Planning

Carbon Capture Services

LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY LIMITED

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Planning

16 Apr 2025 at 12:35

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER) is initiating a tender process for procuring Carbon Capture Services within the pollutants tracking and monitoring and rehabilitation services industry category in the United Kingdom. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with a preliminary market engagement notice published on 16th April 2025 and a milestone engagement deadline set for 2nd May 2025. This tender seeks innovative solutions to capture carbon directly from the air at various LNER locations using technologies such as micro algae bio-reactors. The contracting period is scheduled to commence on 1st August 2025 and span until 31st July 2027, with a potential extension up to 2030.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in natural carbon capture technologies that are scalable, adaptable, and efficient in different spatial configurations. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) may particularly find this opportunity suited to their capabilities. Successful solutions would need to deliver a Carbon Net Positive outcome and potentially generate commercial value from any by-products. This procurement is ideal for firms in the green technology sector looking to expand their market presence and contribute to significant environmental sustainability initiatives led by LNER.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Carbon Capture Services

Notice Description

LNER's Research and Innovation team is looking to procure a service that uses technology to directly capture carbon from the surrounding air of LNER locations, for example micro algae bio-reactors. The service is to provide relevant metrics and success measures of its activity. LNER have successfully developed and piloted a solution via the Future Labs programme, but before going out to tender we wish to engage with the market to ensure that we are considering all relevant technology that currently is available or in development. The Problem: There are only 2 existing methods of carbon offsetting in the UK which are regulated by the UK government: 1) tree planting and 2) peatland restoration, both which require large areas of land. For LNER to offset our carbon emissions, we would need to plant over 40 million trees each year. Additionally, between 2030-2050 the cost of carbon offsetting is estimated to increase by 256%, meaning current methods would not be viable, in addition to the scrutiny being placed on companies that claim carbon neutrality through planting trees. LNER have a limited amount of land available of varying size and shape in which to deploy carbon capture technology. We need to investigate new and efficient ways to decrease our carbon footprint through natural carbon capture methods that we can deploy across our varied estate. The Challenge: How might we: Use our existing estate to capture carbon directly from the air so that the carbon is stored for the longest time possible? Generate value from any by-product that is generated from the carbon capture process, so that the initiative helps to pay for itself? Constraints: What the solution must work within Must be able to be deployed at a scale Must be a Carbon Net Positive solution (capturing more carbon in its lifespan than it takes to create) Must be adaptable in how it is deployed, fitting into small, large and irregular shaped spaces Must be as remote in operation as possible, meaning as little as human interaction as possible

Planning Information

If you have a relevant solution either as a concept, in development or commercially available, please respond to the questionnaire available at https://forms.office.com/e/rmg102AgLH

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05040a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015557-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90740000 - Pollutants tracking and monitoring and rehabilitation services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Apr 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
12 May 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY LIMITED
Contact Name
Anke Tymens
Contact Email
procurement@lner.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
YORK
Postcode
YO1 6GA
Post Town
York
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE21 York
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
York
Electoral Ward
Micklegate
Westminster Constituency
York Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

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