--- title: "Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) - Low carbon construction plant & hydrogen supply" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3f7bb6f0-e444-4bfa-ae2d-dea07cbd8943" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3f7bb6f0-e444-4bfa-ae2d-dea07cbd8943" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3f7bb6f0-e444-4bfa-ae2d-dea07cbd8943.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3f7bb6f0-e444-4bfa-ae2d-dea07cbd8943.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "HIGHWAYS ENGLAND" published: "2022-08-15" --- # Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) - Low carbon construction plant & hydrogen supply Buyer: HIGHWAYS ENGLAND Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3f7bb6f0-e444-4bfa-ae2d-dea07cbd8943 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3f7bb6f0-e444-4bfa-ae2d-dea07cbd8943) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3f7bb6f0-e444-4bfa-ae2d-dea07cbd8943.json) ## Summary The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) procurement process, initiated by Highways England, involves seeking suppliers for low carbon construction plant and hydrogen supply. The project aims to deliver a new road crossing of the River Thames with a focus on carbon reduction. Key milestones include the engagement end date on 7th September 2022. The industry category includes petroleum products, fuel, electricity, and sources of energy. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase. This tender for low carbon construction plant and hydrogen supply offers opportunities for businesses involved in electrical machinery, industrial machinery, construction equipment, and civil engineering consultancy services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to participate. Interested parties can register for the introductory session scheduled for 9th September 2022 via MS Teams to learn more about the project requirements and potential procurement process. ## Notice National Highways is the government company charged with operating, maintaining and improving England's motorways and major A-roads which form the Strategic Road Network (SRN). Part of these improvements is the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) Programme, part of the biggest investment in the UK's road network which will provide a new road crossing of the River Thames. Further information on LTC can be found at this link: https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/lower-thames-crossing/ National Highways' is exploring ways to deliver carbon neutral construction of LTC, with the emphasis on reducing carbon emissions to the lowest level practicable. To illustrate, it is estimated that up to 60 million litres of diesel could be used by non-road mobile machinery (eg. excavators, dump trucks and cranes) and other types of construction equipment. We invite participation in a market engagement exercise on "Low carbon construction plant and hydrogen supply" in support of LTC. We are interested in any technology that could deliver zero carbon emissions from construction plant and anticipate that many of these solutions will be procured by the successful tenderers for the three design and build contracts (these contracts delivering twin bored tunnels and the associated link roads north and south of the river, with construction assumed to take place between 2025 and 2031). This includes hydrogen power, which we have identified could be a key technology, particularly for non-road mobile machinery. We would like to understand the capability and the capacity of the market to support our ambition, as well as the commercial and procurement approaches that could best secure a hydrogen based ecosystem for our construction plant. We are particularly interested in the following scope of supply: 1. Generation and supply of hydrogen 2. Transportation to site of hydrogen 3. Storage and management on, or close to the site, of hydrogen 4. Distribution and refuelling of hydrogen powered plant and equipment on site 5. Hydrogen powered (combustion/fuel cell/other) construction plant 6. Other zero emissions construction plant The format of the market engagement will be an introductory session led by LTC on 9th September 2022, with the opportunity for interested parties to raise questions, followed by subsequent one-to-one sessions with interested parties. To register your interest in attending the introductory session, which will be held via MS Teams, please email thomas.woods@lowerthamescrossing.co.uk by 5.00pm 7th September 2022. Following the market engagement exercise, the LTC project team will consider the outcomes. If the decision is to proceed then a procurement strategy will be agreed upon and ratified, and a PCR2015 compliant procedure will be undertaken to appoint suitably qualified supplier(s) for the provision of the identified requirements. Additional information: A virtual supplier event will be held on Friday 9th September 2022 for those suppliers interested in these potential opportunities. This will be an online MS Teams call and will provide greater clarity on our requirements. If you are interested in registering for this event please email: thomas.woods@lowerthamescrossing.co.uk We will then contact you with further details on how to register. 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 Highways England to undertake any public procurement exercise for Lower Thames Crossing. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/99de4c5a-319e-4e07-baf9-99645785dd5d | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Aug 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 7 Sep 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HIGHWAYS ENGLAND | | Locality | GUILDFORD | | Post town | Guildford | | Postcode | GU1 4LZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ25 West Surrey | | Local authority | Guildford | | Electoral ward | Stoke | | Westminster constituency | Guildford | | 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) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy - 24 - Chemical products - 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting - 42 - Industrial machinery - 43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment - 45 - Construction work - 65 - Public utilities - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy - 24111600 - Hydrogen - 31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting - 42000000 - Industrial machinery - 43000000 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment - 43200000 - Earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts - 43300000 - Construction machinery and equipment - 45000000 - Construction work - 65000000 - Public utilities - 65400000 - Other sources of energy supplies and distribution - 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services - 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services ## Release History - 15 Aug 2022 at 09:30 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/99de4c5a-319e-4e07-baf9-99645785dd5d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/99de4c5a-319e-4e07-baf9-99645785dd5d 15th August 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/lower-thames-crossing/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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