Official UK procurement notice
Provision of In-Line Inspection Services
Authority: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHigh Level Scope of Requirements
Northern Gas Networks (NGN) is regulated by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on safety matters and by the Office of Gas and Electricity markets
(OFGEM) on prices, standards of service and regulation issues. NGN maintains and manages the gas networks in their geographic lots, including all
gas Distribution mains and the Local Transmission System (LTS) pipelines.
The in-line inspection (ILI) applicable pipe diameter range is from 168 mm (6in) to 1067 mm (42in), inclusive. The applicable operating pressure range
is from 7 barg and up to 85 barg.
The Scope of Services covers the inspection, operational support and reporting requirements for ILI vehicles used as part of the ILI programme for NGN
pipelines. Optional services are also specified.
NGN requires ILI services for:
- Gas pipelines which have been previously inspected
- Gas pipelines which have not been previously inspected
The scope and specification of requirements are detailed in schedule 1 of the contract
CPV: Pipeline-inspection services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Non Commercial: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Non Commercial: 60
- Commercial: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 May 2021, 13:36 BST
- Last source update
- 4 May 2021, 13:36 BST
- Authority reference
Doc482087468 -- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-009564- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02accdFind a Tender
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PII LtdProvision of In Line Inspections | £2,363,623 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of In Line Inspections · PII Ltd
- Signed
- 26 Apr 2021
- Value
- £2,363,623
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Northern Gas NetworksReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PII LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.