SCAH Power Upgrades - PR27 Woodham Lane
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
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Procurement
- 45230000 Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
- 65000000 Public utilities
What happened
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) awarded this contract to UK Power Networks Services (Commercial) Limited worth £40,911,987 on 24 Oct 2022. The contract runs until 30 Oct 2026.
Description
The Contract is for the connection of 43000kVA with a high level of resilience via dual feed 132/11kV substations from West Weybridge GSP and Laleham GSP. The connection provides Defra with its future electrical requirements at its site at Weybridge. The works are majority Non-Contestable works and comprise the following elements: Works at GSP
- Complete modification application (Mod App) with NG for increased load/new feeder at Laleham 132kV Grid.
- Install 132kV sealing end installation and commissioning of the new 132kV feeder CB at Laleham GSP
- Complete modification application (Mod App) with NG for increased load West Weybridge GSP with a 276MVA Transformer likely to require upgrade of SGT1 180MVA to a 240MVA
- Install 1 x 132kV CB at West Weybridge GSP
- Installation and commissioning of an Auto-Switching Scheme at West Weybridge GSP
- Shutdowns
- Wayleaves
- Install and commission 4 x RTUs at the newly constructed Substations
Upgrading SGT1 at West Weybridge
- Install and commission SGT1 180MVA to a 240MVA
Other Charges
- Operation & Maintenance Charges
- ECCR Charges
Cable Route Works
- Cable route feasibility Study
- Excavation, installation of 132kV cable (single circuit) and reinstatement, (between Laleham GSP and Sub 1 on customer site), approximately 11km
- Excavation, installation of 132kV cable (single circuit) and reinstatement, (between West Weybridge GSP and Sub 2 on customer site), approximately 2km
Substation works
- Install and commission a 60MVA dual wound 132/11kV transformer completed with ancillary plant, AVC, HV/LV protection panels, impedance earthing and Auxiliary transformers for both sub-stations.
- Install and commission a 9 panel 11kV switchboard complete with ancillary plant including 48V DC/110V DC battery charger & RTU etc for the sub-stations.
- Civil works including relating to the sub-stations.
Defra have taken the decision to progress with the works and are publishing this Contract Award Notice to confirm that UKPN will undertake these works. This notice updates a previous notice published on Contracts Finder on 12 December 2022.
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