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title: "(NU/1433-29) Clean Hydrogen Limited: The Provision of Business Consultancy to Assist Commercialisation of University Research."
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-032a81"
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# (NU/1433-29) Clean Hydrogen Limited: The Provision of Business Consultancy to Assist Commercialisation of University Research.

Buyer: NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-032a81

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## Summary

Newcastle University is seeking business consultancy services to assist in the commercialisation of university research through the contract titled "(NU/1433-29) Clean Hydrogen Limited: The Provision of Business Consultancy to Assist Commercialisation of University Research". This procurement is classified in the industry category of "Business and management consultancy and related services" and falls under a selective procurement method. The procurement process is currently at the Award stage, with the contract awarded recently and a budget of £27,000. The primary location for delivery is the UK. Key dates include the contract signing on 2nd March 2022.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses involved in consultancy services, especially those with expertise in commercialising university research and developing business plans within the energy sector. Companies specialising in business strategy, venture capital advisory, or academic partnerships would be particularly well-suited to compete, especially those that can navigate the challenges of transitioning innovative research into viable commercial products and secure funding for new ventures.

## Notice

Clean Hydrogen is a company with technology offering a solution to reducing the cost of hydrogen to help meet climate change challenges. One of the main challenges associated with the UK's (and global) energy sector, in the medium term, is to decouple fossil fuels from the increasing demands for energy while ensuring supply chain security. The initial brief of the executive will be to: Phase (1) Produce a viable 5-year business plan and pitch deck; Phase (2) Bring together the required collaboration team for producing a demonstrable minimum viable product; Phase (3) Support preparation of company spin-out approval documents to present to University exec board Phase (4) Complete the formation of the Spin-out a. Act for the company in the spin-out legal process and address all company formation matters;] b. Obtain founder academics and University approval for appointment as CEO. Phase (5) Secure (venture capital and other) funding. Produce the funds by which the new start-up company can consider employing the executive going forward. It is expected, and the intent of the scheme, that the Executive will remain with the business following the end of the contract period. However, such appointment will be at the discretion of the board and university and will be subject to confirmation, typically at Stage 4 above]

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Clean Hydrogen is a company with technology offering a solution to reducing the cost of hydrogen to help meet climate change challenges. One of the main challenges associated with the UK's (and global) energy sector, in the medium term, is to decouple fossil fuels from the increasing demands for energy while ensuring supply chain security. The initial brief of the executive will be to: Phase (1) Produce a viable 5-year business plan and pitch deck; Phase (2) Bring together the required collaboration team for producing a demonstrable minimum viable product; Phase (3) Support preparation of company spin-out approval documents to present to University exec board Phase (4) Complete the formation of the Spin-out a. Act for the company in the spin-out legal process and address all company formation matters;] b. Obtain founder academics and University approval for appointment as CEO. Phase (5) Secure (venture capital and other) funding. Produce the funds by which the new start-up company can consider employing the executive going forward. It is expected, and the intent of the scheme, that the Executive will remain with the business following the end of the contract period. However, such appointment will be at the discretion of the board and university and will be subject to confirmation, typically at Stage 4 above]

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009190-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Apr 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £27,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY |
| Additional buyers | DURHAM UNIVERSITY; EUROPEAN UNION; NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY NEWCASTLE; TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY; UNIVERSITY OF BATH ON BEHALF OF THE SETSQUARED; UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 7RU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BOUNDARY CAPITAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

## Release History

- 6 Apr 2022 at 08:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009190-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://sunderland.ac.uk/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:016574-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.bath.ac.uk/
- https://www.durham.ac.uk
- https://www.ncl.ac.uk
- https://www.northumbria.ac.uk
- https://www.tees.ac.uk/

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