Viking Link. UXO survey and inspection is a joint project between Energinet.dk and National Grid Viking Link Ltd (the ‘Employer’). The Employer wants to purchase UXO survey and services in order to reduce the risk level at the installation area for the Viking Link HVDC cable route in the North Sea to As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP).

National Grid Viking Link Ltd and Energinet (the ‘Employer’) are jointly developing an HVDC interconnector between the United Kingdom and Denmark (the ‘Interconnector’). This notice concerns the award of 1 contract for the UXO Survey and Inspection of an interconnector between the UK and Denmark. The scope of the assignment will include the following work packages:

Work Package A — UXO marine survey, offshore, Denmark;

Work Package B — UXO marine survey, offshore, United Kingdom;

Work Package C — UXO marine survey, intertidal and near shore, United Kingdom;

Work Package D — Inspection of selected targets and removal of confirmed UXOs, Denmark;

Work Package E — Inspection of selected targets and removal of confirmed UXOs, United Kingdom;

The Employer does not expect to any activities in Dutch or German territories.

The marine activities of the geophysical survey are requested to be completed before end of 2018 July. The inspection and removal activities are requested to be delivered within 2019 Q2.