Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Northern Powergrid
Lloyds Court 78 Grey Street
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 6AF
Contact
James Bell
james.bell@northernpowergrid.com
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.6) Main activity
Electricity
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Purchase of Low Voltage Pre-Fault Monitors and Related Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38431300 - Fault detectors
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Purchase of 6000 Low Voltage Pre-Fault Monitors and Related Services
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Northern Powergrid intends to purchase 6000 low voltage (LV) pre-fault monitors and up to three years’ service from EA Technology Limited.
The primary use of the LV pre-fault monitor is for the low-cost detection of pre-faults on the LV network before a loss of supply event occurs.
The monitor is required to provide the below functionality:
• An indication to where proactive interventions to improve LV network performance would provide most benefit.
• Fault location information to support a proactive ‘find and fix before fail’ approach.
• A means of determining the relative condition / health of underground LV network assets
• Indicate likelihood of future LV circuit fault and predicted approximate time to failure in the range of a few months to greater than 2 years.
• Suitable for internal or external mounting at a Distribution Substation and able to monitor up to 8 LV circuits simultaneously.
• Utilise a preinstalled 4G SIM card to communicate data back to the cloud and provide time sequenced data, plus events as they happen.
• Support the option of receiving data directly from the unit or directly to a 3rd party data storage and analytics provider.
An online portal is required as part of the service and will provide remote access to the captured and calculated measurements. It will also provide instant visibility of network issues in a geographical model, allowing a user to drill into more detail as needed.
The first delivery of monitors is required by May 2022 and the remaining deliveries will be phased until completion no later than January 2023.
Northern Powergrid is operating within strict budget and timescale constraints for the delivery of the requirement. Our market analysis has identified no other suitable product and service combination currently available on the market which is within a reasonable margin of available budget, nor any which could be delivered within the required timescales.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: 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:
Northern Powergrid is operating within strict budget and timescale constraints for the delivery of the requirement. Our market analysis has identified no other suitable product and service combination currently available on the market which is within a reasonable margin of available budget, nor any which could be delivered within the required timescales.
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 October 2021
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Northern Powergrid Internal Audit
Lloyds Court, 78 Grey Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
United Kingdom