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title: "Purchase of Gas Detection Equipment"
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# Purchase of Gas Detection Equipment

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-gas-detection-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-02af15). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED: "Purchase of Gas Detection Equipment". Published status: active. Planned Pipeline Value: £380,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Jun 2021. Published submission portal: www.northerngas.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-gas-networks-limited-coh-05167070)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £380,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 June 2021 at 01:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Gas-detection apparatus
- **Delivery Location:** UKC
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02af15`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-gas-detection-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-02af15#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [northerngas.co.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northerngas.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-gas-detection-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-02af15#participate

## Description
Northern Gas Networks are seeking to establish a contract with a single supplier to provide circa 80-100 gas detection units for use on their network. The contract will be awarded for the initial term of 3 years with the option to extend a further 2 x 1 years. The gas detection unit must as a minimum meet the following criteria: •	Infrared sensor
•	Must have a GPS and Bluetooth Interface as we wish to be able to track the resources route when surveying sites, with the device able to plot both route swept and any readings that are detected on a print out / digital report that can be uploaded to a cloud dashboard
•	Colour and audible alarm indicators
•	Must be able to detect readings from 1ppm to 100% vol of gas
•	Must be able to perform a gas quality check to determine type of gas being detected (mine, swamp, sewer or natural gas)
•	Must be able to detect Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Propane, Butane, Hydrogen Sulfide, Carbon Monoxide and Ethane
•	Must be ATEX approved as is used in gaseous atmospheres, ideally the devices will be explosion-proof
•	Must be portable and light weight, with a clear, easy to read and use display (even in dark / night)
•	Will ideally include a strap for carrying around neck
•	Must be able to be charged in vehicle
•	Must have in vehicle cradle for when in transport
•	Must have various attachments for a variation of surveys
o	Long handled for reaching heights
o	Probe to "pull gas from the ground"
•	Needs to be able to be serviced by NGN resources, thus keeping running costs down
•	Needs to be able to go several months without needing to be calibrated, thus negating monthly visits to the depot for all operational resources - this will also save on gasses to calibrate seekers, which further reduce running costs
If you would like to express you interest in the above please do so by emailing ahaddock@northerngas.co.uk

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £380,000

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F010148-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-05-10T14:48:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:50:03.971Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02af15