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Pre-Qualification Questionnaire

(PQQ)

Framework for the provision of Labour Resources

Find A Tender

Issue Date: 08th March 2021 Closing Date and Time: 29th March 2021 @ 13.00hr

NGN Contact Details: Sharon Muirhead smuirhead@northerngas.co.uk

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Guidance Notes. Please read carefully.

1. This Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) is designed to provide Northern Gas Networks (NGN) with the information required to assess your organisation’s suitability to be included in the list of tenderers for the project described.

2. All submissions must be made using https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/ NGN will not consider any submissions via post or email.

3. You must pass all mandatory questions set out in the PQQ.

4. Applicants should note that in order to be correctly evaluated they must answer each question in the required format and adhere to any word count limits that have been set. Answers must be in English, stating nil or not applicable where appropriate. Information must be accurate and current. NGN may refuse to consider your organisation if the PQQ is not fully completed or is found to be inaccurate.

5. If any error, omission, false statement or misrepresentation is discovered, NGN may disqualify your organisation, without regard to what stage the selection process has reached when the error, omission, false statement or misrepresentation is discovered.

6. Applicants must only provide information requested for in this PQQ. Applicants are not to include non-requested information.

7. Information submitted in response to this PQQ must relate solely to the organisation that will enter into a formal contractual agreement with NGN. If completing on behalf of a consortium, or if work is to be subcontracted, relevant information about partners, subcontractors and their experience should be given.

8. Where any question refers to UK legislation, non-UK organisations should answer on the basis of laws applicable in the UK.

9. No payment will be made for completing this PQQ.

10. NGN does not bind itself to invite tenders.

11. When the short list of tenderers has been agreed you will be notified of the outcome.

12. No information contained in this PQQ or in any communication made between NGN and any applicant in connection with this PQQ shall be relied upon as constituting a contract, agreement or representation that any contract shall be offered in accordance with this PQQ.

13. NGN reserves the right, subject to the appropriate procurement regulations, to change without notice the basis of, or the procedures for, the competitive tendering process or to terminate the process at any time. Under no circumstances shall NGN incur any liability in respect of this PQQ or any supporting documentation.

14. All information provided will be treated in strict confidence.

15. If NGN has ever terminated a contract with your company, it reserves the right to not include you in any short list of tenderers, regardless of the answers to other questions in this questionnaire.

16. All applicants will subsequently be advised of their status and those short-listed will be advised of the timescales and requirements of further stages.

17. It is the applicants’ responsibility to ensure they submit the PQQ submission by the deadline stated in the timetable. NGN reserve the right not to accept any submissions after the deadline date

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Company overview

Northern Gas Networks Limited (NGN) is the company responsible for distributing gas to homes and businesses across the North of England. As part of the restructuring of the gas distribution business in England, NGN successfully acquired the North of England gas Distribution Network (DN) and took control of the assets on 1st June 2005. NGN has been responsible since then for the transportation of gas to the North of England via 36,000Km of pipelines.

The DN is located in the North of England and extends south from the Scottish border to South Yorkshire and has coastlines on both the East and West sides of the region. The DN contains a mixture of large cities such as Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Leeds and Bradford and a significant rural area including North Yorkshire and Cumbria. The area covers around 6.7 million inhabitants and has approximately 2.5 million customers. The DN is supplied via 23 off takes from the national Transmission System.

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NGNs dream is to become the UK’s most loved, admired and respected company, and to establish a reputation for doing business really well through a united and empowered team that is mind-blowingly great. We recognise the important role that our supply chain partners having in supporting NGN to achieve our dream.

The procurement process will be managed electronically, with all communication being managed through https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/ and the Northern Gas Networks e-Sourcing Spend Management web site Ariba.All PQQ & tender documentation will be uploaded electronically.

All timings will be clearly identified in the electronic system and will be adhered to.

