Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED
1100 Century Way Thorpe Park
LEEDS
LS158TU
Contact
Maija Narimanidze
MNarimanidze@northerngas.co.uk
Telephone
+44 7814042782
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKE42 - Leeds
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
Asset Investment Decision Support Tool C55
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
The Copperleaf system has been implemented at NGN to support 4 areas:
Monetised Risk Annual Reporting
Regulatory Business Plan submission
CAPEX & REPEX programme valuation
Business as usual outperformance of the NOMs target
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: £1,680,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE42 - Leeds
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Copperleaf system has been implemented at NGN to support 4 areas:
Monetised Risk Annual Reporting
Regulatory Business Plan submission
CAPEX & REPEX programme valuation
Business as usual outperformance of the NOMs target
NGN have been using Copperleaf's asset investment decision support tool C55 to meet the needs of the risk and asset health reporting, the RIIO-GD2 submission and the deployment of the RIIO-GD2 plan.
NGN are looking to extend the contract with Copperleaf for 4 years in line with the RIIO-GD2 period.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
- New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services
Explanation:
Copperleaf were awarded the implementation project after being identified as the preferred (and least cost) supplier from an OJEU process in 2017. The current contract with Copperleaf expires in May 2022.
Justification for Single Source:
1. It would take at least 9 months to implement a different system to meet the same requirements, which is expected would bear a significant cost in terms of Capex, as well as an increased licence fee, however in order to ensure that reporting requirements can be met, this system would need to be in place for April 2022.
2.The implementation of the decision support tool C55 or any other equivalent system has not been budgeted for in RIIO-GD2.
3. If the contract was not renewed with Copperleaf in May 2022, we would lose access to the system and would be unable to meet our annual reporting requirements for NARMs. Previously this was done using excel spreadsheets, however these are now obsolete and do not produce the data requirements from Ofgem as part of RRP.
4. In addition to the Capex cost avoidance and increased license fee, it is anticipated that Copperleaf will provide a further discount due to a longer contract period.
Based on the above justification, NGN's intention is to single source this contract to Copperleaf.
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
6 December 2021
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
Coppeleaf Technologies Inc.
Vancouver
Country
Canada
NUTS code
- CA - Canada
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: £1,680,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Northern Gas Networks
Leeds
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
This notice will be published for 10 calendar days.