Curative maintenance of submarine cable links – Marine operations

Published

23 April 2026

Place of performance

FR105

Lots

1

Notice number

00278909-2026

Official source

Official source

CPV codes

• 50000000Servicios de reparación y mantenimiento
• 50240000Servicios de reparación, mantenimiento y servicios asociados relacionados con equipos navales y otros equipos
• 76520000Servicios prestados en alta mar
• 76522000Servicios en alta mar de buques de apoyo logístico
• 76521000Servicios de instalaciones en alta mar
• 60630000Servicios de embarcaciones para tendido de cables
• 31321500Cables submarinos
• 45314310Tendido de cables

Description

RTE, the French electricity transmission system operator, is responsible for developing, building and operating high-voltage submarine cable links for interconnection with neighboring countries, or for connecting offshore wind farms to the terrestrial transmission grid. RTE currently operates a wide range of submarine cable links on the Manche Channel, Atlantic and Mediterranean facades. In the future, the number of submarine cable links shall further increase with the development of HVDC long distance submarine cable links to offshore wind farms. These submarine cable links can be floating or laid on the sea floor. In this context, RTE is preparing for curative maintenance of several submarine cable links of its current and future networks on both Channel/Atlantic and Mediterranean facades. Curative maintenance of RTE networks is to be planned on HVAC (including floating technology) and HVDC bundle submarine cable links. In case of HVDC, maintenance operation shall cover handling of bundled cables (Two power cables and one fiber optic cable). This curative maintenance shall encompass the means and personnel necessary to perform the Marine Operations scope which comprises: 1) F…

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Who is the buyer of this tender?

The contracting authority is RTE Réseau de Transport d'Electricité (European Union).