Suppliers should avoid uploading responses on the last day in case of technical difficulties as NGN will not reopen an event after it has closed.

No. Location1 North Tyne2 Cumbria3 Wear4 Tees5 North Riding6 Bradford7 Leeds8 East Riding9 Pennines

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You may save your documents throughout the process, but you must ensure that it is finally submitted before the closing date.

NGN cannot access or determine whether you have submitted a bid until after the event has closed as our process is a totally sealed bid process. It is your responsibility to ensure you submit on time.

Questions should be answered in the requested format, i.e. text or attachment, and word counts adhered to where applicable. Suppliers should note if they persistently fail to follow this instruction and answers are not readily available this may result in failing to achieve a score in the relevant section

1.2 NGN Core Values

NGNs dream is to become the UK’s most loved, admired and respected company, and to establish a reputation for doing business really well through a united and empowered team that is mind-blowingly great. We recognise the important role that our supply chain partners having in supporting NGN to achieve our dream.

Our dream lies at the centre everything we do and has been translated into a unique set of values that reflect and reinforce our culture

Trailblazing Intellectually Curious Community Focused Empowered Heartfelt Happy

Every member of our team is passionate about the contribution they make to our growing reputation as a pioneering, effective, conscious and enlightened business that is focused on changing the way that things are done.

We expect our suppliers to share our vision and values and our way to support NGN in achieving our goals.

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2. THE PROJECT

2.1 ScopeThis Labour Resources framework agreement is to support Northern Gas Networks (NGN) in delivering a large portfolio of operational projects & works orders. This framework will assist NGN’s Operations to engage with a range of contracted suppliers who are pre-qualified to carry out associated works. The estimated total annual value of work delivered under this framework will be in the region of £450k and NGN will be looking to award a maximum of three contractors per lot, per area onto this framework. There will be multiple call offs against this framework throughout its term to reflect the high volume of work on many assets in various locations across our network. Estimated number of annual engagements is circa 1,00 per annum.

There are two main areas of work that contracted suppliers will support for the duration of the contract in order to maintain safety, productivity, compliance and customer care. Successful contracted suppliers will be utilised as and when required via the NGN management of these activities.

1/The NGN Replacement Programme -Currently NGN employs a portfolio of Direct Service Providers (DSP) to deliver our replacement programme (approximately 2021/2022 540km of mains replacement). These resources replace gas mains at a rate of approximately 11km per week and completing circa 40,000 service replacements per year. care.

2/ NGN also operate a 365, 24hr Emergency Service whereby the safety for life and property is a priority along with excellence in customer care. This historically has required attendance to circa 10,000 gas escapes.

NGN site managers identify the need for any type of labour resource daily and raise each engagement with our operational purchasing team during office hours or our despatch team out of hours who will engage with a supplier on the framework. This will be by telephone or e mail in the first instance to establish a commitment to attend. Purchase Orders are raised for each job accepted.Customer Service is at the heart of our operation so pre agreed service level agreements will be embedded into the contract

The chosen supplier is expected to agree to Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) based on the following three situations plus confirmation of completed works.

Emergency unplanned worksIf a forced entry has occurred, NGN expect an immediate response to secure the property (board it up)SLA agreement is 60 mins to agree and attend within 120 mins

Customer ComplaintIf a customer has any complaint in connection with NGN during Emergency or Replacement works, it is essential that our site managers contact the customer within 1 hour to offer a resolution. This means that NGN require an immediate commitment from suppliers on our framework to attend and associated works must be completed within 24hours of the complaint.SLA agreement is 60 mins to agree and 24 hours to complete

Planned Works All routine works that are identified that can be planned in with the customerSLA agreement is 60 mins to agree, contact the customer within 8hours to arrange a mutually convenient time to access the property, works completed within 72hours (later only if customer chooses)

Photographic Evidence suppliers are expected to e mail site managers with evidence that works have been completedSLA – within 24hours of works being completed

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NGN also expect to be notified at source of any engagement; how many operatives are being sent to complete a single job. Any jobs that require more than one individual to fulfil, will require pre-approval from NGN.

