United Kingdom-LEEDS: Contract for the provision of Leakage Repair Sealants

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2021/S 000-016457/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED
Postal address: 1100 Century Way Thorpe Park
Town: LEEDS
Postal code: LS158TU
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Ashley Haddock
Telephone: +44 7779414590
Email: ahaddock@northerngas.co.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.northerngas.co.uk/procurement

I.6) Main activity
Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Contract for the provision of Leakage Repair Sealants
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 24958000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
Northern Gas Networks currently have an existing contract with 5 suppliers to provide leakage repair sealants to assist in its operational requirements. Following expiry of the existing framework agreement on 30/06/2021, a single source contract extension is now required. The current specifications for these products (GIS/LC1:2018) is currently under review with BSI (British Standards Institute), the revised document is due to be published later on this year. As a result, NGN would like to extend the existing contract for a further 12 months to ensure compliance with the new standards and until a tender event can be conducted with the correct standards. NGN will conduct a full tender event during the course of this extension provision and once the standards have been approved, in order to be compliant with NGN’s procurement policy and the UCR 2016.
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)

II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: Main site or place of performance:Throughout the North East of the UK – Cumbria through to Harrogate/Leeds

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Northern Gas Networks currently have an existing contract with 4 suppliers to provide leakage repair sealants to assist in its operational requirements. Following expiry of the existing framework agreement on 30/06/2021, a single source contract extension is now required. The current specifications for these products (GIS/LC1:2018) is currently under review with BSI (British Standards Institute), the revised document is due to be published later on this year. As a result, NGN would like to extend the existing contract for a further 12 months to ensure compliance with the new standards and until a tender event can be conducted with the correct standards. NGN will conduct a full tender event during the course of this extension provision and once the standards have been approved, in order to be compliant with NGN’s procurement policy and the UCR 2016.

II.2.5) Award criteria
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below
(please complete point 2 of the Annex D)
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract/concession
Title: Contract for the provision of leakage repair sealants

V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2021-07-13
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: MW Polymer Limited
Town: Leeds
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME: yes
Official name: ALH Systems Limited
Town: Leeds
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME: yes
Official name: Gas Leakage Repair Limited
Town: Leeds
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME: yes
Official name: Chemence Limited
Town: Leeds
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME: yes
Official name: Steve Vick International Limited
Town: Leeds
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME: yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
for framework agreements – total maximum value for this lot
for contracts based on framework agreements, if required – value of contract(s) for this lot not included in
previous contract award notices

Section VI: Complementary informationVI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Ashley Haddock
Town: Leeds
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: ahaddock@northerngas.co.uk

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2021-07-14

Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition
in the Official Journal of the European Union
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

3.Explanation
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive:
Northern Gas Networks currently have an existing contract with 5 suppliers to provide leakage repair sealants to assist in its operational requirements. Following expiry of the existing framework agreement on 30/06/2021, a single source contract extension is now required. The current specifications for these products (GIS/LC1:2018) is currently under review with BSI (British Standards Institute), the revised document is due to be published later on this year. As a result, NGN would like to extend the existing contract for a further 12 months to ensure compliance with the new standards and until a tender event can be conducted with the correct standards. NGN will conduct a full tender event during the course of this extension provision and once the standards have been approved, in order to be compliant with NGN’s procurement policy and the UCR 2016.