Scope
Reference
183692
Description
NGN have the below essential requirements from the product solution:
Asset risk regulatory reporting (Network Asset Risk Metrics - NARMs) - We have a licence obligation to report Asset Risk and Health annually to Ofgem. This process is currently undertaken through a combination of our current Regulatory Risk and Decision Support Tool generated outputs and Microsoft Excel based manipulation. Audit functionality is necessary as part of this requirement.
2. Cost Benefit Analysis - We need to execute a consistent, corporatised, risk and output-based cost benefit calculator to inform individual investment decisions and support future business plan submissions.
3. Delivery of RIIO-GD3 business plan commitments - We must monitor performance against our RIIO-GD3 plan, including an ability to identify areas of over/under performance.
Full details can be found in the scope of works.
Total value (estimated)
- £2,520,000 excluding VAT
- £3,024,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 22 October 2026 to 21 October 2029
- Possible extension to 21 October 2032
- 6 years
Description of possible extension:
3 x 1 year extension provisions
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
Participation
Technical ability conditions of participation
The aim of this Tender Notice is to:
* Ensure we provide bidders with adequate information to determine if they wish to proceed with this tender event.
* Provide NGN with a more detailed understanding of the interest within the market.
The Tender Notice process is the first stage of multistage procurement process. All interested suppliers must follow the below steps in order to proceed with the conditions of participation and PQQ stages of this procurement event:
Sign up or Sign in to NGNs Tendering Portal - Market Dojo. Follow this link to do so:
https://secure.marketdojo.com/signup
When you have logged in to your dashboard, you'll need to click the 'Show all or enter invite code' button under the Event Invitations section.
You'll need to enter this code: B91D5142C4
It will then notify NGN to approve you onto the tender event. Once approved you will be given access to the event, where you'll be taken to the Conditions of Participation stage, this stage is a pass/fail and will be locked until after the PQQ submission deadline. Any supplier who fails this stage will automatically be withdrawn from the process and will not gain access to the PQQ.
All suppliers who pass this stage will be automatically taken to the PQQ where they will be given a deadline and detail to complete.
Once the PQQ has been evaluated by NGNs internal evaluation team all those who meet the criteria will be sent to the RFP stage where NGN will assess against award criteria.
Submission
Submission type
Requests to participate
Deadline for requests to participate
23 March 2026, 11:59pm
Submission address and any special instructions
The aim of this Tender Notice is to:
* Ensure we provide bidders with adequate information to determine if they wish to proceed with this tender event.
* Provide NGN with a more detailed understanding of the interest within the market.
The Tender Notice process is the first stage of multistage procurement process. All interested suppliers must follow the below steps in order to proceed with the conditions of participation and PQQ stages of this procurement event:
Sign up or Sign in to NGNs Tendering Portal - Market Dojo. Follow this link to do so:
https://secure.marketdojo.com/signup
When you have logged in to your dashboard, you'll need to click the 'Show all or enter invite code' button under the Event Invitations section.
You'll need to enter this code: B91D5142C4
It will then notify NGN to approve you onto the tender event. Once approved you will be given access to the event, where you'll be taken to the Conditions of Participation stage, this stage is a pass/fail and will be locked until after the PQQ submission deadline. Any supplier who fails this stage will automatically be withdrawn from the process and will not gain access to the PQQ.
All suppliers who pass this stage will be automatically taken to the PQQ where they will be given a deadline and detail to complete.
Once the PQQ has been evaluated by NGNs internal evaluation team all those who meet the criteria will be sent to the RFP stage where NGN will assess against award criteria.
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
3 July 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial | Price - 90% Contractual - 10% |
Price | 60% |
| Non-Commercial | Quality | 40% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Competitive flexible procedure description
This procurement will follow the following process:
- Tender notice issued (this notice) for 25 days
- Interested suppliers to contact NGN and be invited to Conditions of Participation via
Market Dojo (Pass/Fail)
- Suppliers who Pass the Conditions of Participation will be invited to PQQ
- PQQ responses evaluated
Suppliers who score over 60% will be invited to tender (RFP)
- RFP live for 25 days
- RFP responses evaluated based on 40% non-commercial, 60% commercial criteria
- Best and Final Offer requested
- Interviews carried out
- Final evaluations completed
- Suppliers notified of the outcome
Full details are made available in the tender scope.
If supplementary stages are required throughout the process, or stages noted in the
strategy defined above are no longer required,
it is at NGN's discretion to include or remove stages.
It is at the discretion of NGN to change the weightings/criteria or add additional sub
criteria/weightings to the PQQ or RFP if there is a need to do so before the submission
deadline of the relevant stage.
Any changes to the evaluation criteria will be communicate
Contracting authority
NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED
- Companies House: 05167070
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRNB-9357-PVLR
1100 Century Way
Colton Leeds
LS15 8TU
United Kingdom
Region: UKE42 - Leeds
Organisation type: Private utility