NGN have requirements for qualified Trades Personnel to be available to provide support in the following disciplines:

Lot 1 Joinery Generally, this would be in support of our Emergency Service whereby NGN upon attendance at a gas emergency would require a “forced entry” to both domestic and non-domestic properties along with the repair and replacement following such activities. Repair and alterations to customer’s property would also be a requirement within our planned works Replacement Programme where access to meter controls is difficult and hence alterations to kitchen cupboards etc. would be required along with replacement/repair/removal of wood, laminate flooring & replacement of doors and glazing.

Lot 2 Carpet Fitters / Cleaners Generally, this requirement is for the provision of re-instating an existing carpet which has been lifted by one of our engineers or to provide a carpet cleaning service if our engineers have not been able to avoid any soiling. There may be occasions where we request a full carpet fit but this is rare.

Lot 3 Drain Repair A much-utilised service surrounding damaged drains and duct repairs. There is a business requirement for this mainly during daytime hours including weekends and bank holidays.

Lot 4 Electricians Generally, for Earth Bonding and often could encompass multiple properties within the same street during our mains pipes replacement works. Northern Gas Networks operatives when carrying out work in customers properties are sometimes required to move the gas meter location which may impact on the earth bonding, this would require a qualified professional to alter and ensure safety within the customers property, there is also the possibility of damage to both internal and external domestic electrical supplies i.e. power to garage etc. that would require repair or replacement.

Lot 5 Scaffolding The business requirement various for both domestic & commercial works & encompasses all types of scaffolding for both planned works and short notice emergency works.

Lot 6 Tree SurgeonsThe main requirement is tree removal to allow excavation, removing and dismantling, tree clearance and hedge removal. The suppliers will be expected to clear and remove all waste and debris from site.

Lot 7 General Building Services The main requirement is small works such as plastering, rendering, wall repair & tiling for domestic and commercial properties where our engineers have a need for any reinstatement. There are occasions where a full quotation following site visit will be needed for any jobs that would take longer than a day to complete

2.2 Framework Award Strategy

The framework will be divided into geographical areas with a maximum of 3 suppliers per lot, per area. Areas 1 – 9 are shown in the NGN Geographic Areas map in Section 1 of this document. Bidders can bid for single or multiple areas; award will be based on the most economically and advantageous outcome for NGN. It is essential that all Labour Resource suppliers can attend to our requirements out of hours, including bank holidays and weekends where required. Once the contract is awarded to suppliers on the framework, each Business Operational Lead (BOL) will be provided with supplier contact details to share with site managers and

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it will be the site managers that allocate individual jobs on the framework. The purchasing team will decide who to engage with where a site manager does not instruct this, using the geographical location and sharing engagements fairly across the framework.

The Supplier is to provide the following: Fully qualified labour resource for the provision of any chosen ‘lot’ and associated works Vehicles to be fit for purpose

Sufficient tools and equipment including PPE for your Operatives to complete the work specified. Management of your own workforce

Competency

It is expected that the Supplier will provide demonstrably competent trades people who are fully trained in relation to the discipline to which they are applying.

Suppliers will be expected to adhere to Northern Gas Networks EH&S Policy – Appendix 1 (attached)

Supplier’s Qualifications

Your employees / sub-contractors will have adequate knowledge of the work involved and the Supplier will provide evidence of qualifications and experience.

Prior to the commencement of the agreement the supplier will produce documentary evidence of qualifications and will maintain a register of all employees and or subcontractors, stating their qualifications, dates obtained, expiry, revalidation dates and details of any update or other relevant training courses attended.

The Supplier will have in place a system for assessing, recording and reviewing annually the safety and technical competencies of all its employees and or subcontractors which complies with the requirements of Regulation 13 of the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999.

