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title: "Hydrogen Economy Modelling"
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# Hydrogen Economy Modelling

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0392bd

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## Summary

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy is planning a procurement process titled "Hydrogen Economy Modelling" in the goods category. The purpose of this tender is to develop a model to support policy-making for the hydrogen sector. The analytical tool must consider interactions between supply and demand at a system level, with the ability to simulate various aspects of hydrogen production and distribution. The estimated value of this requirement is £250,000. The tender will take place in 2023/24, with a pre-market engagement session scheduled for the week commencing 9th January 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in software development, energy sector consultancy, and modelling services to participate. Companies capable of constructing new models or providing proprietary models with flexibility for long-term modifications are well-suited for this opportunity. Suppliers must be able to engage with the market to discuss the tender's specifications and budget. Further details and registration for the pre-market engagement session can be found by contacting DDaTprocurement@uksbs.co.uk before 4th January 2023.

## Notice

DDaT22528 - Hydrogen Economy Modelling Requirement BEIS requires an ability to understand how policy options will impact the developing hydrogen economy. This is from both a strategic perspective, that is, what are the collective impacts of all existing and planned policies, and tactical perspective, that is, what is the impact of a specific policy. Current analytical tools are unable to consider how interactions between supply and demand will occur at the system level. To meet this shortfall, the new model be required to interface with existing analysis from across BEIS. It will need to expand and develop as the sector evolves and new analytical questions become apparent. 1. BEIS are looking to procure a new model, which is used within the department to support policy making for the hydrogen sector. 2. We are open to either: i. The construction of a new model, or ii. Procurement of a proprietary model 3. BEIS must retain the ability to freely modify code, expand and further develop the model over the long term. 4. BEIS must have the right to publish or share the model 5. The model must initially be provided with sufficient development time factored in to test and redevelop the code to the standard set out in the specifications. 6. An ongoing package of support must be provided at an agreed hourly rate over the course of the year following product delivery. The estimated value of this requirement is PS250,000.00 excluding VAT and will be for the period of 2023/24 We would like to invite suppliers to a pre-market engagement online session w/c 9th January 2023, via Teams. An agenda will be agreed prior to the session however this session is an opportunity to engage with the market to discuss the requirement overall including specification and estimated budget. If you could please register your interest in attending by emailing DDaTprocurement@uksbs.co.uk by no later than 12:00PM on Wednesday 4th January 2023 detailing your organisation's name and representatives of who will be attending on the day. When emailing if you could please reference in the subject "DDaT22528 Supplier Day". Upon registration you will be sent through a zoom code for attending the day.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

DDaT22528 - Hydrogen Economy Modelling Requirement BEIS requires an ability to understand how policy options will impact the developing hydrogen economy. This is from both a strategic perspective, that is, what are the collective impacts of all existing and planned policies, and tactical perspective, that is, what is the impact of a specific policy. Current analytical tools are unable to consider how interactions between supply and demand will occur at the system level. To meet this shortfall, the new model be required to interface with existing analysis from across BEIS. It will need to expand and develop as the sector evolves and new analytical questions become apparent. 1. BEIS are looking to procure a new model, which is used within the department to support policy making for the hydrogen sector. 2. We are open to either: i. The construction of a new model, or ii. Procurement of a proprietary model 3. BEIS must retain the ability to freely modify code, expand and further develop the model over the long term. 4. BEIS must have the right to publish or share the model 5. The model must initially be provided with sufficient development time factored in to test and redevelop the code to the standard set out in the specifications. 6. An ongoing package of support must be provided at an agreed hourly rate over the course of the year following product delivery. Core Functionality The model must have the ability to simulate the dispatch of hydrogen and be responsive to changes in the cost of production and level of demand. *The model must be able simulate dispatch over the course of single year *The model must be able to simulate the transport and storage of hydrogen *The model must be able to simulate different sources of domestic production and demand *The model must account for temporal and spatial variation in demand and supply *The model must be able to simulate temporal and spatial variation in the hydrogen price. *The model must be able to simulate the demand from blending hydrogen within the gas network *The model must be able to simulate supply and demand from an import/export market *The model must be able to output the volume, and where relevant the exchange price, of hydrogen moving through different parts of the system at any time. *The spatial and temporal granularity in each part of the model should be sufficient to capture the key system dynamics Outputs *The model must output key information enabling the tracking of hydrogen volumes through the system and the price associated with any market exchanges taking place. Output should include: *The volume of hydrogen stored in, or moving between, each component part of the system in each half-hour time interval. *The price of hydrogen associated with any exchange within the system (e.g. production plant to storage unit, storage unit to export, production plant direct to demand etc..) Taken together these fundamental outputs should be sufficient to summarise over the course of a year: *The dynamics of production and sale price for each production unit *The rate of hydrogen procured by each unit of demand and purchase price *Actions taken by storage units *The use of different transport connections *Summary of import/export dynamics and prices *The outputs must clearly summarise all parts of the system and their costs sufficient to enable the calculation of total system costs and benefits. The estimated value of this requirement is PS250,000.00 excluding VAT and will be for the period of 2023/24 We would like to invite suppliers to a pre-market engagement online session w/c 9th January 2023, via Teams. An agenda will be agreed prior to the session however this session is an opportunity to engage with the market to discuss the requirement overall including specification and estimated budget. If you could please register your interest in attending by emailing DDaTprocurement@uksbs.co.uk by no later than 12:00PM on Wednesday 4th January 2023 detailing your organisation's name and representatives of who will be attending on the day. When emailing if you could please reference in the subject "DDaT22528 Supplier Day". Upon registration you will be sent through a zoom code for attending the day.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035986-2022 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 31 Jan 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0NE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48100000 - Industry specific software package

## Release History

- 20 Dec 2022 at 11:15 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035986-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gov.uk

## Provenance

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