Award

Cowpen Bewley SCIM Panel

  • NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-028642

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0374eb

Published 12 October 2022, 10:20am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED

1100 Century Way Thorpe Park

LEEDS

LS158TU

Contact

Amanda Nyamunda

Email

ANyamunda@northerngas.co.uk

Telephone

+44 7935012877

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE42 - Leeds

Companies House

05167070

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.northerngasnetworks.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

Cowpen Bewley SCIM Panel

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 31200000 - Electricity distribution and control apparatus

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

This contract relates to the provision of proprietary equipment and associated maintenance relative to NGN's odorant injection system. The original contract was awarded in 2012 for ongoing maintenance support. Following the initial term various extensions have been put in place by way of contract variations along with subsequent purchase of additional proprietary equipment used to replace equipment which due to age is no longer serviceable. The total contract value is now above threshold and as such this notice is being issued.

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

This contract relates to the provision of proprietary equipment and associated maintenance relative to NGN's odorant injection system. The original contract was awarded in 2012 for ongoing maintenance support. Following the initial term various extensions have been put in place by way of contract variations along with subsequent purchase of additional proprietary equipment used to replace equipment which due to age is no longer serviceable. The total contract value is now above threshold and as such this notice is being issued.

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 works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

(1) Utilities may use the negotiated procedure without prior call for competition in the following cases- (e) 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

12 October 2022


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Northern Gas Networks Limited

Leeds

Country

United Kingdom