CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE - UTILITIES

Section I: Contracting Entity

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Main activity or activities of the contracting entity

	Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat
	Electricity
	Exploration and extraction of gas and oil
	Exploration and extraction of coal and other solid fuels
	Water
	Postal services
	Railway services
	Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
	Port-related activities
	Airport-related activities

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity

Aerial Surveying Services for Overhead Lines and Vegetation.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Unit 8, Whitfield Business Park, Manse Lane, Knaresborough, HG5 8BS.

II.1.3)

This notice involves

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Introduction — UK Power Networks has an obligation to survey its overhead power line networks. These inspections are an essential part of UK Power Networks' inspection and maintenance regime and are undertaken to identify safety issues and/or defects on overhead lines or vegetation in close proximity to the line and other risks in the surrounding areas.

The Service provided used satellite and LiDAR technology to produce 3D high resolution imagery of ground and vegetation spans and infringements of the Eastern Power Networks (EPN) and South Eastern Power Networks (SPN) areas.

From the analysis, highly specific cutting plans can be made to keep the network clear of vegetation at minimal cost.

Services provided under the contract include:

— Vegetation surveys — inspections carried out to determine vegetation issues in the vicinity of overhead lines;

— 3D Visualisation / Virtual World — allowing a desk-top site assessment to be made of the condition of vegetation intrusion throughout the network, and the need, or otherwise, for a shut-down;

— Line Profiling — providing accurate profile information on tower lines to enable increased loading on specific lines, or identifying the need for re-conductoring of heavily loaded circuits.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.I.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s) awarded

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s) awarded

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting entity

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

V.1)

Award and Contract Value

Contract No:

 Title: 

Lot No:

V.1.1)

Date of contract award

V.1.2)

Numbers of offers received

V.1.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.1.4)

Information on value of contract

V.1.5)

The contract likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

V.1.6)

Price paid for bargain purchases

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice