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IT Service Management Tool (

NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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04 Sep 2024 at 13:54

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23 Jul 2024 at 12:57

Summary of the contracting process

Northern Gas Networks Limited (NGN) has completed the procurement process for an IT Service Management Tool (ITSM) under CPV code 72000000, which encompasses IT services such as consulting, software development, Internet, and support. The contract was awarded to Top Desk UK Limited on 4th September 2024, following an award procedure that did not involve prior publication of a call for competition due to technical reasons. The ITSM tool, utilised by NGN’s Colleague Care Team, is integral for logging, managing, and closing IT incidents. Additionally, it serves as an asset repository for IT equipment and houses Knowledge Base Documents essential for maintaining and developing system knowledge. The regions involved include UKC, UKD, and UKE, and the contract value brought the overall expenditure over the threshold, necessitating formal procurement documentation.

This procurement offers considerable growth opportunities, particularly for businesses specialising in IT service management, software development, and technical support. Companies with the capability to provide integrated service management tools that minimise transition costs and risk will find themselves well-suited to similar opportunities. Enterprises focusing on compliance, auditing, and IT asset management can also benefit by aligning their offerings with the specialized needs demonstrated by NGN. Large-scale IT service providers who can ensure seamless system integration and maintain historical data comprehensively will be ideally positioned to compete in this sector.

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Notice Title

IT Service Management Tool (

Notice Description

NGN have awarded a contract to Topdesk for the IT Service Management Tool (ITSM) used by the Colleague Care Team at NGN to log, manage and close IT incidents that are reported to the team. This ITSM is also used as an asset repository for the IT equipment used in NGN and as a store for Knowledge Base Documents to help the team develop, share and retain knowledge in the systems that NGN use.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NGN have awarded a contract to Topdesk. This is the IT Service Management Tool (ITSM) used by the Colleague Care Team to log, manage and close IT incidents that are reported to the team. This ITSM is also used as an asset repository for the IT equipment used in NGN and as a store for Knowledge Base Documents to help the team develop, share and retain knowledge in the systems that NGN use.

Procurement Information

For technical reasons, i.e. software or systems already integrated in the business and changing supplier would incur significant costs and risk - changing the ITSM tool will not only be more expensive (similar tools are typically more than 3 times the price), it will also have the following knock on affects: * Loss of the historic records of existing assets - who did what and to which asset. This is essential for regulatory purposes especially in terms of the OT assets, and is also essential to maintain the visibility of devices and software licenses for audit purposes. * Loss of the historic changes to our SAP roles and authorisations which we require for our Governance, Risk Management and Compliance audits. * Loss of the historic Incident and Change information that we use to enable fault finding across our systems.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0483b2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028281-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£132,250 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 Jul 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED
Contact Name
Kitty Blyth, Rebecca Rowley
Contact Email
kblyth@northerngas.co.uk, rrowley@northerngas.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7561872579, +44 7935077342

Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS15 8TU
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber

Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Garforth & Swillington
Westminster Constituency
Leeds East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TOP DESK

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