Tender

Contract for the Purchase of Self-Charging Hybrid AWD

  • NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-003269

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03a25c

Published 2 February 2023, 1:49pm



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED

1100 Century Way Thorpe Park

LEEDS

LS158TU

Contact

Donna Northern

Email

dnorthern@northerngas.co.uk

Telephone

+44 7813538197

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE42 - Leeds

Companies House

05167070

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.northerngasnetworks.co.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.northerngasnetworks.co.uk/procurement/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.northerngasnetworks.co.uk/procurement/

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 Purchase of Self-Charging Hybrid AWD

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 34113000 - 4-wheel-drive vehicles

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Northern Gas Networks seek to establish a single supplier to provide circa 17No. of self-charging hybrid petrol vehicles to assist in the transportation of operational colleagues and equipment to respond to all works within NGN's operational network. The vehicles must be the most efficient in terms of fuel use and emission standard engines and have 4x4 or All Wheel Drive capabilities. The vehicles on occasions will need to tow small trailers and/or plant and must be fitted with a fixed tow bar and electrics.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Northern Gas Networks seek to establish a single supplier to provide a self-charging hybrid petrol vehicle to assist in the transportation of operational colleagues and equipment to respond to all works within NGN's operational network. The vehicles must be the most efficient in terms of fuel use and emission standard engines and have 4x4 or All Wheel Drive capabilities. The vehicles on occasions will need to tow small trailers and/or plant and must be fitted with a fixed tow bar and electrics.

It is imperative that the successful supplier provides a vehicle that meets the following criteria:

• Self-Charging Petrol Hybrid

• 4x4 or All Wheel Drive

• Non-commercial vehicle to allow for personal use

• Must be white

• Driver & Passenger Airbags

• Roof Bars and Racks

• Fixed Towbar with electrics

• Satellite Navigation System

• Mobile Handsfree (Bluetooth)

• Cruise Control

• Front & Rear Parking Sensors

• Reversing camera

• Large Boot Space (Minimum of 500 Litres with rear seats up)

• Large Payload (Minimum of 450kg)

• Provides high fuel efficiency (Minimum 40mpg WLTP combined)

• Provides lowest emissions (Maximum 165CO2 g/km WLTP)

• Minimum of 5year / 100,000 miles warranty period.

Northern Gas Networks will outright purchase the vehicles, suppliers must not bid if they intend to lease and/or hire the vehicles to Northern Gas Networks.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

The contract is for the one-off purchase of a set number of vehicles (est 17No.) and the contract will be live until any warranty and service provisions lapse.

Any additional vehicles required after this time will be tendered under a new event.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

10 March 2023

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

To express your interest in participating in this tender event please email dnorthern@northerngas.co.uk for further information.

This will be conducted as a 2 stage tendering process - the first stage will be a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) which 60% scoring will need to be achieved to be shortlisted to 'Request for Proposal' (RFP) stage including passing all mandatory questions.

RFP stage will be weighted as 70% commercial against 30% non commercial criteria with the highest scoring bidder overall being successful for Award

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Northern Gas Networks

Leeds

Country

United Kingdom