Official name: Energinet Eltransmission A/S
National registration number: 39314878
Postal address: Tonne Kjærs Vej 65
Town: Fredericia
NUTS code: DK Danmark
Postal code: 7000
Country: Denmark
Contact person: Procurement - R
E-mail: indkob@energinet.dk
Telephone: +45 70102244
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://eu.eu-supply.com/ctm/supplier/publictenders?B=ENERGINET

Electricity

550 kV Circuit breaker sets for substation Bjæverskov (BJS)

Reference number: 20/08554

31000000 Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

Supplies

Purchase of the delivery of three (3) 550 kV Circuit breaker sets for outdoor installation at substation Bjæverskov (BJS).

The circuit breakers are used for switching the AC-filters on/off for the HVDC-connection to Germany (KONTEK). The circuit breaker system has interoperability with the pole control system.

This contract is divided into lots: no

Value excluding VAT: 5 040 000.00 DKK

NUTS code: DK Danmark

Main site or place of performance:

Bjæverskov

Purchase of the delivery of three (3) 550 kV Circuit breaker sets for outdoor installation at substation Bjæverskov (BJS).

The circuit breakers are used for switching the AC-filters on/off for the HVDC-connection to Germany (KONTEK). The circuit breaker system has interoperability with the pole control system.

The circuit breakers must be fully compatible with all control and protection functionalities in KONTEK’s MACH-3 system. Incompatible circuit breakers would possibly entail non-scheduled outage time, additions/changes to unique adjustments, increased operating costs etc. Further, it is important, that KONTEK remain operational throughout the whole of the replacement period. If KONTEK were to be inoperational, beyond the scheduled outage time, due to the replacement of the circuit breaker sets, then that would incur severe economic cost.

Options: no

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Negotiated procedure without prior call for competition

Explanation:

In accordance with Art. 50 of the EU Utilities Directive (Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC), Energinet Eltransmission A/S intends to enter into an agreement with the existing supplier Hitachi Energy A/S, as a change of supplier is impossible or would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance for the following reasons:

- KONTEK must remain operational throughout the replacement period of the circuit breakers. By purchasing the circuit breakers from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM - Hitachi former ABB) as the existing set, this makes it possible due to Hitachi being the existing OEM which can supply a complete fully compatible circuit breaker. If KONTEK were to be inoperational beyond the scheduled outage time, then that would incur severe economic cost, due to the replacement circuit breakers not being fully compatible with the system. This will cause non-scheduled outage time. By purchasing the circuit breakers from the OEM removes any uncertainty, costs, and possible disproportionately large technical difficulties.

- Non-scheduled outage time will result in severe economic loss, due to loss of bottleneck income through KONTEK which connects the different price zones.

- Because of an impact on the supply-security, Non-scheduled outage time on KONTEK will make the transmission system vulnerable.

- All control and protection functionalities regarding the circuit breakers are integrated into KONTEK’s MACH-3 system. These existing functionalities are redundant and integrated into the MACH-3 system:

o Monitoring the conditions for closing the circuit breaker after disconnection & blocking if conditions is not met.

o Monitoring the DC- residual voltage in the AC-filters.

o Duplication of the Point-on-wave (POW) switching function.

Abovementioned functionalities must be retained inside the MACH-3 system when replacing the circuit breakers. Therefore, as part of the delivery and installation of the circuit breaker, the conversion parametering of the MACH-3 system must be included the quotation.

If a circuit breaker, which were incompatible with the SBI300-interface as part of the MACH-3 system were to be Integrated, then the technical incompatibility would entail significant additions/changes of unique adjustments. Which would result in an increased uncertainty and operating costs of a system that is considerably more complex, due to adjustment made as part of the circuit breakers not being fully compatible with the existing system. This will also demand outage time through the whole installation period.

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

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The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no

Official name: Hitachi Energy A/S
National registration number: 39856638
Postal address: Håndværkervej 23
Town: Fredericia
NUTS code: DK Danmark
Postal code: 7000
Country: Denmark

The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: no

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 5 040 000.00 DKK

The contract consists of the delivery of three (3) existing circuit breakers in 400 kilowatts AC-filters, which is integrated in an HVDC-connection (KONTEK) in Bjæverskov.

In this case, Energinet seeks to purchase the delivery of 3 circuit breaker sets by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM – Hitachi former ABB), as Hitachi’s circuit breakers are fully compatible. During the replacement period, KONTEK must remain operational, as outage time beyond the scheduled would incur severe economic cost, due to loss of congestion income through KONTEK. The installation of another type of circuit breakers, which is not fully compatible with the system, would cause technical incompatibility and possibly increase non-scheduled outage time, additions/changes to unique adjustments, increased operating costs etc.

Prior to this purchase, Energinet has conducted a thorough market analysis in order to clarify whether other circuit breakers that is compatible with the MACH-3 and SBI300 system, were available. The results of the market analysis did not positively conclude that other suppliers could deliver circuit breakers, which would be fully compatible with the existing MACH-3 system and SBI300-interface. As a result of this, Energinet has thus decided to purchase 3 circuit breakers from Hitachi (OEM), as these are fully compatible with the existing system and therefore would not incur non-scheduled outage time and possibly further cost or would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in terms of operation and maintenance, due to technical incompatibility.

Official name: Klagenævnet for Udbud
Postal address: https://naevneneshus.dk/start-din-klage/klagenaevnet-for-udbud/
Town: Viborg
Postal code: 8800
Country: Denmark
Telephone: +45 72405708

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

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 into 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 contracting authority has entered into the framework agreement, provided that the notification included a short account of the relevant reasons for the decision.

4. 30 calendar days after the contracting authority has published a contract award notice in the Official Journal of the European Union which clarifies the reasons for the contract being awarded without prior publication of a contract notice (when the procedure described in section 4 of the Act on the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement (klagenævnsloven) has been followed).

Energinet shall follow the procedure in Section 4 of the Act on the Board of Appeal (Consolidated Act No 593 of 2.6.2016 on the Public Procurement Board of Appeal, available at: www.retsinformation.dk). Thus, the intended contract will not be concluded before the expiry of 10 calendar days with effect from the day following the date of publication of this notice, cf. Section 4 (1) (2) of the Act on the Board of Appeal.

Official name: Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
Postal address: Carls Jacobsens Vej 35
Town: Valby
Postal code: 2500
Country: Denmark
Telephone: +45 41715000

07/10/2022