Certain activities carried out by EirGrid Group require compliance with applicable procurement laws. EirGrid Group adopts different procurement approaches depending on the monetary value of the contract in line with the appropriate procurement legislation (both EU and National).
EU Thresholds
Contracts with a monetary value above the procurement threshold level (goods or services greater than €428k; works greater than €5.35m; and social and other specific services greater than €1m) are advertised through the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU).
All prospective suppliers to EirGrid Group are advised to regularly review the eTenders website to view advertised tender competitions.
All other contracts below the threshold levels as specified above are procured as per the EirGrid Group procurement policy, which is in compliance with applicable procurement laws and guidelines. Current tender opportunities below threshold levels are advertised below.
EirGrid plc and Réseau de Transport d'Électricité (RTE), Irish and French Transmission System Operators, are jointly developing the Celtic Interconnector between the Irish and French electricity grids.
EirGrid, and RTE have established an Irish incorporated Joint Venture (IJV) Celtic Interconnector Designated Activity Company (“CIDAC”) to procure, administer, manage and contribute to the design, development and construction of the Celtic Interconnector assets on their behalf.
On November 24th, 2022 CIDAC awarded a Cable EPC contract to an EPC Contractor. During the construction of the cable a HVDC subsea cable will be buried in the seabed between Ireland and France. During this installation process various other services owned by 3rd parties will need to be crossed. Each of these require relevant crossing agreements to be entered into, CIDAC require additional specialist Legal Support Services to support the negotiations and drafting of crossing agreements in Ireland, UK, and France.
Closing Date for submission of Tender: 12th April 2023 at 12 noon Irish Time
Contact for Tender Documents: Please email Glen.Brownlie@eirgrid.com and tenders@eirgrid.com if you want to register your interest in this tender and receive the tender documents.
The purpose of this tender is to review the full-lifecycle delivery and work practices in operation against similar and comparable (network constrained) international TSO best practice, and what work practices may be available that could improve the capital and maintenance delivery within EirGrid in relation to a reduction of outage requirements.
Closing Date for submission of Tender: 14th March 2023 at 12 noon Irish Time
Contact for Tender Documents: Please email Glen.Brownlie@eirgrid.com and tenders@eirgrid.com if you want to register your interest in this tender and receive the tender documents.
The Infrastructure Office leads the development and delivery of the power system and interconnection investment programmes in collaboration with partners, customers and communities.
The Public Engagement team is responsible for the development and implementation of the overall approach to engagement on our transmission projects with communities, landowners, local government, local stakeholders and consenting bodies.
The Public Engagement team is seeking a focused and resilient partner to support the delivery of our engagement approach across our infrastructure projects as we seek to develop Ireland's national grid.
Closing Date for submission of Tender: 16.02.23
Contact for Tender Documents: Please email peter.whearity@eirgrid.com and tenders@eirgrid.com if you want to register your interest in this tender and receive the tender documents.
EirGrid has a requirement for a company to be to be appointed for the provision of Trading Services Tender for Mitigation of EirGrid Interconnector Designated Activity Company (EIDAC) Imbalance Exposure Risk in the GB wholesale electricity markets.
Closing date for submission of Tender: 18th October 2022 at 12 noon Irish Time
Contact for Tender Documents: Please email geoff.smith@eirgrid.com and tenders@eirgrid.com if you want to register your interest in this tender and receive the tender documents.
Procurement Terms and Conditions
View our Procurement General Terms and Conditions which will apply in the absence of a formal contract.
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tenders@eirgrid.com