Closed tender

Operated Plant

Details

Buyer: Northern Gas Networks
Value: £1,000,000
Topic: Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator
Published: 16 January 2026
Submission: 10 February 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Northern Gas Networks (NGN) requires multiple Operated Plant Services to support its Emergency, Locate and Repair (ELR) Teams for non-planned gas escapes across the network. NGN operates approximately 170 ELR teams, attending circa 120,000 response and repair jobs annually, and may require Operated Plant Services at any time. NGN also anticipates requirements for Operated Plant Services to support: - Connections Division: Connecting over 10,000 customers annually, including new builds, disconnections, and service alterations. - Planned Replacement Programme: Delivering 540 km of mains and 44,000 services per year. The services will be provided under a Framework Agreement on a call-off basis, ensuring availability 365 days a year, 24/7, to maintain safety, productivity, compliance, and customer care.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published16 January 2026
Current notice
Completed: Submission date10 February 2026

About the buyer

Northern Gas Networks is a gas distribution utility based in Leeds, with its own Procurement Team. The team buys goods, works and services across all supply categories. Framework tenders include the IT Hardware, Software and Consumables framework.

Over the past 5 years, most of Northern Gas Networks's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

45500000 · Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@northern-gas-networks.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@northern-gas-networks.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@northern-gas-networks.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@northern-gas-networks.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@northern-gas-networks.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@northern-gas-networks.gov