--- title: "Lower Thames Crossing: Low Carbon Hydrogen Supply" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-af6bd350-4468-4079-9fe3-8fdda1c19ede" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-af6bd350-4468-4079-9fe3-8fdda1c19ede" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-af6bd350-4468-4079-9fe3-8fdda1c19ede.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-af6bd350-4468-4079-9fe3-8fdda1c19ede.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NATIONAL HIGHWAYS" published: "2024-12-02" --- # Lower Thames Crossing: Low Carbon Hydrogen Supply Buyer: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-af6bd350-4468-4079-9fe3-8fdda1c19ede [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-af6bd350-4468-4079-9fe3-8fdda1c19ede) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-af6bd350-4468-4079-9fe3-8fdda1c19ede.json) ## Summary National Highways, the organisation responsible for managing and improving England's strategic road networks, is initiating a tender process for the supply, delivery, storage and dispensing of low carbon hydrogen for the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) project. This project, aiming to connect Kent, Thurrock, and Essex through a tunnel beneath the River Thames, seeks to alleviate congestion and explore carbon-neutral construction methods. The LTC project requires low carbon hydrogen to fuel construction equipment, reducing diesel usage. The procurement involves a contract valued between £37,500,000 and £80,000,000, starting in mid-2025, with hydrogen supply commencing in 2028, and lasting up to eight years with possible extensions. The Competitive Dialogue Procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 will be followed, and a virtual launch event is scheduled for 5 December 2024 to detail the process further. This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for companies specialising in low carbon hydrogen production and supply. It is particularly suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can provide the necessary hydrogen production, storage and delivery infrastructure. Companies interested in participating can benefit from the long-term contract and the potential to support other National Highways projects. The selective procurement method ensures a competitive yet transparent selection process, which may encourage innovative solutions for hydrogen supply and contribute to the overarching goal of reducing carbon emissions in major infrastructure projects. ## Notice National Highways is the government company charged with operating, maintaining and improving England's strategic road networks. The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) is a National Highways project that will build a new road connecting Kent, Thurrock and Essex through a tunnel beneath the River Thames. It will provide much-needed new road capacity across the river east of London, alleviating congestion on the Dartford Crossing. Three Delivery Partners have been appointed to deliver the three main components of the project - Kent Roads, Tunnels & Approaches and Roads North. National Highways has designated LTC a pathfinder project that will explore carbon neutral construction. Low Carbon Hydrogen is a key element in LTC's strategy to deliver its carbon reduction targets and a key objective of this procurement is to enable a significant reduction in the use of diesel on the programme by enabling the use of hydrogen powered plant, machinery and generators. The procurement covers the supply, delivery, storage on site and dispensing of Low Carbon Hydrogen (and any equipment necessary to enable the supply) over 5 years, for use by the LTC appointed Delivery Partners to fuel their construction plant and equipment. Making hydrogen easily available could displace a significant amount of the diesel forecast to be used during construction. The Low Carbon Hydrogen supply contract has an estimated contract commencement date in mid 2025 with supply of hydrogen commencing in 2028. This will be an 8 year contract (consisting of a period of preparation and readiness to supply hydrogen and then 5 years of hydrogen supply) with the option to extend by up to two additional years (1+1) in the event this is required. The option to extend is included to mitigate the impact of delays to the LTC programme. Whilst National Highways' estimated total value of the contract is PS80,000,000 + VAT, the actual outturn value of the contract will depend upon a number of factors, including the potential for an increase in hydrogen demand during the life of the contract, and to account for the potential impact of any delay to the LTC programme, and is expected to range from between PS37,500,000 and PS80,000,000. The Low Carbon Hydrogen contract will be enabled for use by Lower Thames Crossing's Delivery Partners and by National Highways' contractors. The contract will be procured under the Competitive Dialogue Procedure (Public Contracts Regulations 2015). National Highways will be holding a launch event on Thursday 5 December from 2.30 - 3.30 pm. The purpose of the event is to provide an overview of the SQ process and the documents provided as part of this procurement. Attendance is optional and is not required in order to participate in the process.This will be a virtual event via Teams. If you would like to attend please contact us via the messaging system on the eSourcing portal or email ancillaryprocurement@lowerthamescrossing.co.uk with the email addresses of those attending ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d16a85c3-3323-431f-8e41-ab3486af214a | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Competitive dialogue (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Dec 2024 | | Submission deadline | 10 Jan 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2025 - 29 Aug 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £80,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NATIONAL HIGHWAYS | | Locality | CHAFFORD HUNDRED | | Post town | Romford | | Postcode | RM16 6RL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH32 Thurrock | | Local authority | Thurrock | | Electoral ward | South Chafford | | Westminster constituency | Thurrock | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 24 - Chemical products ### Codes - 24111600 - Hydrogen ## Release History - 2 Dec 2024 at 12:06 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d16a85c3-3323-431f-8e41-ab3486af214a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d16a85c3-3323-431f-8e41-ab3486af214a 2nd December 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://nationalhighways.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ Low Carbon Hydrogen Supply ## Notice URLs - https://nationalhighways.co.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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