Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED
1100 Century Way Thorpe Park
LEEDS
LS158TU
Contact
Andrew Christophers
achristophers@northerngas.co.uk
Telephone
+44 7510367358
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKE42 - Leeds
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
Domestic Property Surveys
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This research / survey work relates to a specific area of the North East of England and exploring the possibility of transferring a group of properties from using Natural Gas as a principle fuel source to using Hydrogen for the same purpose. The results of these surveys will form part of a submission to be provided to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
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)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NGN intends to award a contract to British Gas for survey work to be undertaken in a specific area of the North East of England related to exploring the possibility of transferring a group of properties from using Natural Gas as a principle fuel source to using Hydrogen for the same purpose. The results of these surveys will form part of a submission to be provided to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The surveys will involve, but not be limited to, identifying current gas fuelled appliances e.g. boilers and cookers (hobs and ovens) to enable the quantification of the necessary changes required and costs to be incurred should hydrogen be implemented as a fuel source as a replacement to natural Gas. NGN has selected British Gas to undertake this work on the basis of the credibility they hold in the field of gas supply with a team of directly employed experts / engineers at hand who are familiar and trained in liaising directly with the members of the public on such technical matters. This credibility will subsequently give members of the public the confidence to welcome those conducting the surveys into their homes for the surveys to be undertaken. This level of credibility and the employed skill set is seen as a key differentiator in this regard.
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
- The contract involved is purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive
Explanation:
The work to be undertaken relates to the surveying of domestic and other properties to better understand the associated complexities of a potential change of fuel source from natural gas to Hydrogen. The results of which will be submitted to the appropriate Government department. This therefore complies with regulation 50 of the Utilities Contract Regulations (UCR2016) which states. Utilities may use the negotiated procedure without prior call for competition in the following cases- (b) where a contract is purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development and not for the purpose of securing a profit or of recovering research and development costs, and insofar as the award of such contract does not prejudice the competitive award of subsequent contracts which do seek, in particular, those ends;
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
23 June 2022
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Northern Gas Networks
Leeds
Country
United Kingdom