NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC
Prior Information Notice (PIN) for the National Grid Electricity Transmission Cable Tunnel EPC Framework Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) on the Achilles platform.
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This notice is published to advertise an upcoming procurement event led by National Grid Electricity Transmission plc (NGET) for a new High Voltage (HV) Cable Tunnel EPC Framework.
A Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) will be issued on or around 11 February 2025 via the Achilles platform (a qualification system established and operated under the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016).
All Economic Operators interested in the opportunity must be registered on one of the following UVDB Achilles codes by 10 February 2025: 3.7.5 Underground Mains Cable - 200kV & above 4.1.7 Tunnelling and Shafts 4.1.7.6 Turnkey To register on Achilles UVDB Silver+ Subscription, please go to the following link (note that a subscription fee applies): https://my.achilles.com/join-community?communitycode=UVD&lang=en-GB&buyerid=00014456&minimumpackage=SLP NGET intends to issue a PQQ via Achilles.
Economic Operators must be registered with Achilles to participate in this process.
For Economic Operators who may wish to participate in the procurement event as a joint venture (JV), all members of the proposed JV must be registered individually with Achilles.
Failure to register with Achilles as set out above will result in exclusion from further participation in the procurement process.
Furthermore, in order to be eligible to be appointed, Economic Operators (including where relevant, individual members of any proposed JV) must attain Achilles Verify through a category B2 audit process by Framework award, which is currently forecast for March 2026.
What the notice asks for
All Economic Operators interested in the opportunity
All Economic Operators interested in the opportunity must be registered on one of the following UVDB Achilles codes by 10 February 2025:.
Economic Operators must be registered with Achilles
Economic Operators must be registered with Achilles to participate in this process.
For Economic Operators who may wish
For Economic Operators who may wish to participate in the procurement event as a joint venture (JV), all members of the proposed JV must be registered individually with Achilles.
Furthermore, in order to be eligible
Furthermore, in order to be eligible to be appointed, Economic Operators (including where relevant, individual members of any proposed JV) must attain Achilles Verify through a category B2 audit process by Framework award, which is currently forecast for March 2026.
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What this notice demands of you
1 named in obligation language, 0 mentioned. Each one is quoted from the notice.
All Economic Operators interested in the opportunity must be registered on one of the following UVDB Achilles codes by 10 February 2025:
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