CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Other (Please specify): the contracting authority is the Great Britain (GB) Gas and Electricity Markets

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education Other (Please specify): Regulator (GB Gas and Electricity Markets Authority)

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Second transitional tender round (Tranche A) for the grant of offshore transmission licences for transitional projects. Publication of this notice in the OJEU does not signify any acceptance on the part of the Authority that the requirements set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, Directive 2004/18/EC and/or Directive 2004/17/EC apply in whole or in part to the grant of the aforementioned licences.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Project: Lincs.Developer: DONG Energy, Siemens and Centrica.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The subject matter of this OJEU Notice is the grant of an offshore transmission licence to a successful bidder for the purpose of connecting a wind farm to the GB onshore grid. The successful bidder has entered into a transfer agreement (alternatively referred to as a ‘Sale and Purchase Agreement’ or ‘SPA’) for the offshore transmission assets with the developer and will maintain and operate the assets in accordance with industry licences, codes, standards and agreements. In addition to being granted the offshore transmission licence, the successful bidder has entered into a range of agreements including with the relevant generator, any relevant distribution network owner and the NETSO.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice