Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED
05167070
1100 Century Way Thorpe Park
LEEDS
LS158TU
UK
Contact person: Andrew Christophers
Telephone: +44 7510367358
E-mail: achristophers@northerngas.co.uk
NUTS: UKE42
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.northerngasnetwork.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
Temporary Specialist Resource - Quantity Surveying
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79420000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NGN have in place a Professional Services framework that it utilises for the provision of specialist contractors. On some occasions the right resource is not always available at the right time and as such NGN need to look elsewhere to locate certain specialists. This notice relates to NGN's ongoing relationship with a provider of commercial specialists. NGN has been engaging with this organisation over the past two years on an ad hoc basis and with the contract just awarded for the services of an additional individual, the spend thus far is circa £500K which is above the procurement threshold. It should be noted that in addition to the Professional Services framework NGN is in the process of establishing a further "recruitment" framework which will make such occurrences less likely in the future.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
/ Highest offer:
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NGN have in place a Professional Services framework that it utilises for the provision of specialist contractors. On some occasions the right resource is not always available at the right time and as such NGN need to look elsewhere to locate certain specialists. This notice relates to NGN's ongoing relationship with a provider of commercial specialists. NGN has been engaging with this organisation over the past two years on an ad hoc basis and with the contract just awarded for the services of an additional individual, the spend thus far is circa £500K which is above the procurement threshold. It should be noted that in addition to the Professional Services framework NGN is in the process of establishing a further "recruitment" framework which will make such occurrences less likely in the future.
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:
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
The value of the contracts awarded to the supplying organisation on an ad-hoc basis is now at a value that is above the procurement threshold hence this notice. NGN is addressing this situation by establishing a further recruitment framework which should avoid such publications in the future. The requirement complies with regulation 50 (1) Utilities may use the negotiated procedure without prior call for competition in the following cases- (f) for new works or services consisting in the repetition of similar works or services assigned to the contractor to which the same utility awarded an earlier contract, provided that such works or services conform to a basic project for which a first contract was awarded following a procedure in accordance with regulation 44(1) and (2);
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:
2023/S 000-036833
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
25/01/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
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
25/01/2024