Soben is working with a leading UK energy supplier to deliver a high voltage direct current (HVDC) major project, comprising two £0.5b converter stations and over 1100km of subsea cable.
Soben provided strategic advice to our client in support of the procurement of billion-pound works packages. Soben’s services included driving the market engagement with tier 1 civils contractors and manufacturers of converters and cables.
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Our experienced consultants have worked at the sharp end of contracting, commercially managing complex projects.
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On average the UK consumes 4GW of electricity a day. Our client’s project is expected to see 2GW of electricity being produced by windfarm energy. Northern weather conditions are optimal for this type of project. Alongside the installation of the sub-sea cable, and the converter station required to transfer the energy, a standard 275kV substation will also be needed to change a 400kV substation, enabling efficient energy conversion.
Soben played a key role in developing the plan for how this project would be conducted. Our main objective was to ensure all appointed suppliers had the experience and capacity to meet the client’s exacting standards. By onboarding all suppliers as early as possible we ensured all stakeholders could fulfil their duties and help drive this critical UK infrastructure project to success.
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We understand the complexity of major infrastructure projects, the need to manage expectations of multiple stakeholders. Our infrastructure expertise is focused on delivering efficient, cost effective, and future-proofed results.
Soben offers something different – a combination of the best consultancy practices, with real-life hands-on commercial experience in delivering major construction projects.
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During the project, Soben went above and beyond on a number of occasions to meet key deadlines which have required longer hours and multiple tasks to be prioritised. We would highly recommend Soben to other Clients as they offer an all-round first-class commercial service.
Confidential Multinational Energy Company, EMEA
Soben always provide clear and timely communication, with the ability to communicate with all levels of the company including package level, senior management and external stakeholders. They also work well in a team but can be trusted to work alone with minimal supervision to progress and conclude certain tasks.
Confidential Multinational Energy Company, EMEA
Soben are extremely competent, professional and have an exemplary work ethic. They are able to provide a full range of skills and are always diligent, adaptable and reliable when change occurs on high-value and complex projects.
Confidential Multinational Energy Company, EMEA
Soben has been a resilient cost management consultant during the project whereby we had to deal with cost challenges due to big impacts on global level (Covid, and global supply chain disruptions).
Sjoerd vanPopering, Head of Development, The Social Hub
I am incredibly happy with the service from Soben, particularly the flexibility on what has been a particularly challenging project to work on. Communication and responses to further requests for information, clarifications and additional tasks have been exceptional.
Confidential Hyper-scale Data Centre Client, EMEA
Please accept our congratulations for delivering a snag-free project. This is a first for our program and demonstrates a truly outstanding effort from the Soben team. Both projects faced considerable challenges, and we thank you for your dedication to overcoming those during the delivery. We appreciate your collaboration and open communication with our team.
Confidential Hyper-scale Data Centre Client, EMEA
This was not an easy project to work, but I’m so happy with the work produced by the Soben team.
Confidential Global infrastructure Client, EMEA
Working with Soben was a pleasure. Their attention to detail was spot on and they covered all areas of the job and gave me confidence that the measures were accurate when we sat down to review everything at the end. In terms of delivery, they met our ambitious targets, and they were laid out in a user-friendly manner and required very little alteration.
Daniel Shaw, Skanska, EMEA
The overall quality and communication from the Soben were very good, and outstanding issues were resolved promptly.
Bernie Mbirimi, Kier Construction, EMEA
Soben were responsive to project needs, they understood the task required, provided a proposal, timeline, and delivery.
