Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED
1100 Century Way Thorpe Park
LEEDS
LS158TU
Contact
Harriet Wilkes
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE42 - Leeds
Companies House
05167070
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
Ctrl Hub Safety Assurance System
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Control Hub is NGN's curent system for DSP contract assurance, used both by NGN and Supplier to ensure
visibility on plant/equipment/vehicles and personnel qualifications/STC/training records. This system also feeds
into NGN's Occupational Health Surviellence programme. NGN issue work through the system via Control
Hub, project designs and all utility plans, customer infomation including vunerable customer details. P&R
workload is requested via Control Hub, and service record cards and all reinstatement measures are also
recorded on Control Hub by contractor engineers.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,190,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE4 - West Yorkshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Control Hub is NGN's curent system for DSP contract assurance, used both by NGN and Supplier to ensure
visibility on plant/equipment/vehicles and personnel qualifications/STC/training records. This system also feeds
into NGN's Occupational Health Surviellence programme. NGN issue work through the system via Control
Hub, project designs and all utility plans, customer infomation including vunerable customer details. P&R
workload is requested via Control Hub, and service record cards and all reinstatement measures are also
recorded on Control Hub by contractor engineers.
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:
This contract is awarded to Ctrl Hub. The reasons for this are -
• It is currently a very integrated NGN bespoke built system - linked to NGN SAP, NGN GSOS which if replaced
would see significant integration costs (up to £1m)
This notice is issued on the following basis - in the case of supply contracts for additional deliveries by the original supplier which are intended either as a partial replacement of supplies or installations or as the extension of existing supplies or installations, where a change of supplier would oblige the utility to acquire supplies having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance.
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
4 April 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Ctrl Hub Limited
Gateshead
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC - North East (England)
Companies House
09483451
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £1,190,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This contract is awarded to Ctrl Hub. The reasons for this are -
• NGN need a 'ready' system
• Training costs would need to be absorbed by the Supplier for all staff with no disruption
• It is currently a very integrated NGN bespoke built system - linked to NGN SAP, NGN GSOS which if replaced
would see significant integration costs (up to £1m)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Northern Gas Networks
Leeds
Country
United Kingdom