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Purchase of Cable Aviodance Tools

NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 05:22.

Opportunity overview

Scope of this Contract/Procurement relates solely to the purchase of Cable Aviodance Tools (CAT & Genny units). Northern Gas Networks (NGN) has consistently deployed Radiodetection equipment for several years, with all operatives trained on this standardised kit. Maintaining a single, familiar equipment type is central to minimising user error and ensuring consistent operational safety. NGN's workshop depots provide majority of in-house servicing, repair, and eCert-level calibration, enabling efficient turnaround and continuity of operations. Replacement units are issued during servicing to avoid downtime, supporting uninterrupted field activity. The main deliverable of this procurement is the continued supply of approved CAT and Genny units, with future purchases made on an ad-hoc basis to replace equipment that is beyond economic repair due to wear or damage. Retaining the existing supplier avoids the need for retraining, prevents inconsistencies between differing equipment types, and mitigates the increased risk of cable strikes associated with unfamiliar tools. The purpose of this procurement is to maintain a reliable, standardised, and safety-focused equipment base across the full NGN geography, ensuring continuity of service, operational efficiency, and effective cable-strike prevention.

Awarded to

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RADIODETECTION LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£724.7k
Awarded
17 Mar 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 01334448
Location
Bristol, UKK11, BS14 0AF, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-066c87
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Changing supplier would cause incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulty: 1 - Operatives are fully trained on this equipment - therefore removing the cost and down time for new training. 2 - Compatiblity is required as NGN's workshop depots provide majority of in-house servicing, repair, and eCert-level calibration, enabling efficient turnaround and continuity of operations. 3 - Disproportionate technical difficulty of switching supplier Retaining the existing supplier avoids the need for retraining, prevents inconsistencies between differing equipment types, and mitigates the increased risk of cable strikes associated with unfamiliar tools. The purpose of this procurement is to maintain a reliable, standardised, and safety-focused equipment base across the full NGN geography, ensuring continuity of service, operational efficiency, and effective cable-strike prevention.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-05167070

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
05167070

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRNB-9357-PVLR

Address

Street Address
1100 Century Way
Locality
Colton Leeds
Postal Code
LS15 8TU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE42

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
privateUtility
Description
Private utility
Organisation 2
Name
RADIODETECTION LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-01334448

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
01334448

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLGM-1764-MYCP

Address

Street Address
Western Drive
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS14 0AF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK11

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Purchase of Cable Avoidance Tools
Status
active
Date
17 Mar 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
38540000
Description
Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring

Value

Including VAT
724,747
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01334448
Name
RADIODETECTION LIMITED

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The contract has the option to extend for 2 x 1 years

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
031032-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
2 Apr 2026, 15:19
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
1 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Colton Leeds · UKE42 · LS15 8TU · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 024186-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 031032-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·