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Call Handling Services
Published 16 Mar 2026
16 Mar 2026
- Primary CPV
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64214200 *
Telephone switchboard services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Leeds, Yorkshire & the Humber
- Value
- No value specified
- Contract
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5 years Duration
01/05/2026 30/04/2031
- Contract Types
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64 *Postal & telecommunications servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
1100 Century Way, Colton Leeds, LS15 8TU, United Kingdom · UKE42
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED
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64214200 *
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Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-066b69
A dedicated, 24/7 emergency call service that receives, classifies, and manages reports of suspected gas leaks, ensuring rapid response and public safety.
​National Gas Emergency Service
Cadent operates the National Gas Emergency Service, which is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The call handling contract ensures that any reports of gas escapes are immediately received and processed.
​Safety & Compliance
Handling gas escape calls is a legal requirement under the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996 (GS(M)R). The contract ensures Cadent meets its obligations by collecting essential information (location, reporter details, control valve status, etc.) and passing it to engineers for immediate action.
​Rapid Response Coordination
Once a call is classified as a gas escape, Cadent dispatches engineers to isolate the supply at the Emergency Control Valve (ECV) and make the property safe. The call handling contract ensures this process begins without delay.
5 year contract £5,870,080 ex VAT
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 64214200 — Telephone switchboard services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Utility
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Direct award
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Reserved / special regime
- Utilities
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 16 Mar 2026 16:02
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-066b69
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-066b69
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
Cadent Gas Limited, Pilot Way, Coventry, CV7 9JU, United Kingdom
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Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 23 Mar 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | 1100 Century Way |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Colton Leeds |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | LS15 8TU |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKE42 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Private utility |
| Party 2 › Name | CADENT GAS LIMITED |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Cadent Gas Limited, Pilot Way |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Coventry |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | CV7 9JU |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKG13 |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Link | https://cadentgas.com/ |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
Buyer
| Name | NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED |
Tender
| Title | Call Handling Services |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Direct award |
| Reason for this procedure | Only Cadent Gas can provide this service because it operates the National Gas Emergency Service and is legally mandated under the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996. There are no reasonable alternatives, and switching would create disproportionate technical and compliance risks. |
| Special regime | utilities |
| Lot › Status | complete |
| Document › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Description | Not published |
Awards
| Title | Call Handling Services |
| Status | pending |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £7,050,096 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | CADENT GAS LIMITED |
| Item › CPV › Description | Telephone switchboard services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Contract period › Start | 1 May 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 30 Apr 2031 |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Transparency notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023684-2026 |
| Document › Published | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 23 Mar 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |