Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED
NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED
1100 Century Way Thorpe Park
LEEDS
LS158TU
UK
Contact person: Kitty Blyth
Telephone: +44 7561872579
E-mail: kblyth@northerngas.co.uk
NUTS: UKE42
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.northerngasnetworks.co.uk
I.6) Main activity
Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Warm Homes: Better Health
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Middlesbrough Environment City along with the NHS South Tees Trust submitted an application form to NGN direct for the VCMA project. The NHS South Tees Trust are the only NHS service in the area who can target the right customers. Emergency hospital admissions for a range of respiratory conditions are higher than the national average for areas in the Tees Valley. The rate of admissions for COPD, particularly in the South Tees area is significantly higher than the England average. Admissions for asthma in adults are particularly high in Hartlepool and Stockton-On-Tees with the 5th highest rate nationally. Admissions for pneumonia and respiratory diseases are also significantly higher. The under 75 mortality rates from respiratory disease is worse than the England average across all locality areas. In light of the above, this project aims to utilise funding to support those living in disadvantaged groups with a respiratory condition (COPD) and support them to warm their home in winter, plus support with making positive changes to their heating infrastructure to prevent exacerbation of their condition. The project will target 15 GP practices across the Tees Valley who are defined as 'deep end' practices, these are practices with the highest levels of blanket socioeconomic deprivation. Within these practices there are circa 1,322 individuals identified as having COPD These will be the target cohort.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
558 765.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKG
UKH
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A contract has been awarded to Middlesbrough Environment City.
Emergency hospital admissions for a range of respiratory conditions are higher than the national average for areas in the Tees Valley. The rate of admissions for COPD, particularly in the South Tees area is significantly higher than the England average. Admissions for asthma in adults are particularly high in Hartlepool and Stockton-On-Tees with the 5th highest rate nationally. Admissions for pneumonia and respiratory diseases are also significantly higher. The under 75 mortality rates from respiratory disease is worse than the England average across all locality areas.
In light of the above, this project aims to utilise funding to support those living in disadvantaged groups with a respiratory condition (COPD) and support them to warm their home in winter, plus support with making positive changes to their heating infrastructure to prevent exacerbation of their condition.
The project will target 15 GP practices across the Tees Valley who are defined as 'deep end' practices, these are practices with the highest levels of blanket socioeconomic deprivation. Within these practices there are circa 1,322 individuals identified as having COPD These will be the target cohort.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to a procedure with prior call for competition
Explanation
A contract has been put in place by Northern Gas Networks for a VCMA project with Middlesbrough Environment City for Warm Homes: Better Health. Middlesbrough Environment City along with the NHS South Tees Trust submitted an application form to NGN direct for this VCMA project. The NHS South Tees Trust are the only NHS service in the area who can target the right customers. The project is unique in that nothing else exists in the region in terms of these specific project objectives
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-000864
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/01/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Middlesbrough Environment City
Middlesbrough Environment City
Middlesbrough
UK
NUTS: UKE
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 558 765.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Northern Gas Networks
Leeds
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/01/2024