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Operated Plant

NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 05:42.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV45500000 — Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator

Lots

  • Lot 1£1m · Including VAT

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-060827
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
works
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
Please review the attached document within this notice and follow instructions within in order to participate in this event. It is suppliers responsibility to follow all instructions to participate in the attached document within this tender notice.
Expression Of Interest Deadline
10 Feb 2026, 17:00

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
This procurement will follow the following process: - Tender notice issued (this notice) for 25 days - Interested suppliers to follow Market Dojo link to the Conditions of Participation stage (Pass/Fail) - Suppliers who Pass the Conditions of Participation stage will be invited to a PQQ - The PQQ end date 20th February 2026 - PQQ responses evaluated - Suppliers who score over 60% will be invited to tender (RFP) - At this stage suppliers may be asked to conduct a presentation - further detail to be given at the time. - RFP will go live on 06/04/2026 until 05/05/2026 - RFP evaluations carried out until 22/05/2026. Bidders must achieve 70% on non-commercials Bidders must achieve 70% on contractual Bidders will be ranked on commercial pricing - Suppliers notified of the outcome NGN will be awarding to a maximum of 4 suppliers per service, per area. Full details are made available in the tender scope. If supplementary stages are required throughout the process, or stages noted in the strategy defined above are no longer required, it is at NGN's discretion to include or remove stages. It is at the discretion of NGN to change the weightings/criteria or add additional sub-criteria/weightings to the PQQ or RFP if there is a need to do so before the submission deadline of the relevant stage. Any changes to the evaluation criteria will be communicated to all Bidders.

Special regime

utilities

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Method
withReopeningCompetition
Type
closed
Description
NGN will conduct assessments at each stage set out in the tender event. Each stage has minimum criteria to meet as set out in the tender documentation and will adhere to the scoring methodology set out in the tender event. NGN will be awarding to a maximum of 4 suppliers per service, per area.

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
notAllowed

Languages

en

Expected award period

Ends
1 Jul 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
1,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Weighting Description
Conditions of Participation Evaluation: Pass/Fail - Any failed questions in this section means supplier will be removed from the tender process. PQQ Evaluation Criteria: Bidders must score over 60% RFP Evaluation Criteria: Bidders must achieve 70% on non-commercials Bidders must achieve 70% on contractual Bidders will be ranked on commercial pricing

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Conditions of Participation Evaluation
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
PQQ Evaluation Criteria
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
RFP Evaluation Criteria (non-commercial section)
Criterion 4
Type
price
Name
RFP Evaluation Criteria (commercial section)
Criterion 5
Type
quality
Name
RFP Evaluation Criteria (contractual section)

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The initial period of any contract(s) resulting from this procurement will be 3 years. The length of the contract may be extended by NGN for a further 4x1-year periods to give a maximum duration of 7 years.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
45500000
Description
Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
A-10450
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Entry 3
Id
004119-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Jan 2026, 20:52
Format
text/html

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Colton Leeds · UKE42 · LS15 8TU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 004119-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·