Civils winners revealed for £12bn National Grid high voltage work

The third and remaining stage of its £59bn provide chain framework awards for the Nice Grid Improve follows cabling and converter station deals announced earlier this year.

Six HVDC converter civil works suppliers have been awarded positions on Lot 1 of the Framework Settlement totalling roughly £9bn.

The winners are: Balfour Beatty, BAM Nuttall, Galliford Strive, Laing O’Rourke, Skanska and Taylor Woodrow.

As well as, three HVDC onshore cable civil works suppliers have been awarded locations on Lot 2 of the Framework, price an estimated £3.7bn.

They’re Balfour Beatty, Murphy, and VolkerFitzpatrick.

Contracts have been secured for a five-year interval, with the potential to increase for an extra three years. Each Frameworks cowl confirmed and anticipated initiatives, together with Japanese Inexperienced Hyperlink 4, in partnership with SP Vitality Networks and LionLink in partnership with TenneT.

The primary tender beneath the brand new HVDC civils framework will shortly be underway for the shared southern works required for Japanese Inexperienced Hyperlink 3 and Japanese Inexperienced Hyperlink 4.

Zac Richardson, Chief Engineer and Offshore Supply Director of Strategic Infrastructure at Nationwide Grid, mentioned: “This marks a significant step ahead in delivering the UK’s future power community.

“This funding not solely underpins the transition to a safer, impartial and low-carbon power future, however can even help tens of 1000’s of UK jobs, increase regional provide chains and strengthen our building and engineering sectors.

“By constructing strategic, long-term partnerships with main UK-based contractors, we’re guaranteeing the UK is able to meet the rising demand for electrical energy with a resilient and trendy community.”