High Voltage Electricity Switchgear Maintenance

Concepts

• electrical distribution equipment
• bristol
• magnox limited
• high voltage electricity switchgear maintenance
• maintenance of high voltage switchgear
• repair and maintenance
• national grid electricity transmision plc
• various sites
• year contract
• magnox sites

Location

United Kingdom: Dungeness A, Maentwrog, Trawsfynydd and Wylfa Decommissioned Power Stations with the possibility of additional sites being added in the future

Description

Magnox Limited is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process for routine and call out maintenance of High Voltage Switchgear at various sites in the UK and wish to carry out pre-market engagement with interested suppliers to investigate the supply chain capabilities, expertise, and appetite to enter into a multiyear contract to maintain (NOT REPLACE) what is aged and obsolete equipment.We are looking to place a 5 year contract initially covering Dungeness A, Maentwrog, Trawsfynydd and Wylfa Decommissioned power stations with options to add additional Decommissioned Power stations in the future.

Total Quantity or Scope

High Voltage Electricity Switchgear Maintenance at Magnox Sites. Additional information: The chosen supplier would need to work within specific constraints including working on National Grid Electricity Transmision PLC (NGET) property, under NGET supervision and within NGET Safety Rules. They would need to have/gain access to Intellectual Property (IP) currently held by NGET.

CPV Codes

• 50532400 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipment

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** In relation to breakdown maintenance and noting the age of the equipment (1960's) the expectation would be the chosen supplier would hold or arrange preferential access to critical spare parts and have access rights to the NGET property as many of the connections are within NGET owned/leased and operated substations. Work carried out on the majority of the High Voltage (HV) equipment will be under the NGET Safety Rules and requires their direct supervision.This PIN provides procurement awareness for suppliers regarding this requirement. Any information gathered through this market engagement may inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process and will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise. Should this procurement be within in your company’s capability and capacity we ask that you register your interest with the undersigned by the closing date. (Please note this is NOT a selection questionnaire, it is to enable Magnox to gauge the market interest and appetite for this procurement and to inform our procurement strategy).It is anticipated that any future procurement will be run under Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2015 Restricted Procedure.Following the closure of this PIN, it is Magnox Limited intention to hold a virtual supplier day for interested parties, which will provide a more detailed overview of our requirements and expectations.As part of a restricted procedure, a Selection Questionnaire (SQ) will take place following the supplier day. Supplier(s) who are shortlisted as part of the SQ phase, may be invited to a further supplier day.The dates relating to the publication of the contract notice are tentative and are subject to change.Tentative Timelines:Prior Information Notice (PIN) - 27 October 2022Registration of interest -10 November 2022Virtual Supplier Day - Week commencing 17 November 2022PCR Restricted Procedure Selection Questionnaire - TBCPCR Restricted Procedure Selection Questionnaire evaluation - TBCIssue of ITT - TBCYou are requested to register your interest in the opportunity by Noon 10th November 2022 via the Magnox e-sourcing platform Atamis at the address mentioned above.