Framework Agreement for Cable Repair on the COBRAcable

1.1.

Buyer

Official name : Energinet Eltransmission A/S

Activity of the contracting entity : Electricity-related activities

2.1.

Procedure

Title : Framework Agreement for Cable Repair on the COBRAcable

Description : Through the establishment of the present framework agreement, the Contracting Authority wants to purchase emergency repairs and planned repairs of the land and submarine cable of the COBRAcable interconnector. The COBRAcable interconnector connects the electricity transmission grids in Denmark (DK1) and the Netherlands and is capable of transmitting 700 MW at +/- 320 kV DC. The interconnector was commissioned in 2019. The land and submarine cable was manufactured by Prysmian and the insulation material of the land and submarine cable is DC XLPE. The scope of works for this framework agreement: - Jointing works in relation to emergency repairs and planned repairs of the COBRAcable land and submarine cable - Delivery of spare parts (such as land and submarine cable joints, transition joints between land and submarine cable etc.)

Procedure identifier : 41bf2b80-b9e3-41b0-886b-e1f8c2c8887a

Previous notice : 96cb0b13-c466-44bd-b576-1e8162a134d0-01

Internal identifier : 24/02686

Type of procedure : Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiation

The procedure is accelerated : no

Main features of the procedure : The tenders submitted must be valid for a period of 6 months as from the specified time limit for the submission of tenders. If the tenderer during the negotiation phase, prepares and submits revised tenders, such tenders must also be valid for the period of 6 months from the specified time limit for these revised tenders.

2.1.1.

Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services

Additional nature of the contract : Supplies

Main classification ( cpv ): 50000000 Repair and maintenance services

Additional classification ( cpv ): 31321300 High-voltage cable, 31321400 Underwater cable, 31321500 Submarine cable, 31340000 Insulated cable accessories

2.1.2.

Place of performance

Country : Denmark

Anywhere in the given country

Additional information : Denmark (DK) and Germany (DE)

2.1.3.

Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 10 000 000,00 EUR

Maximum value of the framework agreement : 14 000 000,00 EUR

2.1.4.

General information

Call for competition is terminated

Additional information : The APPLICATION must be in Danish or English, which also apply for all communication during the prequalification stage. Text in other languages than these will not be taken into consideration. The tender must be in English as well as all other communication during the tender procedure. It should be noted that this is a negotiated procedure. With the exception of basic elements, changes may be made to tender documents and their contents as a consequence as part of the negotiation process. The tenderer's legal form is not required. The applicant must submit a completed version of the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD). The applicant must not be covered by the mandatory grounds for exclusion, cf. Act no. 10 of 6/1/2023 (Public Procurement Act) §134a, §135, subs. 1-3 and §136. Applications that have not been submitted to EU-Supply or that are received after the deadline will generally not be accepted. The Contracting Entity reserves the right to obtain additional, clarifying, or supplementing information from the applicant. Any questions relating to the application process must be submitted via the tender system. All questions will be answered to the extent that it is possible to submit an answer no later than six calendar days before the application deadline. Questions and answers, as well as any corrections, will be published in the tender system on an ongoing basis. If you wish to apply to participate in this tender process, the corresponding ESPD must be filled in. The ESPD for this tender process can be found in EU-Supply. The ESPD must be filled in in EU-Supply, after which it is submitted via "My answer". Guidelines for completing the ESPD can be found on the website of the Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen, www.kfst.dk (The contracting entity does not take responsibility for the content of the guidance). Please note the following: - An applicant who participates alone, but relies on the capacity of one or more other entities (e.g. a parent company or sister company or subcontractor) shall ensure that the application is accompanied by both the applicant's own ESPD and a separate ESPD for each entity on which it wishes to rely, with a completed Part II "Information on the economic operator" and Part III "Grounds for exclusion" as well as relevant information concerning Part IV "Selection criteria" and Part V: "Limiting the number of qualified applicants". The attached ESPD from those other entities should be duly completed and signed. In addition, the submission of final evidence must also be accompanied by evidence of the commitment of these entities/subcontractors in this respect in the form of a statement of support. - Where groups of economic operators, including temporary associations, apply together, a full ESPD shall be filled in separately for each participating economic operator containing the required information. The final documentation must also be accompanied by a Consortium Declaration, by which the parties declare to be a consortium or other form of association jointly and severally, unconditionally, and directly liable for the fulfilment of the contract tendered.

