Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
CADENT GAS LIMITED
Pilot Way, Ansty Park,Coventry
COVENTRY
CV7 9JU
Contact
Vasilis Mastorakis
Vasilis.Mastorakis@cadentgas.com
Telephone
+44 7811308444
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
10080864
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Southern Gas Networks plc
St Lawrence House, Station Approach
Horley, Surrey
RH6 9HJ
Vasilis.Mastorakis@cadentgas.com
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
0516 7021
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Northern Gas Networks Limited
1100 Century Way, Thorpe Park Business Park
Colton, Leeds
LS15 8TU
Vasilis.Mastorakis@cadentgas.com
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
05167070
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.northerngasnetworks.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Wales & West Utilities Limited
Wales & West House, Spooner Close Coedkernew
Newport
NP10 8FZ
Vasilis.Mastorakis@cadentgas.com
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
05046791
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.wwutilities.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Scotland Gas Networks plc
Axis House, 5 Lonehead Drive, Newbridge
Edinburgh
EH28 8TG
Vasilis.Mastorakis@cadentgas.com
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
SC26 4065
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
Vasilis.Mastorakis@cadentgas.com
Coventry
Contact
Vasilis Mastorakis
Vasilis.Mastorakis@cadentgas.com
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
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
Provision of Marketing Campaign Services for Vulnerability and Carbon Monoxide Allowance (VCMA)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79342000 - Marketing services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Cadent, SGN, NGN and WWU exist to keep the energy flowing:
Cadent are the UK's largest GDN, operating four of the eight regional distribution networks and are responsible for transporting gas to 11 million homes and businesses connected through 82,000 miles of pipeline. Their footprint covers four regions: East of England, North London, North West, and West Midlands.
SGN operate the gas distribution network for the South of England & Scotland and are responsible for transporting energy to 6 million homes and businesses across the region.
NGN operate the gas distribution network for the North East of England, Northern Cumbria and much of Yorkshire and are responsible for transporting energy to 2.7 million homes and businesses across the region.
WWU operate the gas distribution network for the Wales and South West of England and are responsible for transporting energy to 7.5 million customers.
All GDNs are proud to be at the heart of heat and work closely with communities to keep them safe, warm, and connected. We also recognise that those customers who find themselves living in vulnerable situations can be more affected by GDN's action or inaction than other customers.
For this reason, and as well as being mandated by Ofgem via a price control framework, GDNs strive to ensure that the services that they offer support both customers living in vulnerable situations and customers at risk of exposure to the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO).
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Industry regulator Ofgem's latest set of objectives between 2021 - 2026 encourages gas distribution networks (GDNs) to undertake collaborative work under Vulnerability and Carbon Monoxide Allowance (VCMA) to support customers living in vulnerable situations.
As such, Cadent, SGN, Northern Gas Networks (NGN) and Wales & West utilities (WWU) are operating a collaborative tender to select a single marketing agency to run six marketing campaigns as part of VCMA until the end of the current price control period.
The services that Cadent, SGN, NGN and WWU are looking to procure through this tender event will be funded via a portion of the networks' VCMA. Therefore, it is important that any successful service provider is able to deliver a service within the confines of the VCMA regulation. More information on Ofgem's VCMA governance can be found by visiting the publications and updates section of Ofgem's website.
Summer and Winter campaigns will be needed as part of this initiative each with separate messaging.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: Yes
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Cadent Gas Limited is leading the administrative work of this procurement for all contracting entities therefore please email Vasilis.Mastorakis@cadentgas.com to formally express interest and get access to the PQQ documents.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
7 December 2022
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Cadent Gas Limited
Pilot Way, Ansty
Coventry, Warwickshire
CV7 9JU
Country
United Kingdom