Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2014/25/EU
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Gas Networks
Northern Gas Operations Ltd 1100 Century Way
Leeds
LS15 8TU
UK
Contact person: Rebecca Rowley
E-mail: rrowley@northerngas.co.uk
NUTS: UKE42
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://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
Safety Assurance System
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Control Hub is NGN's current system for DSP contract assurance, used both by NGN and supplier to ensure visibility on plant/equipment/vehicles and personnel qualifications/STC/training records. NGN intend to extend the agreement with Control Hub for a minimum of 2 years until a solution is developed in house encompassing all assurance activities required by the DSP framework contract and work allocation to suppliers.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
400 900.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE42
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Control Hub is NGN's current system for DSP contract assurance, used both by NGN and Supplier to ensure visibility on plant/equipment/vehicles and personnel qualifications/STC/training records. This system also feeds in to NGN Occupational Health Surveillance programme. NGN issue work through the system via Control Hub, project designs and all utility plans, customer information including vulnerable customer details. P&R workload is requested via Control Hub and service record cards and all reinstatement measures are also recorded on Control Hub by contractor engineers.
NGN intend to extend the agreement with Control Hub for a minimum of 2 years until a solution is developed encompassing all assurance activities required by the DSP framework contract and work allocation to suppliers and NGN cannot risk operational delivery on the Repex programme and contract assurance whilst an S4 solution is being developed. NGN are unable to go out to market for this requirement as no other companies can undertake the scope of requirements as this software has been developed specifically to meet NGN's needs.
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 procedure without prior call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
Northern Gas Networks (NGN) intend to renew their agreement with Control Hub for a 2-year period. NGN cannot risk operational delivery and requires contract assurance whilst an S4 solution is being developed in house. No other companies are able to undertake the scope of requirements as this software has been developed specifically to meet NGN's needs. Extending provides NGN with security and supply of this critical system, to ensure visibility on plant/equipment/vehicles and personnel qualifications/STC/training records, Occ Health surveillance and the issuing of work throughout many departments.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract/concession
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
01/11/2020
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
Ctrl Hub Ltd
Gateshead
UK
NUTS: UKC2
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
/concession: 400 900.00
GBP
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: 400 900.00 GBP
Total value of the concession/lot:
400 900.00
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.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
This notice will be issued to the market for 10 days.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/11/2020