NGN’s nominated Project Manager and his representatives reserve the right to approve all Supplier’s personnel prior to appointment. Emphasis will be on the suitability of the individual with respect to their safety and technical competency and ability to manage all aspects of the works to be undertaken. The Supplier is required to provide the evidence of competence prior to any person commencing works on the Agreement and throughout the term of the Agreement.

All operatives will be competent in Risk Assessment relating to his own and other person’s health and safety and the environment.

Identity CardsThe Supplier shall provide Identity Cards for each employee and or subcontractor, bearing the individual’s photograph, name and the Supplier’s company name when attending the works.

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2.3 Contract Basis

The period of any contract(s) resulting from this procurement will be for an initial term of 3 years The length of the contract may be extended by NGN for a further 3 x 1-year terms

Prices as submitted in the Proposal shall be fixed for a minimum of 3 years and then subject to annual increases in each subsequent year in line with the Consumer Prices Index (CPIH). This will be automatically undertaken by NGN at the start of each year.

Bidders will be expected to work under NGNs contract terms and conditions, a copy of the draft Framework Agreement has been provided with this PQQ. -Appendix 2 (attached)Bidders should note that contract challenges will form part of the award criteria at RFP stage. Challenges are scored on risk and any challenges deemed high risk to NGN may result in the contractor being rejected from the process.

2.4 Utilities Contract Regulations 2016 (UCR2016)

This procurement is being conducted in accordance with “The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016” using the Negotiated Procedure.

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2.5 Proposed Timetable

Description of Event Date Duration

Publish PQQ via Find A Tender 08/03/2021

3 weeks

Deadline for submission of PQQ 29/03/2021

Evaluation of PQQ submissions 01/04/2021-15/04/2021 2 weeks

Notification to successful/unsuccessful bidders 16/04/2021 1 day

Issue invitation to tender via Ariba 19/04/2021 3 weeks

Tender return date 10/05/2021

Evaluations & Contract Clarifications 11/05/2021 2 weeks

Award Approval 26/05/2021 2 Weeks

Issue Standstill Letters 09/06/2021 10 calendar days

Send formal award letter to the successful bidder/s 22/06/2021 1 day

Contract Issue 12/08/2021

Contract Start Date 01/09/2021

Please note the above timetable is indicative and may be subject to change.

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2.6 Evaluation Criteria

The PQQ responses will be assessed against the criteria set out below and detailed with the attached evaluation criteria and scoring document.

Section Ref Criteria Weighting

Pass/ Fail and weighted questions 100% – Bidders must pass all mandatory and discretionary questions and achieve a min of 50% for the weighted questions to progress to RFP. At RFP stage a contract will be awarded to the top three bidders based on a minimum score of 60%

Section 1 Supplier Details Information Only

Section 2 Data Protection & Cyber Security Mandatory questions - Pass/ FailWeighted questions - 5% of total

Section 3 Commerce Automation Information Only

Section 4 Business Continuity 5%

Section 5 Supplier Financials / Insurance Mandatory questions - Pass/ FailWeighted questions - 5% of total

Section 6 Environmental, Health & Safety 45%

Section 7 Contract Specific 40%

Total 100%

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2.7 Scoring Methodology

For qualitative questions NGN will score on the following basis

Points Interpretation

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Excellent – Overall the response demonstrates that the bidder exceeds all areas of the

requirement and provides all the areas evidence requested in the level of detail

requested. This, therefore, is a detailed excellent response that meets all aspects of the

requirement leaving no ambiguity as to whether the bidder can meet the requirement.

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Good - Overall the response demonstrates that the bidder meets all areas of the

requirement and provides all the areas of evidence requested but contains some trivial

omissions in relation to the level of detail requested in terms of either the response or the

evidence. This, therefore, is a good response that meets all aspects of the requirement

with only a trivial level ambiguity due the bidder’s failure to provide all information at the

level of detail requested.

