AC cables, overhead lines, switchgear, and associated equipment and services frameworks

Description

This notice is published to advertise the virtual supplier conference events being held by National Grid on 24th September 2024, by way of pre-procurement market engagement in advance of launching a procurement process for frameworks at the end of September. Two separate video conference events will be held for 90 minutes, at 10:00 UK time (05:00 US Eastern time) and 15:00 UK time (10:00 US Eastern time), to accommodate suppliers across different time zones. To register your interest in attending an event, please contact National Grid using this link: https://forms.office.com/r/nqJHddmbKQ Please confirm in completing your form which of the events you wish to attend, and the individual attendee details (name and email address). Invites will be issued by email. Please ensure that you complete and submit the form by no later than 20th September 2024. Lot 1: National Grid are seeking to procure both the nominated equipment but in addition options and opportunities to cover aligned installation, commissioning and maintenance activities. The details of these requirements shall be detailed in the contract notice and subsequent pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) and invitation to tender (ITT) document sets as these are issued. National Grid has declared an approximate Capex program over the next five years to the approximate value of £60bn. As part of its total investment in both the transmission and distribution electrical networks National Grid shall be completing a series of equipment and associated works within their transmission and distribution substation networks in the UK and US. This procurement opportunity is focused on securing frameworks for the supply of equipment to support these investments and works. There will be separate forms of framework for the UK and US. This notice relates to the procurement of AC cables, overhead lines, switchgear, and associated equipment and services. National Grid aims to secure capacity with suppliers through long term frameworks for the supply of equipment and aligned services with the flexibility to reserve production capacity, delivering value for consumers in both the UK and US. It is currently anticipated that the procurement process will be launched on or around 26th September 2024, by issuing a contract notice. It is currently expected that the procurement process will be divided into multiple lots, the final details of which remain subject to development, and will be confirmed (if applicable) in the contract notice. The PQQ will be made available as soon as practicable after the contract notice is published: please refer to VI.3 for details of how this can be accessed.