Cable Supplier Selected

On 28 February 2019, Nordlandsnett AS (later merged into Arva AS) signed a combined supply and installation contract with Seløy Undervannsservice AS for the new 36 kV submarine power cable between Kvina (mainland Øresvik landfall area, Rødøy municipality) and Lovund island (Lurøy municipality, Nordland county, Norway). Contract value NOK 64,300,000 (~EUR 6.5 million at 2019 exchange rates). Scope covered production / delivery of a single ~41 km 36 kV submarine cable plus loading, transport, laying and seabed protection works. The procurement was conducted under the EU utilities directive 2014/25/EU using a negotiated procedure with prior call for competition (5 qualification applications received, 5 binding bids received). Award criteria weighted 75 percent price and 25 percent installation quality. Notice published on Doffin (Norwegian public procurement portal) as 2019-340609 and on TED as 2018/S 205-469139. Important provenance note: Seløy Undervannsservice AS is a Helgeland-based marine services SME, not a cable OEM; the Doffin record states "Subcontracting: no" but this almost certainly reflects a declaration only — Seløy as prime is highly likely to have subcontracted manufacture of the 41 km 36 kV submarine cable to a major manufacturer (NKT, Nexans or Prysmian typical for Norwegian DSO subsea cables of this scale). The actual cable OEM identity is not disclosed in publicly accessible Norwegian procurement records and would require a direct request to Arva AS or sight of Seløy's project references to confirm. Recorded during manual audit review 2026-04-15.