Legal basis :

Directive 2014/25/EU

5.1.

Lot : LOT-0000

Title : Framework Agreement for Cable Repair on the COBRAcable interconnector

Description : Through the establishment of the present framework agreement, the Contracting Authority wants to purchase emergency repairs and planned repairs of the land and submarine cable of the COBRAcable interconnector. The COBRAcable interconnector connects the electricity transmission grids in Denmark (DK1) and the Netherlands and is capable of transmitting 700 MW at +/- 320 kV DC. The interconnector was commissioned in 2019. The land and submarine cable was manufactured by Prysmian and the insulation material of the land and submarine cable is DC XLPE. The scope of works for this framework agreement: - Jointing works in relation to emergency repairs and planned repairs of the COBRAcable land and submarine cable - Delivery of spare parts (such as land and submarine cable joints, transition joints between land and submarine cable etc.)

Internal identifier : 24/02686

5.1.1.

Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services

Additional nature of the contract : Supplies

Main classification ( cpv ): 50000000 Repair and maintenance services

Additional classification ( cpv ): 31321300 High-voltage cable, 31321400 Underwater cable, 31321500 Submarine cable, 31340000 Insulated cable accessories

Options :

Description of the options : The framework agreement includes an option for the Buyer to request that the Provider stores the spare parts purchased under this framework agreement. The framework agreement also contains an option to have the Provider ensure the readiness of spare parts stored either at the Provider or at the Buyer’s storage facilities in order to ensure that the spare parts are working order at all times. For further details concerning the purchase, reference is made to the appendices to the tender documents. The total purchase is made for a period of 4 year(s) from the signing of the framework agreement with the option of an extension for 4x12 months. Orders under the framework agreement will be allocated directly to the supplier which, in the view of the Contracting Authority, has submitted the most economically advantageous tender, see section 4.1. The estimated consumption during the time period (including options of extensions) of the framework agreement is expected to amount to 10 mio. euros The consumption figures are estimates only and are consequently not binding for the Contracting Authority. The Contracting Authority is not obligated to purchase solely from the framework agreement and may in connection with single-standing purchases choose to tender these independently. Additionally, according to clause 10.2 of the contract the estimated consumption may be increased 2 x 20 %

5.1.2.

Place of performance

Country : Denmark

Anywhere in the given country

Additional information : Denmark (DK) and Germany (DE)

5.1.3.

Estimated duration

Duration : 4 Years

5.1.4.

Renewal

Maximum renewals : 4

Other information about renewals : 4x12 months

5.1.5.

Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 10 000 000,00 EUR

Maximum value of the framework agreement : 14 000 000,00 EUR

5.1.6.

