Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 4 Feb 2022, 12:22 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Contract (Extension) for the provision of Aerial Surveillance Services

Official notice

Authority: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£87,500published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 4 Feb 2022no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NGN has an obligation to frequently survey its LTS pipelines, and a limited number of specific distribution mains, to identify building encroachments, ground movement, activities or potential activities by third parties in close proximity to a pipeline or specific main. A key requirement of the survey is to ensure that third parties do not damage, interfere or cause an escape of pressurised gas from NGN's assets.Aerial surveillance is an established and effective method of surveying long lengths of buried pipelines to identify threats and is deemed as an essential safety related service by the Company.

CPV: Pipeline-inspection services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Aerial Surveillance Inspection ServicesAwarded

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
4 Feb 2022, 12:22 GMT
Last source update
18 Feb 2022, 09:30 GMT
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-004603
Classification (CPV)
Pipeline-inspection services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03134d Find a Tender
Why no open competition

Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Published justification

The current contract with Heli Air for the provision of Aerial Surveys expires March 31st 2022. The initial plan was to start the tender event in September 2021 but due to a transition in Procurement structure, the start of the event was delayed. An expression of Interest via Achilles has now been issued in December 2021 for anyone wishing to be included in the tender event. A full PQQ / RFP is now scheduled to take place in the first quarter of 2022 with completion in Q2/Q3 2022. We need to allow for any de-mobilisation of the incumbent and mobilisation of a new Supplier within this timeframe, as such October 2022 is a realistic timeframe to set this short term extension until.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £87,5001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 2latest 4 Feb 2022

2 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

  • Contract 003250-2022-1 · supplier not published

    Signed
    4 Feb 2022
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 004603-2022-1 · supplier not published

    Signed
    4 Feb 2022
    Value
    £87,500
    Status
    active

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

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.