Apollo Mobility Solution · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE42)

Awarded value£313,497published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 14 Sept 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Brand Communications Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Apollo is used on all NGN laptops, tablets and system control PCs, to enable secure remote access to NGN's IT systems. This enables wide scale home-working during the COVID-19 pandemic and supports secure day to day operations for NGN's field force and system control. Brand is also an essential service to secure data flows from our Gas Offtake sites back to System Control. 3iG are currently running a comprehensive programme to replace old Arqiva technology with Brand software which has given NGN more security and reliability.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Brand Communications Apollo is used on all NGN laptops, tablets and system control…Awarded

Brand Communications Apollo is used on all NGN laptops, tablets and system control PCs,to enable secure remote access to NGN's IT systems. This enables wide scale home-workin gduring the COVID-19 pandemic and supports secure day to day operations for NGN's field force and system control. Brand is also an essential service to secure data flows from our Gas Offtake sites back to System Control. 3iG are currently running a comprehensive programme to replace old Arqiva technology with Brand software which has given NGN more security and reliability.

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 2 Jun 2021, 13:45 BST
Last source update: 16 Sept 2021, 15:15 BST
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-023070
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE42)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b781 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: NGN had a contract with Brand Communications, which expired on the 31st of August 2021.
Brand Communications Apollo is used on all NGN laptops, tablets and system control PCs,to enable secure remote access to NGN's IT systems. This enables wide scale home-working during the COVID-19 pandemic and supports secure day to day operations for NGN's field force and system control. Brand is also an essential service to secure data flows from our Gas Offtake sites back to System Control. 3iG are currently running a comprehensive programme to replace old Arqiva technology with Brand software which has given NGNmore security and reliability.This software is a critical part of our IT infrastructure and would be a multi-million pound investment to replace, procure and swap out all devices if Brand was replaced. The current COVID-19 lockdown restrictions would also create a longer-term programme of works of face-to-face interactions between the IT support team and 1000+ end user devices. There is a need to renew the contract to save NGN time and money that has been spent on building our current infrastructure to replace this with a new solution.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: email [email protected]

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £313,4971 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 14 Sept 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Brand Communications LimitedApollo Mobility Solutions	£313,497 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Brand Communications Limited	£313,497 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Apollo Mobility Solution · Brand Communications Limited
Signed
14 Sept 2021
Value
£313,497
Status
active
Apollo Mobility Solutions · Brand Communications Limited
Signed
28 May 2021
Value
£313,497
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic bodyProduction, transport and distribution of gas and heat 1100 Century Way Thorpe Park, LEEDS, Yorkshire & Humber, LS158TUContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Northern Gas NetworksReview body Leeds

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Brand Communications LimitedAwarded supplier Huntingdon, East of England

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.