General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

Additional information : The APPLICATION must be in Danish or English, which also apply for all communication during the prequalification stage. Text in other languages than these will not be taken into consideration. The tender must be in English as well as all other communication during the tender procedure. It should be noted that this is a negotiated procedure. With the exception of basic elements, changes may be made to tender documents and their contents as a consequence as part of the negotiation process. The tenderer's legal form is not required. The applicant must submit a completed version of the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD). The applicant must not be covered by the mandatory grounds for exclusion, cf. Act no. 10 of 6/1/2023 (Public Procurement Act) §134a, §135, subs. 1-3 and §136. Applications that have not been submitted to EU-Supply or that are received after the deadline will generally not be accepted. The Contracting Entity reserves the right to obtain additional, clarifying, or supplementing information from the applicant. Any questions relating to the application process must be submitted via the tender system. All questions will be answered to the extent that it is possible to submit an answer no later than six calendar days before the application deadline. Questions and answers, as well as any corrections, will be published in the tender system on an ongoing basis. If you wish to apply to participate in this tender process, the corresponding ESPD must be filled in. The ESPD for this tender process can be found in EU-Supply. The ESPD must be filled in in EU-Supply, after which it is submitted via "My answer". Guidelines for completing the ESPD can be found on the website of the Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen, www.kfst.dk (The contracting entity does not take responsibility for the content of the guidance). Please note the following: - An applicant who participates alone, but relies on the capacity of one or more other entities (e.g. a parent company or sister company or subcontractor) shall ensure that the application is accompanied by both the applicant's own ESPD and a separate ESPD for each entity on which it wishes to rely, with a completed Part II "Information on the economic operator" and Part III "Grounds for exclusion" as well as relevant information concerning Part IV "Selection criteria" and Part V: "Limiting the number of qualified applicants". The attached ESPD from those other entities should be duly completed and signed. In addition, the submission of final evidence must also be accompanied by evidence of the commitment of these entities/subcontractors in this respect in the form of a statement of support. - Where groups of economic operators, including temporary associations, apply together, a full ESPD shall be filled in separately for each participating economic operator containing the required information. The final documentation must also be accompanied by a Consortium Declaration, by which the parties declare to be a consortium or other form of association jointly and severally, unconditionally, and directly liable for the fulfilment of the contract tendered.

5.1.10.

Award criteria

Criterion:

Type: Price

Name : Price

Description : See Tender Contions

Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)

Award criterion number : 35,00

Criterion:

Type: Quality

Name : Solution

Description : See Tender Contions

Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)

Award criterion number : 30,00

Criterion:

Type: Quality

Name : Competences

Description : See Tender Contions

Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)

Award criterion number : 25,00

Criterion:

Type: Quality

Name : Contract Terms

Description : See Tender Contions

Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)

Award criterion number : 10,00

5.1.15.

Techniques

Framework agreement :

Framework agreement, without reopening of competition

Information about the dynamic purchasing system :

No dynamic purchase system

Electronic auction : no

5.1.16.

Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Klagenævnet for Udbud

Information about review deadlines : Complaints regarding a candidate not being pre-qualified must be filed with The Complaints Board for Public Procurement within 20 calendar days starting the day after the contracting authority has sent notification to the candidates involved, provided that the notification includes a short account of the relevant reasons for the decision. Other complaints must be filed with The Complaints Board for Public Procurement within: 1. 45 calendar days after the contracting authority has published a contract award notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (with effect from the day following the publication date); 2. 30 calendar days starting the day after the contracting authority has informed the tenderers in question, that the contracting authority has entered a contract based on a framework agreement through reopening of competition or a dynamic purchasing system, provided that the notification includes a short account of the relevant reasons for the decision; 3. 6 months starting the day after the contracting authority has sent notification to the candidates/tenderers involved that the contract-ing authority has entered into the framework agreement, provided that the notification included a short account of the relevant reasons for the decision.

Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : Energinet Eltransmission A/S

Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Energinet Eltransmission A/S

Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen

Organisation whose budget is used to pay for the contract : Energinet Eltransmission A/S

Organisation executing the payment : Energinet Eltransmission A/S

Organisation signing the contract : Energinet Eltransmission A/S

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 10 000 000,00 EUR

Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice : 14 000 000,00 EUR

Approximate value of the framework agreements : 10 000 000,00 EUR

6.1.

Result lot identifier : LOT-0000

Winner selection status : At least one winner was chosen.

Framework agreement :

Maximum value of the framework agreement : 14 000 000,00 EUR

Re-estimated value of the framework agreement : 10 000 000,00 EUR

6.1.2.

