Award

Contract for the provision of Gas Detection Equipment Servicing & Calibration

  • NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-002181

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-039a3a

Published 24 January 2023, 3:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED

1100 Century Way Thorpe Park

LEEDS

LS158TU

Contact

Ashley Haddock

Email

ahaddock@northerngas.co.uk

Telephone

+44 7779414590

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE42 - Leeds

Companies House

05167070

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.northerngas.co.uk

one.6) Main activity

Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Contract for the provision of Gas Detection Equipment Servicing & Calibration

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50410000 - Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Gas measurement & detection tools are critically important pieces of equipment that assist NGN operations in detecting and measuring gas. NGN are seeking to award a contract to a single supplier to service / calibrate its existing gas detection units and also purchase circa 100 gas detection units for use on the network. This urgent requirement is due to the winter contingency period where there is more operational activity with regards to gas escapes etc... requiring more resource and equipment to keep customers safe.

NGN are looking to tender out this requirement in 2023 once the winter contingency period has passed.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Gas measurement & detection tools are critically important pieces of equipment that assist NGN operations in detecting and measuring gas. NGN are seeking to award a contract to a single supplier to service / calibrate its existing gas detection units and also purchase circa 100 gas detection units for use on the network. This urgent requirement is due to the winter contingency period where there is more operational activity with regards to gas escapes etc... requiring more resource and equipment to keep customers safe.

NGN are looking to tender out this requirement in 2023 once the winter contingency period has passed.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Gas measurement & detection tools are critically important pieces of equipment that assist NGN operations in detecting and measuring gas. NGN are seeking to award a contract to a single supplier to service / calibrate its existing gas detection units and also purchase circa 100 gas detection units for use on the network. This urgent requirement is due to the winter contingency period where there is more operational activity with regards to gas escapes etc... requiring more resource and equipment to keep customers safe.

NGN are looking to tender out this requirement in 2023 once the winter contingency period has passed.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 January 2023


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Northern Gas Networks

Leeds

Country

United Kingdom