Soft Market Testing: Technical Consultant - Natural Gas Local/Private Network

The University of Essex seeks to understand market interest and capacity to deliver technical consultancy services, for up to 3 years, covering the draft scope of services and University of Essex Natural Gas infrastructure detailed below:

Background:

The University of Essex operates a local/private medium pressure gas network consisting of:

With a mixture of appliances including;

Minimum Accreditations and Experience Requirements:

The Consultant shall be a Chartered Engineer with the Institute of Gas Engineers, with a minimum 10 years experience of managing medium pressure gas mains, ideally working within a higher education environment.

Demonstrable experience in the preparation of Gas Safety Management Plans, ideally within a higher education environment.

Accredited via the Energy and Utility Skills Register SC04 & 05 authorising engineer and competent person for non-routine operations and routine operations.

Accredited by the Energy and Utility Skills Register SC01 & 05 authorising engineer and competent person for non-routine operations and routine operations.

A minimum of 5 years Project Management and Design Experience on medium pressure gas mains.

Appropriate, current, Gas Safe registration for medium pressure commercial systems.

If your organisation has the capability and capacity to deliver these services, we would be pleased to hear from you by email response to: nigel.hopgood@essex.ac.uk in the first instance. Invitations to attend soft market testing meetings may be extended to a number of potentially capable organisations.

Please note that this notice is not a call for competition.