Planning

Early Market Engagement - Project Union and SCO2T Connect - Land Assembly and Consenting Services

NATIONAL GAS TRANSMISSION PLC

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Planning

07 Mar 2025 at 08:50

Summary of the contracting process

National Gas Transmission PLC (NGT) is planning an early market engagement for land assembly and consenting services required to deliver Project Union and SCO2T Connect. This procurement involves services under the industry category of land purchase and environmental impact assessment, with a focus on reusing and building pipelines for hydrogen and CO2 transport across the UK, including Scotland, England, and Wales. The deadline for this engagement is set for 21 March 2025. The procurement process is currently at the planning stage, and the key contact for further information is Georgia Green at National Gas. Suppliers are encouraged to request the Market Questionnaire by this date to participate in the engagement.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in land assembly, consenting, and environmental services. Participating in this early market engagement can provide businesses with insights into future bidding processes, potentially securing lucrative contracts with an estimated value of GBP 200 million. The engagement seeks both national and regional suppliers, making it suitable for companies of various sizes across the UK. Suppliers with expertise in navigating Scottish legislation for land and environmental planning will find unique opportunities, particularly for the SCO2T Connect project. Additionally, the phased delivery approach allows suppliers to engage at multiple stages, fostering long-term partnerships and growth in the infrastructure and environmental sectors.

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Notice Title

Early Market Engagement - Project Union and SCO2T Connect - Land Assembly and Consenting Services

Notice Description

National Gas Transmission (NGT) are looking to engage with the market and seek feedback regarding land assembly and consenting services required to deliver Project Union and SCO2T Connect. Both projects reuse and build pipelines to transport Hydrogen and C02 respectively. This is not notice of a contract opportunity, NGT are solely conducting early market engagement to receive market expertise on land, consenting and environmental services. The projects will be delivered by region in a staged phase approach therefore we would like to engage with both national and regional suppliers from across the whole of the UK.

Lot Information

Lot 1

National Gas Transmission (NGT) are looking to engage with the market and seek feedback regarding land assembly and consenting services required to deliver Project Union and SCO2T Connect. Both projects reuse and build pipelines to transport Hydrogen and C02 respectively. The projects will be delivered by region in a phased approach therefore we would like to engage with both national and regional suppliers from across the whole of the UK. The projects are planned to be delivered in Scotland, England and Wales. To deliver SCO2T Connect supplier understanding of the differences in Scottish legislation in consenting, lands and planning compared to England and Wales will be key for delivery. SCO2T Connect plans to repurpose and build pipelines to transport C02 across Scotland. The pipeline will comprise around 280km of repurposed methane pipeline and 61km of new build. Project Union will deliver a combination of repurposed existing assets and new infrastructure to create hydrogen pipeline of up to 2,500km. The first phase of Project Union is planned in the East Coast of England. The pipeline is estimated to comprise around 350km of repurposed methane pipeline and 250km of new build (subject to further options appraisal of routing). Following East Coast the subsequent phases are planned in North West England, Scotland and Grangemouth-Teesside. NGT are conducting early market engagement for land and consenting services for both Project Union and SCO2T Connect. The aims of the early market engagement are to: explore supply pool resource, capability, interest and insight into contracting models Additional information: This PIN is not a request for a full proposal or bid nor should it be taken to be a call for competition, it is purely to obtain information from early engagement with the market. This request-for-information (notice and market questionnaire) is intended for information gathering only.

Lot 2

Consent works to support Land Purchase and Access during FEED works and Construction.

Lot 3

Environment Impact Assessment works to support Construction of new Pipeline and submission of a Development Consent Order.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ea58
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008290-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

70 - Real estate services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

70122200 - Land purchase services

71313440 - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services for construction

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£200,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
21 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
31 May 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NATIONAL GAS TRANSMISSION PLC
Contact Name
Andrew Tyler
Contact Email
andrew.tyler@nationalgas.com
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
WARWICK
Postcode
CV34 6DA
Post Town
Coventry
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG13 Warwickshire CC
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Warwick
Electoral Ward
Warwick Myton & Heathcote
Westminster Constituency
Warwick and Leamington

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