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Adequate - Overall the response demonstrates that the bidder meets all areas of the

requirement, but not all the areas of evidence requested have been provided. This,

therefore, is an adequate response, but with some limited ambiguity as to whether the

bidder can meet the requirement due to the bidder’s failure to provide all the evidence

requested.

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Poor – The response does not demonstrate that the bidder meets the requirement in one

or more areas. This, therefore, is a poor response with significant ambiguity as to whether

the bidder can meet the requirement due to the failure by the bidder to show that it

meets one or more areas of the requirement.

0 Unacceptable - The response is non-compliant with the requirements of the ITT and/or

no response has been provided.

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For financial scorings NGN will score on the following basis

Check It (ICC) Dunn & Bradstreet

Equifax

Experian Graydons

Assessment Score

Risk Rating Credit Score Report Comprehensive Report

Bronze, silver or Gold report

Level 1, 2 or 3 level report

10 Minimal 95-100 5A1 A+ 95-100 1A9 Minimal 90-94 5A2/4A1 A/A- 90-94 1B/2A8 Minimal 80-89 5A3/4A2/3A1 B+ 80-89 1C/2B/3A7 Low 70-79 4A3/3A2/2A1 B/B- 70-79 2C/3B/4A6 Low 60-69 3A3/2A2/1A1 C+ 60-69 3C/4B/5A5 Low 50-59 2A3/1A2/A1 C/C- 50-59 4C/5B/5A4 Average 40-49 1A3/A2/B1 D+ 40-49 5C/6B/7A3 Average 30-39 A3/B2/C1 D/D- 30-39 6C/7B/8A2 High 20-29 B3/C2/D1 E+ 20-29 8B1 High 10-19 C3/D2/E1 E/E- 10-19 8C0 High Below 10 Below E1 Below

E-Below 10 Below 8C

2.8 Evaluation Panel

NGN’s team to perform the evaluation of this tender process comprises the following:

Name DepartmentWarren Iveson TOTEX Business Performance Manager Mark Simpson EH&S Manager Tom Pollock Enterprise ArchitectDean Fuller Operations Manager Chris Reed Operations Manager Alan Walker Site Manager Chris Wood Senior Commercial ManagerLisa Gadsby Procurement ManagerLuke Munroe Quantity Surveyor Sharon Muirhead Procurement Manager

Please note the above table is indicative and may be subject to change.

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2.9 PQQ Submission and Notification

Responses must be submitted via email to smuirhead@northerngas.co.uk (authorised recipient) on a word or PDF document. It is essential that this is the only route for submission for your PQQ. Any PQQ responses e mailed to any other recipient of Northern Gas Networks will not be considered. Please note that submissions will not be opened until the closing date of March 25th, 2021 @13.00hr.

All bidders will be notified of the PQQ outcome and provided feedback by the date specified on the procurement timetable.

Please note: the tender documents will be published via Ariba (NGNs electronic tender portal) if you are successful through to tender stage you must be registered on Ariba by the tender publish date. If you are not already registered it is free to register and can be accessed via the link below:

http://NGN.supplier-eu.ariba.com/ad/register/SSOActions?type=full

NB: It is recommended that you use Google Chrome or Firefox when using Ariba, as some versions of Internet Explorer does not support Ariba.

3. INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS

3.1 Queries

Queries must be set out in writing and submitted to the contact specified within this application. Queries must be received no later than 16:00 hours on the day, five days before the PQQ close date. Answers to substantial queries will be circulated to all applicants. No indication will be made regarding the source of the query.

3.2 Supplier BriefingA supplier briefing session will be held via Microsoft teams on March 19th, 2021 @ 10.00am to find out more about the framework. Email smuirhead@northerngas.co.uk to register your interest. In compliance with the regulations, the session will be recorded, and the slide deck shared with all bidders at Request for Proposal stage.

