--- title: "Vehicular Impact Protection - Design" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03f838" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03f838" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03f838.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03f838.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED" published: "2024-06-27" --- # Vehicular Impact Protection - Design Buyer: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03f838 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03f838) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03f838.json) ## Summary The procurement process for the public contract titled "Vehicular Impact Protection - Design" by Northern Gas Networks Limited has reached the award stage. The contract pertains to engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works within the gas network infrastructure. The procurement method is selective, following a negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition. Key details include a total requirement for 100-150 designs, with approximately 30 designs needed within the next 6 months. The primary location for service provision is in Leeds, United Kingdom. This tender by Northern Gas Networks Limited presents an opportunity for experienced engineering design firms specialised in civil engineering works related to gas infrastructure. Businesses with expertise in road restraint systems, stakeholder liaison, and construction proposal development are well-suited to compete. Given the estimated need for 100-150 designs, firms with capacity for high-volume design work and experience in working with gas distribution networks can benefit significantly. Interested parties are encouraged to contact Andrew Christophers, the Procurement Manager, for further details and participation requirements. ## Notice Northern Gas Networks operate thousands of pieces of pressure reduction equipment dotted across the network. A Governor is a type of pressure reduction equipment. They are often situated in locations that make them susceptible to the risk of being impacted by a vehicle. There are various types of governors and they all form a vital part of the gas network infrastructure. They vary in size, complexity, criticality; some are built predominantly below ground, although parts of the installation would remain above ground. Regardless of the type of governor, it remains important to ensure that the risk of damage is mitigated as much as reasonably possible. The Gas Distribution Networks have been instructed to review their asset data with focus on assessing the risk of vehicular impact. In instances where the risk was deemed to be intolerable, mitigation measures are now required, one of which is impact protection. The standards applied to road restraint systems can be challenging to meet, specifically when applied to relatively small assets with limited amount of free space surrounding them. Therefore, an experienced designer is required who understands these complexities and is able to explore the various measures that could be used in mitigating the risk of impact. In addition to that, the designer must consider the asset and its location, understand the policies and procedures associated with maintaining it and combine the findings into a constructable proposal. Furthermore, the designer must also have the experience of stakeholder liaison to ensure that the proposals submitted are accepted by the relevant stakeholders, which includes the local authority and their highways division. NGN broadly estimates a total requirement for 100 - 150 designs to be undertaken with an approximate requirement for 30 over the next 6 months or so. These are high level estimates and as such are subject to change and more work needs to be done to finalise the requirement. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Northern Gas Networks operate thousands of pieces of pressure reduction equipment dotted across the network. A Governor is a type of pressure reduction equipment. They are often situated in locations that make them susceptible to the risk of being impacted by a vehicle. There are various types of governors and they all form a vital part of the gas network infrastructure. They vary in size, complexity, criticality; some are built predominantly below ground, although parts of the installation would remain above ground. Regardless of the type of governor, it remains important to ensure that the risk of damage is mitigated as much as reasonably possible. The Gas Distribution Networks have been instructed to review their asset data with focus on assessing the risk of vehicular impact. In instances where the risk was deemed to be intolerable, mitigation measures are now required, one of which is impact protection. The standards applied to road restraint systems can be challenging to meet, specifically when applied to relatively small assets with limited amount of free space surrounding them. Therefore, an experienced designer is required who understands these complexities and is able to explore the various measures that could be used in mitigating the risk of impact. In addition to that, the designer must consider the asset and its location, understand the policies and procedures associated with maintaining it and combine the findings into a constructable proposal. Furthermore, the designer must also have the experience of stakeholder liaison to ensure that the proposals submitted are accepted by the relevant stakeholders, which includes the local authority and their highways division. NGN broadly estimates a total requirement for 100 - 150 designs to be undertaken with an approximate requirement for 30 over the next 6 months or so. These are high level estimates and as such are subject to change and more work needs to be done to finalise the requirement. The likely contracting methodology being the establishment of Framework Agreements with suitable suppliers to enable NGN to contract with its "Framework Partners" for the production these designs. Options: Initial Framework to have a term of 36 months with option to extend for 2 further 12 month periods Renewal: Initial Framework to have a term of 36 months with option to extend for 2 further 12 month periods ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019625-2024 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Jun 2024 | | Submission deadline | 6 Oct 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 26 Jun 2024 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS15 8TU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Garforth & Swillington | | Westminster constituency | Leeds East | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71322000 - Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works ## Release History - 27 Jun 2024 at 08:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019625-2024 - 30 Aug 2023 at 16:07 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025522-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://www.northerngasnetworks.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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