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Onshore and Offshore Cable Repair Contract - Jointing Works

NATIONAL GRID NORTH SEA LINK LIMITED · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 16:12.

Opportunity overview

National Grid Interconnectors Limited (NGIL) is the owner and operator of the electricity interconnector known as IFA1. NGIL and its Joint Venture Partner, Réseau de Transport d'électricitié (RTE), procured the installation of the Land Cable and the Submarine Cable for IFA1. National Grid IFA2 Limited (NGIFA2) is the owner and operator of the electricity interconnector known as IFA2. NGIFA2 and its Joint Venture Partner, RTE, procured the installation of the Land Cable and the Submarine Cable for IFA2. National Grid North Sea Link Limited (NGNSL) is the owner and operator of the electricity interconnector known as North Sea Link. NGNSL and its Joint Venture Partner, Statnett SF, procured the installation of the Land Cable and the Submarine Cable for North Sea Link. National Grid Viking Link Limited (NGVLL) is the owner and operator of the electricity interconnector known as Viking Link. NGVLL and its Joint Venture Partner, Energinet Eltransmission A/S, procured the installation of the Land Cable and the Submarine Cable for Viking Link. The Employer wishes to retain a suitably qualified contractor to undertake offshore and onshore repairs to the Land Cables and the Submarine Cables, where required. The appointed Contractor has necessary capability and experience in the repair of electricity interconnector cables and will provide such jointing and other repair services in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Agreement includes a provision for Additional Services. Additional Services means: (a) pre-emptive repairs; (b) desktop surveys for Fault finding; (c) testing and Fault analysis (root cause analysis); (d) repairs to the Joint Venture Partner Cable (excluding vessel procurement, cable burial and unburial); (e) repairs to any National Grid Group Cable Link (excluding vessel procurement, cable burial and unburial); (f) performance of the role of Principal Designer and/or Principal Contractor; and/or (g) any other additional work and/or services performed by the Contractor in relation to this Agreement, instructed by (as the case may be): (h) the Employer in respect of the Land Cables and/or Submarine Cables; (i) the Joint Venture Partner in respect of the Joint Venture Partner Cable; or (j) any member of the National Grid Group (other than NGIL, NGIFA2, NGNSL and NGVLL) in respect of any National Grid Group Cable Link. The Employer will engage the Contractor via a Work Order or a Fault Notice where the Interconnector Asset relevant to the Cable Repair will be specified.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

PRYSMIAN POWERLINK S.R.L

Matched by number
Published award value
€18m
Awarded
23 Jul 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH OE004999
Location
Milan, IT, 20126, Italy

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
WS5394270879
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Prysmian is the only contractor capable of performing jointing operations on the cable technology used in all four National Grid Ventures (NGV) Unincorporated Joint Ventures (UJV) Interconnector assets (MI and XLPE cables).

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NATIONAL GRID NORTH SEA LINK LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-08082344

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
08082344

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWQW-2532-TJBY

Address

Street Address
1-3 Strand
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2N 5EH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Name
Radka Street

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
privateUtility
Description
Private utility
Organisation 2
Name
NATIONAL GRID VIKING LINK LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-09075537

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
09075537

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDLM-6959-XTPR

Address

Street Address
1-3 Strand
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2N 5EH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Name
Radka Street

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
privateUtility
Description
Private utility
Organisation 3
Name
NATIONAL GRID IFA 2 LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-09129992

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
09129992

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGMC-8481-BTRW

Address

Street Address
1-3 Strand
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2N 5EH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Name
Radka Street

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
privateUtility
Description
Private utility
Organisation 4
Name
NATIONAL GRID INTERCONNECTORS LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-03385525

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
03385525

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMCJ-6264-MNVZ

Address

Street Address
1-3 Strand
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2N 5EH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Name
Radka Street

Roles

buyer
processContactPoint

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
privateUtility
Description
Private utility
Organisation 5
Name
PRYSMIAN POWERLINK S.R.L
Id
GB-COH-OE004999

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
OE004999

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWPN-4659-BXYX

Address

Street Address
Via Chiese, 6
Locality
Milan
Postal Code
20126
Country
IT
Country Name
Italy
Region
IT

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Onshore and Offshore Cable Repair Contract - Jointing Works
Status
pending
Date
24 Jul 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
works
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
31321500
Description
Submarine cable
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
45244000
Description
Marine construction works

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
DK
Country
DK
Country Name
Denmark
Entry 3
Region
FR
Country
FR
Country Name
France
Entry 4
Region
NO
Country
NO
Country Name
Norway

Value

Including VAT
18,000,000
Currency
EUR

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-OE004999
Name
PRYSMIAN POWERLINK S.R.L

Standstill Period

Ends
6 Aug 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
10 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
9 Aug 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
9 Aug 2034, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The Employer may, at its sole discretion, extend the term of this Agreement on a maximum of two (2) occasions for further periods of two (2) years on each occasion, by giving at least three (3) months' prior written notice before the end of the Initial Term, or by giving at least three (3) months' prior written notice before the end of any extended term(s).

Options

Description
See the scope section regarding additional services. Contracting authorities that may use the framework/contract: IFA1 & IFA2: RTE Réseau de Transport d'électricitié, a company organised under the laws of France, registered under RCS NANTERRE number 444 619 258 and having its registered office at Immeuble WINDOW, 7C, Place du Dôme, 92073 Paris La Défense CEDEX, France. North Sea Link: Statnett SF a company incorporated in Norway with registration number NO 962 986 633 MVA and registered address at Nydalen Allé 33, 0484 Oslo, Norway. Viking Link: Energinet Eltransmission A/S, an independent public enterprise (CVR no. 39314878) incorporated in Denmark, whose registered office is at Tonne Kjrersvej 65, DK-7000 Fredericia, Denmark. Any member of the National Grid Group (other than NGIL, NGIFA2, NGNSL and NGVLL) in respect of any National Grid Group Cable Link.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
070673-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
27 Jul 2026, 11:10
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
7 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · WC2N 5EH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 070102-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 070673-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·