3.3 NGN Contact

During the period of this Tender process, no contact must occur between any member of your organisation's staff and any member of NGN other than through the designated contact points. The only exception to this rule is where organisations already have staff working on NGN business, in which case their staff should be instructed not to discuss the project with NGN employees.NGN reserves the right at its sole discretion to exclude any organisation (or third party working for any organisation) found to be in breach of these contact requirements.

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4. PRE-QUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE – INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED

All applicants are required to fully complete this questionnaire, applicants are advised to read the guidance notes provided on page 2 of this pack.

Section 1 – Supplier Details & Lots Bidding

Information Required AnswerSupplier name (Trading and Registered), registered address:

Company Registration Number:

Total number of employees:

Is your company an SME

How many personnel, direct and sub-contractor do you have who would be working on this contract.

Please complete the table:Number of direct Employees (PAYE)

Number of Sub-Contractors

Please confirm where you source your raw materials: (if applicable, if not applicable please state n/a)

Please confirm where your goods are assembled: (if applicable, if not applicable please state n/a)

Primary Contact Details for this EOI (name, tel, email):

Secondary Contact Details for this EOI (name, tel, email)

Invoice Contact Details (name, tel, email):

Does your company carry out work that is covered by the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS)? If Yes, please provide your company’s Unique Taxpayer

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Reference (UTR).

Please confirm in the table below which lots and areas you are interested in bidding for:

Lots Lot 1 Joinery

Lot 2 Carpet Fitters/ Cleaners

Lot 3 Drain Repair

Lot 4 Electrician

Lot 5 Scaffolding

Lot 6 Tree Surgeon

Lot 7 General Building Services

Patch1.North Tyne

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2.Cumbria ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐

3.WEAR ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐

4.Tees ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐

5.North Riding

☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐

6.Bradford ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐

7.Leeds ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐

8.East Riding

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9.Pennines ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐

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Section 2 – Data Protection and Cyber Security

No. Question Answer ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ (P/F)

Data Protection

2.1 NGN will only contract with suppliers who have a GDPR Policy, please confirm your company has a GDPR Policy and provide a copy, suppliers

Yes ☐No ☐Answers with no will be rejected.

Yes ☐No ☐

2.2 Please attach a detailed description/diagram of the "data journey" within your organisation; where is it stored, what transfers within and between systems take place, what third party sub-processing do you employ, and to whom will you disclose the personal data we supply?

Answer:Insert Attachment here or as a separate attachment clearly identifying reference number

2.3 Will any personal data provided to you by NGN be processed by a third country or international organisation as defined by GDPR Article 44? If so, please provide evidence of your relevant assessments of adequacy for that processing?

Answer:Insert Attachment here or as a separate attachment clearly identifying reference number

Cyber Security

2.4 Does your organisation have a Cyber Security Policy?

Yes ☐No ☐Comments:

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Section 3 - Commerce Automation

No. Question Answer ‘Yes’ or ‘No’

3.1 NGN use the SAP Ariba Network (Commerce Automation) to send purchase orders and receive invoices from our suppliers. This is a cloud-based networked platform that allows real-time purchase order and invoice delivery for faster fulfilment, eliminating paper for purchase orders and invoices amongst many other benefits for NGN and the Supplier.

Please confirm that if successful through this Tender process, your company will be willing to use the SAP Ariba Network to financially transact with NGN?

Information only

Yes ☐No ☐

Section 4 - Business Continuity

No. Question Answer

4.1 Does your company have a Business Continuity Management Policy?

Yes ☐

No ☐

Yes ☐No ☐

4.2 Please can you describe at a high level your Business Continuity arrangements for your critical processes and provide supporting documentation.

