Tender: Ofgem Technical Auditing and Engineering Asset Assurance Inspections for Gas and Electricity Sites

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Ofgem is seeking a supplier for auditors and inspectors to carry out asset management audits and engineering asset assurance inspections at onshore gas and electricity sites. The work includes assessing licensees' asset management policies, procedures and maturity; checking that monitoring, maintenance, repair/replacement and staff training are carried out correctly; verifying accurate recording of activities including into Network Asset Risk Metrics (NARMs) and timely interventions; inspecting a wide range of electricity assets (for example transformers, circuit breakers, protection and control equipment, cabling, overhead lines and associated civil structures and systems) and gas assets (for example gas terminals, offtakes, compressor stations, metering and pressure control installations and related auxiliary systems); reviewing maintenance schedules, historic maintenance records, defects and repairs and auditing technical and performance data submitted to Ofgem; providing expert views, recommendations and improvements to maintenance plans; and, where required, investigating network incidents by inspecting plant, reviewing data and producing technical root-cause reports and presentations to Ofgem. Deliverables include reports on process and procedures audits, site audit findings, incident investigations and presentations to Ofgem, with further scope detail set out in the ITT documents.