Contract award · 13 Jan 2021

Extension / Variation - Contract for the Provision of Emergency Pipeline Services and planned works

Northern Gas Networks Limited awarded “Extension / Variation - Contract for the Provision of Emergency Pipeline Services and…” to National Grid Gas PLC for £661k on 13 Jan 2021. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionOil & gas servicesYorkshire and the Humber

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Value
£660,669
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Oil & gas services · Pipeline-inspection services (CPV 76600000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date13 Jan 2021
  2. Published13 Jan 2021Published the same day

Description

The Supplier will provide Emergency Pipeline Services in respect of Non Steel Pipe work and Steel Systems in the event of an Emergency. The Emergency Pipeline Services shall be provided 24 hours 365 days per annum and include: • maintenance and certification of specialist equipment and emergency materials; and • Training and audit activities to maintain competency of the Supplier Personnel. The Emergency Pipeline Services comprises the following: • Make safe for Non-Steel Pipework in the event of an Emergency; • The Supplier may be called upon to perform the following services on the Non-Steel Pipe work: a) Emergency response capability to assess damage. b) Emergency response capability to install approved connections for bypass lines to maintain gas flows; c) Emergency response capability to effect specialist flow stopping. • Make safe and Emergency repairs for Steel Systems in the event of an Emergency; Emergency response capability to assess damage, the repair / replacement of damaged pipelines and associated equipment or a repair to the Steel Systems as described below. • Inspection and non-destructive testing for Steel Systems. • Assessment and recommendation for Steel Systems. • Temporary repair to the Steel Systems.

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