United Kingdom-LEEDS: Supply of Industrial Gases

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2023/S 000-006622/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: Annette Cotton
Telephone: +44 7902117545
Email: acotton@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: Supply of Industrial Gases
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 24110000
II.1.3) Type of contract : Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
Supply of industrial gases for use across the business, including cylinder rental/hire.

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:
Supply of industrial gases for use across the business, including cylinder rental/hire.

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 000-001713

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:2023-03-06

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Northern Gas Networks Ltd
Town: Leeds
Postal code: LS15 8TU
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2023-03-07

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

2.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:
A process is currently being carried out to cleanse the account for Industrial Gases, this is required to enable an OJEU tender to take place.
There are a quantity of cylinders which need to be investigated to establish if these are still required or if these can be off hire or need to be written off. Without this information the tender process would in hindered and the information given in the tender would be inaccurate. Following this process a tender will be launched in due course.