Answer:Insert Attachment here or as a separate attachment clearly identifying reference number

4.3 Please describe how you test these arrangements and provide supporting documentation

Answer:Insert Attachment here or as a separate attachment clearly identifying reference number

4.4 Have you experienced a prolonged Business Continuity event in last 5 years i.e. a Loss of Key IT systems, Loss of Buildings or Loss of Key Staff? If yes, please provide an overview

Answer:

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Insert Attachment here or as a separate attachment clearly identifying reference number

Section 5 - Supplier financials / Insurances No. Financial Standing

5.1 Please provide a recent copy of your credit report

NGN will assess your financial standing and add a score using the scoring methodology set in section 2.6, we will use the same methodology for all suppliers

NB: It is at NGN’s discretion to reject any Bidders response if there is a significant risk to NGN regarding Financial Standings.

5.2 Insurances

Please note the following levels of insurance are required as a minimum for this procurement

Public Liability - £5,000,000 Employer Liability – £5,000,000

Please confirm that you meet the minimum level required and if not will be willing to increase if awarded this contract. This is mandatory and bidders who do not hold the level of insurance required and are unwilling to increase if successful will be rejected from this process.

Yes ☐

No ☐

Please submit a copy of your certificates.

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Section 6 –Environmental, Health & Safety

No. Question

6.1 Please supply a copy of your Health and Safety and Environmental policy and describe how the Policy is brought to the attention of your employees.

Answer: no more than 1 A4 sheet(please attach policy below or as a separate attachment clearly labelled)Document Ref:

6.2 Please indicate if you hold any quality, environmental or health and safety management system certifications, e.g.: ISO 9001,14001,45001 (attach current certificate) or provide details of any other relevant management system evaluations

Document Ref:

6.3 How do you confirm and monitor the competence requirements of the labour resource you will supply?

Answer: no more than x2 A4 sheet

Document Ref:

6.4 Do you require any level of health and safety awareness training for the labour resource you will provide: Please confirm what this is, e.g.: IOSH Working Safely, SHEA gas safety passport?

Answer: no more than x2 A4 sheet

Document Ref:

6.5 Do you provide any health surveillance to the labour resource you will provide?

Answer: no more than x2 A4 sheet

Document Ref:

6.6 Please summarise how the operatives you provide are expected to identify and manage the hazards they encounter at each work location, e.g.: what is your risk assessment process

Answer: no more than x2 A4 sheet

Document Ref:

6.7 Has your company had any convictions for offences under Environmental Legislation in the last five financial

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years in any country of operation? If yes, please detail how many and the nature or alternatively document in a clearly labelled attachment

Answer: no more than x2 A4 sheet

Document Ref:

Yes ☐No ☐

Comments

6.8 Has the company had any Environmental Improvement, prohibition or abatement notices served in the last five financial years in any country of operation? If yes, please detail how many and the nature below or in a clearly labelled attachment.

Yes ☐

No ☐

Answer: no more than 2 x A4 sheet

Document Ref:

Comments:

6.9 Has your company ever been convicted for a breach of any of the following in the countries you operate within during the last five years:

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Labour Laws Social & Ethical Requirements Slavery Laws Child Labour Laws

Yes ☐

No ☐

If yes, please provide further information

Answer: no more than 2x A4 sheets

Document Reference:

Comments:

6.10 Does your organisation have a documented policy to ensure that neither slavery nor human trafficking takes

place within your organisation and your supply chain?

If yes, please provide a copy (please attach below or as a clearly labelled separate attachment)

Yes ☐

No ☐

Comments:

Section 7 – Experience

No. Question

7.1 Please provide 3 example case studies of demonstrated experience in the lot you are bidding for, if you are bidding more than one lot please provide case studies for each lot.

Answer on separate sheet

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Answer: no more than x1 A4 sheet per case study

Document Ref:

7.2 Please describe your processes regarding “right to work in the UK checks” and what standards these apply to e.g. UK Home Office. Please include methods adopted to overcome language barriers for non-English speaking workers?

Answer on separate document - no more than 1 x A4 sheet.

Document Reference:

7.3 Please provide your company organogram