) in Spain, Biscay Gulf in Spain and France, Nouvelle Aquitaine - Biscay Gulf - Gironde department (near Bordeaux) in France

Attribution du marché
Date de conclusion du contrat: 2023-05-05 📅
Nom: NKT HV Cables AB
Numéro d'enregistrement national: 559079-0290
Adresse postale: Verkövägen 102
Commune postale: Lyckeby
Code postal: 37160
Pays: Suède 🇸🇪
Téléphone: +46 45555600 📞
Courrier électronique: info@nkt.com 📧
Adresse Internet: www.nkt.com 🌏
Nom: Prysmian powerlink srl
Numéro d'enregistrement national: 059 3107 0964
Adresse postale: Via Chese 6
Commune postale: Milano
Code postal: 20126
Pays: Italie 🇮🇹
Téléphone: +39 0264494 📞
Courrier électronique: info@preysmaingroup.com 📧
Adresse Internet: www.it.prysmiangroup.com 🌏

Informations complémentaires
Organe de révision
Nom: Tribunal de grande instance de Nanterre - Instance chargée des procédures de recours
Commune postale: Nanterre
Source: OJS 2023/S 126-399871 (2023-06-29)

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