Planning

National Highways - LTC - Green Hydrogen Supply & Associated Services

NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

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Planning

03 Feb 2023 at 14:49

Planning

03 Feb 2023 at 12:30

Summary of the contracting process

National Highways is initiating a planning stage tender process for the provision of Green Hydrogen Supply & Associated Services for the Lower Thames Crossing project. The project involves seeking solutions for carbon reduction and aims to engage with the market to explore potential service capabilities. The procurement milestone includes an engagement end date of 28th February 2023.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses involved in the hydrogen, argon, rare gases, nitrogen, and oxygen industry category, especially those with expertise in green hydrogen technology and services. Companies interested in full turnkey managed services, supply, compression, logistics, and distribution of Green Hydrogen are encouraged to participate. National Highways, the buyer organisation, is looking to engage with SMEs and VCSEs as potential suppliers for this procurement exercise.

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Notice Title

National Highways - LTC - Green Hydrogen Supply & Associated Services

Notice Description

National Highways is dedicated to achieving the lowest possible carbon solution to deliver the comprising works of the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP), Lower Thames Crossing (LTC). We are seeking to engage with the market to ascertain the solutions available to achieve this ambitious engineering accomplishment that integrates the projects carbon reduction agenda. NH wish to invite interested parties to partake in a second phase of market engagement exercise in relation to "Green Hydrogen Supply & Associated Services" pertaining to the LTC NSIP. The aim of this exercise is for us to better understand what is possible in regards of the Green Hydrogen value chain. The aim of the market engagement event will be to understand the capability and the capacity of the market in potentially delivering the following services: 1. Full Turnkey managed service - Generation, supply, compression, on-site, storage & refuelling of Green Hydrogen 2. Supply of Green Hydrogen 3. Compression & Liquification of Green Hydrogen 4. Transport/ logistics of Green Hydrogen 5. Distribution & refueling of Green Hydrogen on site The format of the market engagement will be a series of online 1-2-1 sessions led by NH from 6th February 2023 - 28th February 2023,.To register your interest in attending this session, which will be held via MS Teams, please complete this form https://forms.office.com/e/DQcWqw7LNR Following the market engagement exercise and ratification of the procurement strategy, a PCR2015 compliant procedure will be undertaken to appoint suitably qualified supplier(s) for the provision of the identified requirements. Additional information: Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to this Early Engagement Notice. Nor shall a response to this Early Engagement Notice guarantee an invitation to participate in any future procurement process that National Highways may conduct. This Early Engagement Notice does not constitute a call for competition to procure any works or services and is not published to reduce time limited for the receipt of tenders. National Highways is not bound to accept any proposals offered. National Highways is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party responding to this Early Engagement Notice or any party who may participate in any future procurement process. In the event that National Highways decides to proceed with any procurement, it is currently assumed that such procurement will be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 unless any legal requirement requires a different procedure to be adopted. This Early Engagement Notice does not constitute any commitment by National Highways to undertake any public procurement exercise for Lower Thames Crossing.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-de80bf1a-e62c-473a-bf14-2bc82cb505b0
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a7a61aac-ff43-4e58-973a-0ca751af61d5
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

24 - Chemical products


CPV Codes

24111000 - Hydrogen, argon, rare gases, nitrogen and oxygen

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Feb 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
28 Feb 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GUILDFORD
Postcode
GU1 4LZ
Post Town
Guildford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ25 West Surrey
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Guildford
Electoral Ward
Stoke
Westminster Constituency
Guildford

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