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Pressure Control Replacement

  • NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-009752

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03bc4e

Published 4 April 2023, 10:22am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED

1100 Century Way Thorpe Park

LEEDS

LS158TU

Contact

Andrew Christophers

Email

achristophers@northerngas.co.uk

Telephone

+44 7510367358

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE42 - Leeds

Companies House

05167070

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.northergasnetworks.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

Pressure Control Replacement

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 31720000 - Electromechanical equipment

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

NGN use pressure profiling as a fundamental means to deliver on our reduced average system pressure targets. This allows us to minimise our CO footprint by reducing the quantity of background leakage in our aging pipeline ahead of replacement. The current Equipment used is aging and uses old communication technology, it also requires much of the equipment to be fitted outside the governor building which in some areas leads to vandalism and theft. The purpose of this contract is to provide the replacement of 100 units.

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

NGN use pressure profiling as a fundamental means to deliver on our reduced average system pressure targets. This allows us to minimise our CO footprint by reducing the quantity of background leakage in our aging pipeline ahead of replacement. The current Equipment used is aging and uses old communication technology, it also requires much of the equipment to be fitted outside the governor building which in some areas leads to vandalism and theft. The purpose of this contract is to provide the replacement of 100 units.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to a procedure with prior call for competition

Explanation:

NGN issued an Expression of Interest on Achilles UVDB against code 4.8.1.6 (Control and Instrumentation Services - Pressure Control) which identified 142 potential suppliers. Westwood Technical were the only respondent to this above threshold requirement

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

29 March 2023


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Northern Gas Networks

Leeds

Country

United Kingdom