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Published 5 Oct 2023, 12:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Quality Vendor Database - Framework

Official notice

Authority: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED (Public body)

Framework agreement16 lotsGoodsNegotiated without publication of a contract notice
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 4 Oct 2023
Lots 16see the lot list below

What is being bought16 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

NGN's QVD (Quality Vendor Database Framework) is a series of contracts related to the supply of products and equipment for use in Capital Projects undertaken across the NGN Network. The Framework covers many different products and types of equipment and currently has eleven participating contracted suppliers. NGN has already started the process of re-tendering this Framework and to date issued 4 PQQs on the Achilles UVDB platform to alert the market to the opportunity against of the associated lots. There is a significant amount of work to be undertaken to ensure this procurement is robust and compliant and as such NGN intends to extend these existing contracts until 31st December 2023 to give sufficient time for this procurement to be completed.

CPV: Cable, wire and related products · Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) · Generators · Pipeline, piping, pipes, casing, tubing and related items

Lots and requirements (16)Procurement structure

16 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Pipe North East, Yorkshire & Humber
Lot #2Valves North East, Yorkshire & Humber
Lot #3PRI Equipment North East, Yorkshire & Humber
Lot #4Filters North East, Yorkshire & Humber
Lot #5Per-heating Equipment North East, Yorkshire & Humber
Lot #6Safety devices North East, Yorkshire & Humber
Lot #7Metering North East, Yorkshire & Humber
Lot #8Fittings North East, Yorkshire & Humber
Lot #9Flanges North East
Lot #10Impulse North East, Yorkshire & Humber
Lot #11Bolts & Washers North East, Yorkshire & Humber
Lot #12Gaskets North East, Yorkshire & Humber
Lot #13Calorimeters North East, Yorkshire & Humber
Lot #14Power supplies North East, Yorkshire & Humber
Lot #15Cathodic protection North East, Yorkshire & Humber
Lot #16Housing & Cabinets North East

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Quality Vendor Database - Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
5 Oct 2023, 12:32 BST
Last source update
5 Oct 2023, 12:32 BST
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-029390
Classification (CPV)
Cable, wire and related productsConstruction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)GeneratorsPipeline, piping, pipes, casing, tubing and related items
Delivery area
North East (UKC)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040836 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification

NGN's QVD (Quality Vendor Database Framework) is a series of contracts related to the supply of products and equipment for use in Capital Projects undertaken across the NGN Network. The Framework covers many different products and types of equipment and currently has fifteen participating contracted suppliers. NGN has started the the process of tendering for the the new frameworks which have been divided into 4 that correspond with the 16 Lots.

Framework 1 - Pipe, Flanges, Gaskets & Soft Iron Rings and Nuts, Bolts & washers - currently in contracts negotiations

Framework 2 - Valves, filters, Safety devices and Fittings - PQQ evaluation in progress

Framework 3 - Power Supplies, Cathodic Protection and Pre-Heating Equipment - PQQ has been issued out on Achilles UVDB

Framework 4 - Impulse Pipework, PRI Equipment, Calorimeters, Housings & Cabinets and Metering - PQQ has been issued out on Achilles UVDB

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Oct 2023

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates; the JSON mirror lists them.

Contracts

  • Contract 029390-2023-1

    Signed
    4 Oct 2023
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic bodyProduction, transport and distribution of gas and heat GB-COH: 005167070 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.