Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED
1100 Century Way Thorpe Park
LEEDS
LS158TU
UK
Contact person: Rebecca Rowley
Telephone: +44 7935077342
E-mail: rrowley@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
Covid 19 Impact report
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Impact of Covid 19 reporting - Award
The purpose of this contract is to source a supplier to support and document the impact of the Covid -19 Pandemic on NGN to ensure impacts are documented now and retained in corporate memory prior to RIIO2 Close out.
Key requirements are:
• To document the impact of covid-19 on NGN
• To develop a framework for quantifying costs of Covid 19 and subsequent workload impact on NGN
• To prepare a proposal based on cost and workload which supports the NGN GD2 Close Out Covid-19 submission (recover costs)
The output of the work should be a professional services report capturing short and long term impacts i.e. GD1 then GD2 to future and identify:
• Risks faced
• How we responded
• Rational for decisions
• Opportunity cost of decisions
• Timelines• Costs• Workloads
• Impact on customer
• Impact on / through the regulatory framework - compared to baseline
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
UKF
UKG
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The specification of requirements:
In the final year of RIIO-GD-1 (2020/21) and cross over to Year 1 of RIIO-GD 2 (2021/22) the global Covid-19 Pandemic caused disruption to business-as-usual operations and back-office functions at Northern Gas Networks (NGN).
NGN applied a stringent safety-first approach throughout this time in strict accordance with the latest government guidance as the pandemic evolved.
As a frontline service, NGN was able to maintain some operational workforce during the pandemic, however, there were many instances where planned Capex, Repex or Operational activity was delayed or deferred to manage the workforce and service outputs in response to the evolving situation. In addition, decision making took account of the evolving situation which may have resulted in short term decisions right for that moment in time but not necessarily consistent with NGN's long-term strategy.
Ofgem have confirmed that the impact of the Covid Pandemic will be assessed during the close out process for RIIO-GD2 which will take place in 2026-27. Due to the time gap between the pandemic ending and NGN returning to business-as-usual activity and the RIIO2 close out process NGN requires support to document the impact of the impact of the Covid -19 Pandemic on NGN to ensure impacts are documented and retained in corporate memory prior to RIIO2 close out.
The scope of this project will target all business areas and key requirements include:
• To document the impact of covid-19 on NGN, specifically Repex Programme, Capital Programme, Operational Activity, Delivery of Outputs and compliance with the regulatory contract.
• To develop a framework which quantifies the costs of Covid 19 and subsequent workload impact on NGN in relation to decisions made as the pandemic evolved.
• To prepare a report focussed on cost and workload which supports the NGN GD2 Close Out Covid-19 submission (recover costs).
• The output of the work will be a professional services report capturing short- and long-term impacts of NGN's Response i.e., GD1 then GD2 to future and identify:
- Risks faced
- How NGN responded
- Rational for decisions
- Opportunity cost of decisions
- Timelines
- Costs
- Workloads
- Impact on customer
- Impact on / through the regulatory framework - compared to baseline
It is expected that the project will be completed via a suite of onsite interviews/workshops with key senior managers and their teams to facilitate data collection and working with the Regulation and strategy teams to develop a framework for assessment and subsequent completion of a report.
It is anticipated that the contract will be completed in a period of 6-10 weeks
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
Negotiated with call for competition
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:
2022/S 000-009591
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
24/05/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Economic Insight Limited
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
URL: www.northerngasnetworks.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 70 529.00
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
24/05/2022