United Kingdom-LEEDS: Full LoRaWAN Network Rollout

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2023/S 000-009095/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Contract award notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED
National registration number: 05167070
Postal address: 1100 Century Way Thorpe Park
Town: LEEDS
Postal code: LS158TU
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Andrew Christophers
Telephone: +44 7510367358
Email: achristophers@northerngas.co.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:

I.3)Communication
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: Full LoRaWAN Network Rollout
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 32430000
II.1.3) Type of contract : Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
NGN have worked with Westwood technical and combined expertise to develop pressure management solutions utilising LoRaWAN technology. Following a successful trial in Hull and further deployment in Leeds and Middlesborough this contact represents the full role out of this technology and comprises a further 270 gateways and subsequent installation at 135 NGN sites providing full coverage of the NGN region. Currently there are no alternative LoRaWAN based pressure management solutions available for use on the gas network.

II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
NGN have worked with Westwood technical and combined expertise to develop pressure management solutions utilising LoRaWAN technology. Following a successful trial in Hull and further deployment in Leeds and Middlesborough this contract represents the full role out of this technology and comprises a further 270 gateways and subsequent installation at 135 NGN sites providing full coverage of the NGN region. Currently there are no alternative LoRaWAN based pressure management solutions available for use on the gas network.

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
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:no
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:2023/S 000-005706

Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2023-03-28

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Northern Gas Networks Ltd
Town: Leeds
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2023-03-29

Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

1.Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with
Article 50 of Directive 2014/25/EU

The works,supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
absence of competition for technical reasons

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:
This procurement relates to the ongoing roll out of new communications technology to the the NGN network and is the result of joint research between the contracting parties. Previous contracts have been awarded to this supplier supported by VEAT notices as required by legislation. This contract represents the full roll out of this proprietary technology across the NGN network and is in accordance with Regulation 50 “(c) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons (iii), where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement;