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Operated Plant
Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator
Published value
£1,000,000
Submission deadline 10 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED: "Operated Plant". Published status: active. Published value: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 10 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £1,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
22.8Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
CADENT GAS LIMITEDTop vendor: 40.6% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 127 active published awards; 41 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| CADENT GAS LIMITED | 1 win | £7,050,096 |
| THE BSS GROUP LIMITED | 1 win | £1,600,000 |
| DNV UK LIMITED | 1 win | £1,213,663 |
| TELEDYNE GAS MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS LIMITED | 1 win | £1,078,401 |
| BARINGA PARTNERS LLP | 1 win | £1,031,200 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSFramework | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published16 Jan 2026, 20:52 GMT | Last source update16 Jan 2026, 20:52 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationHire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-060827 | ||
What is being bought
Northern Gas Networks (NGN) requires multiple Operated Plant Services to support its Emergency, Locate and Repair (ELR) Teams for non-planned gas escapes across the network.
NGN operates approximately 170 ELR teams, attending circa 120,000 response and repair jobs annually, and may require Operated Plant Services at any time.
NGN also anticipates requirements for Operated Plant Services to support:
- Connections Division: Connecting over 10,000 customers annually, including new builds, disconnections, and service alterations.
- Planned Replacement Programme: Delivering 540 km of mains and 44,000 services per year.
The services will be provided under a Framework Agreement on a call-off basis, ensuring availability 365 days a year, 24/7, to maintain safety, productivity, compliance, and customer care.
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
16 Jan 2026, 20:52 GMT - Status changed to active
16 Jan 2026, 20:52 GMT - Official notice release published
16 Jan 2026, 20:52 GMT - Buyer information updated
16 Jan 2026, 20:52 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished value£1,000,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
16 Jan 2026, 20:52 GMT - Submission deadline
10 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED
Contracting authority GB-COH-05167070Documents (3)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 16 Jan 2026, 20:52 GMT
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