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Northern Gas Networks Limited tenders and contracts

South EastNewcastle Upon TyneWebsite

Official name on notices: Northern Powergrid Limited

Tenders published
37
About one every 10 days
Contracts awarded
58
To 214 different suppliers
Value awarded
£48.4m
9 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£2.5m
Median value awarded
Open now
2
10 coming up

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. FW Services - Procurement Cost Estimation and demand planning Tools

    UK-wideIT services and software

    Closing soon16 hours leftExpress interest2 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £3.76mframework ceiling
  2. FA08-32 Low Complexity MEICA

    North East, East of EnglandConstruction, Electrical

    Open12 days left6 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £20mframework ceiling

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. £60mestimated
  2. Strategic Enterprise Modelling Capability Solution

    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, ScotlandIT services and software

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  3. NW3213 - RFID scanning for Scientific Services

    North East, East of EnglandIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £50kestimated
  4. NESO Engineering Support Services

    South EastArchitecture and engineering

    UpcomingFramework

    Value not stated
  5. NESO Facilities Management Services Framework

    UK-wideConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    UpcomingFramework

    Value not stated
  6. NESO Workplace Fit-Out, Refurbishment and Associated Works (East England)

    UK-wideSecurity, Construction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  7. NESO Workplace Fit-Out, Refurbishment and Associated Works (North England)

    UK-wideSecurity, Construction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  8. NESO Workplace Fit-Out, Refurbishment and Associated Works (Wales)

    UK-wideSecurity, Construction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  9. NESO Workplace Fit-Out, Refurbishment and Associated Works (Midlands)

    UK-wideSecurity, Construction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  10. DD&T Value Added Reseller (VAR)

    South EastIT services and software

    Upcoming

    Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 11 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

What its tenders ask for

Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.

  1. Gas Safe6%
    In 5 of 82 notices
  2. Site visit2%
    In 2 of 82 notices
  3. Social value questions1%
    In 1 of 82 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months.

  1. TLT LLP2 contracts
    £2.2m awarded
  2. £1.5m awarded
  3. Dla Piper UK LLP2 contracts
    £540k awarded
  4. Abriox LimitedSME2 contracts
  5. Accenture UK Ltd2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)59%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)4%
  • Direct award (no competition)37%
Based on 83 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Northern Gas Networks Limited has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
32 days
Longer than 61% of other public bodies
Based on 9 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
59%
Lower than 53% of other public bodies
Based on 83 procurements
Won by small firms
38%
Lower than 78% of other public bodies
Based on 242 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
3
Fewer than 77% of other public bodies
Based on 23 awards
Split into lots
49%
Higher than 85% of other public bodies
Based on 37 advertised tenders
Direct awards
37%
Higher than 65% of other public bodies
Based on 83 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most other public bodies
Based on 37 tenders

Compared with other other public bodies

Time to bid, 146 other public bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days1
15–20 days7
20–25 days12
25–30 days42
30–35 days56
35–40 days17
40–45 days8
45–50 days1
50–55 days0
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 155 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids7
2–4 bids37
4–6 bids36
6–8 bids22
8–10 bids22
10–12 bids9
12–14 bids4
14–16 bids4
16–18 bids4
18–20 bids2
20+ bids8
Advertised openly, 320 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%36
10–20%34
20–30%25
30–40%14
40–50%18
50–60%23
60–70%28
70–80%17
80–90%29
90–100%96
Won by small firms, 303 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%6
10–20%14
20–30%25
30–40%27
40–50%44
50–60%49
60–70%45
70–80%39
80–90%29
90–100%25

Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Northern Gas Networks Limited.See the full scoreboard

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

No contracts we hold from Northern Gas Networks Limited end in the next 90 days.

4 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards