Official UK procurement notice
High-Pressure Isolation Equipment · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NATIONAL GAS TRANSMISSION PLC
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe procurement is for the supply of temporary pipeline isolation system and associated auxiliary equipment to support under pressure gas transmission activities. The equipment will be used to support high-consequence pipeline intervention activities, enhancing operational safety, isolation and asset integrity across the National Gas Transmission network.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- 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
- 20 Jul 2026, 09:00 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2026, 13:36 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068706- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ce67Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
National Gas intends to award this contract directly under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023, relying on Schedule 5, paragraph 5.
National Gas has identified a requirement for a temporary pipeline isolation system capable of meeting its defined operational, safety and asset integrity requirements for high-consequence under-pressure gas transmission activities.
T.D. WILLIAMSON (U.K.) LIMITED holds the relevant intellectual property rights and exclusive rights associated with the technology required to meet National Gas's defined operational requirement and is the sole supplier capable of providing the required solution. National Gas has concluded that there are no reasonable alternatives capable of meeting its defined operational requirement.
- Risks
The contract will be subject to commercial negotiation. Final pricing, terms and contract dates are indicative only and remain subject to agreement between the parties.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
21 Jul 2026 → 30 Jul 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published92 days ago21 Jul 2026, 13:36 BST
- Standstill ends83 days ago30 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jul 2026- Transparency notice published20 Jul 2026, 09:00 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published21 Jul 2026, 13:36 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| T.D. WILLIAMSON (U.K.) LIMITEDSME31 Jul 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 | £12,724,504 | 21 Jul 2026standstill to 30 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- T.D. WILLIAMSON (U.K.) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender