--- title: "National Highways - LTC - Green Hydrogen Supply & Associated Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-de80bf1a-e62c-473a-bf14-2bc82cb505b0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-de80bf1a-e62c-473a-bf14-2bc82cb505b0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-de80bf1a-e62c-473a-bf14-2bc82cb505b0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-de80bf1a-e62c-473a-bf14-2bc82cb505b0.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NATIONAL HIGHWAYS" published: "2023-02-03" --- # National Highways - LTC - Green Hydrogen Supply & Associated Services Buyer: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-de80bf1a-e62c-473a-bf14-2bc82cb505b0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-de80bf1a-e62c-473a-bf14-2bc82cb505b0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-de80bf1a-e62c-473a-bf14-2bc82cb505b0.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a7a61aac-ff43-4e58-973a-0ca751af61d5 | | 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 | 3 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 28 Feb 2023 | | 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 | NATIONAL HIGHWAYS | | 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), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 24 - Chemical products ### Codes - 24111000 - Hydrogen, argon, rare gases, nitrogen and oxygen ## Release History - 3 Feb 2023 at 14:49 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a7a61aac-ff43-4e58-973a-0ca751af61d5 - 3 Feb 2023 at 12:30 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f4ea3a40-1f5d-40bb-b4f7-50c1b542d16c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a7a61aac-ff43-4e58-973a-0ca751af61d5 3rd February 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f4ea3a40-1f5d-40bb-b4f7-50c1b542d16c 3rd February 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://nationalhighways.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/33532351018617BF82D2 Link to NH E-procurement portal ## Notice URLs - https://forms.office.com/e/DQcWqw7LNR - 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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