Within the framework of the French government Tenders for Offshore Wind Farms No 5 and 6 (AO5 and AO6 projects) which consist in developing three (3) Offshore Wind Farms off the French coasts, RTE is in charge of the development, construction and operation of the connection to its onshore grid, including the necessary three (3) Offshore Substations (HVAC 750 MW each).

Each of the three (3) Offshore Substations will be located approximately 40 to 50 km off the coast and will be equipped with a helideck.

Detailed description is available in Tab. 2.1 of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available at Bravo Solution portal.

The present notice thus relates to the EPCIC and O&M contracts for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation, Commissioning, as well as the Operation and Maintenance of the three (3) Offshore Substations.

This procurement process aims at awarding (1) one single awardee with two (2) contracts for the three (3) Offshore Substations, namely:

- One (1) EPCIC contract including Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Transport and Installation (T&I), Commissioning, remedy of any defect of the HVAC Offshore Substations;

- One (1) O&M contract for the Operation and Maintenance of the HVAC Offshore Substations for a period up to twenty (20) years to be confirmed every five (5) years.

RTE reserves the right to adjust the contractual approach of the T&I and O&M activities during the further tendering process.