Information about winners

Winner :

Official name : Prysmian Powerlink S.r.l.

Tender :

Tender identifier : Framework Agreement for Cable Repair on the COBRAcable - Prysmian Powerlink S.r.l.

Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0000

Value of the tender : 10 000 000,00 EUR

Concession value:

The tender is a variant : no

Country of origin of the product or the service : Italy

Subcontracting : No

Contract information:

Identifier of the contract : Framework Agreement for Cable Repair on the COBRAcable - Prysmian Powerlink S.r.l.

Date of the conclusion of the contract : 11/08/2025

The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : yes

Notice that created the framework agreement : 574837-2024

Organisation signing the contract : Energinet Eltransmission A/S

6.1.4.

Statistical information :

Summary of the review requests the buyer received

Number of complainants : 0

Received tenders or requests to participate :

Type of received submissions : Tenders

Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 1

Range of tenders :

Value of the lowest admissible tender : 1 316 797,00 EUR

Value of the highest admissible tender : 1 316 797,00 EUR

8.1.

ORG-0001

Official name : Energinet Eltransmission A/S

Registration number : 39 31 48 78

Postal address : Tonne Kjærsvej 65

Town : Fredericia

Postcode : 7000

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Sydjylland ( DK032 )

Country : Denmark

Contact point : Procurement - K

Email : procurement@energinet.dk

Telephone : +45 70102244

Internet address : https://eu.eu-supply.com/ctm/supplier/publictenders?B=ENERGINET

Buyer profile : https://eu.eu-supply.com/ctm/company/companyinformation/index/228008

Roles of this organisation :

Buyer

Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure

Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents

Organisation signing the contract

Organisation whose budget is used to pay for the contract

Organisation executing the payment

8.1.

ORG-0002

Official name : Klagenævnet for Udbud

Registration number : 37795526

Postal address : Nævnenes Hus, Toldboden 2

Town : Viborg

Postcode : 8800

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Østjylland ( DK042 )

Country : Denmark

Email : klfu@naevneneshus.dk

Telephone : +45 72405708

Internet address : https://naevneneshus.dk/start-din-klage/klagenaevnet-for-udbud/

Roles of this organisation :

Review organisation

8.1.

ORG-0003

Official name : Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen

Registration number : 1294819

Postal address : Carl Jacobsen Vej 35

Town : Valby

Postcode : 2500

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Byen København ( DK011 )

Country : Denmark

Email : kfst@kfst.dk

Telephone : +45 41715000

Internet address : http://www.kfst.dk

Roles of this organisation :

Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

8.1.

ORG-0004

Official name : Prysmian Powerlink S.r.l.

Size of the economic operator : Large

Registration number : MI - 1859488

Postal address : Via Chiese 6

Town : Milano

Postcode : 20126

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Milano ( ITC4C )

Country : Italy

Email : info@prysmiangroup.com

Telephone : +39 02 64491

Roles of this organisation :

Tenderer

Winner of these lots : LOT-0000

8.1.

ORG-0005

Official name : Mercell Holding ASA

Registration number : 980921565

Postal address : Askekroken 11

Town : Oslo

Postcode : 0277

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )

Country : Norway

Contact point : eSender

Email : publication@mercell.com

Telephone : +47 21018800

Fax : +47 21018801

Internet address : http://mercell.com/

Roles of this organisation :

TED eSender

Notice identifier/version : 85c24eb0-7e49-46dd-83e7-e830561e599a - 01

Form type : Result

Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime

Notice subtype : 30

Notice dispatch date : 11/08/2025 13:05:56 (UTC) Western European Time, GMT

Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 11/08/2025 13:30:47 (UTC) Western European Time, GMT

Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

Notice publication number : 530160-2025

OJ S issue number : 154/2025

Publication date : 13/08/2025

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Framework Agreement for Cable Repair on the COBRAcable

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