--- title: "Hydrogen Village Trials - PMO Support and Consumer Strategy Support" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042504" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-042504" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-042504.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-042504.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED" published: "2024-01-18" --- # Hydrogen Village Trials - PMO Support and Consumer Strategy Support Buyer: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042504 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-042504) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-042504.json) ## Summary NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED awarded a contract for "Hydrogen Village Trials - PMO Support and Consumer Strategy Support" on 18th January 2024. The procurement process was completed under a limited procurement method without prior publication. This contract is for business and management consultancy services in the UK and involves direct research into the supply of Hydrogen via the gas pipeline network as a substitute for Methane. This tender provides opportunities for businesses in the services sector, particularly those offering consultancy services related to stakeholder alignment, consumer strategy, and project management support. Companies with expertise in energy transitions and sustainable solutions would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The location of the contract is in LEEDS, United Kingdom, and it caters to the production, transport, and distribution of gas and heat. ## Notice NGN requires the support of an external partner to align stakeholders, source required evidence and produce the artefacts which comprise. Defining Vulnerable customers in context of this project, and what NGN will provide these customers in terms of options and support, Understanding commercial customer needs and the offer(s) required to meet these, Determining the consumer impact of billing, protection and package options, Developing the end-to-end customer journey covering domestic, commercial, landlords and tenants, Documenting exit options and associated consumer impact. This requirement relates specifically to and will be built from work previously undertaken by this supplier. Also required is PMO resource for the Hydrogen Village Trial programme and other supporting / linked activities. The supplier has been selected to provide this service on the basis that they are already directly involved with the project as a result of other engagements in supporting and providing input to specific project workstreams which makes them ideally placed to deliver against this requirement on the basis of their pre-existing knowledge of the project and relationship with the NGN delivery team. ### Lot Information Lot 1 NGN requires the support of an external partner to align stakeholders, source required evidence and produce the artefacts which comprise. Defining Vulnerable customers in context of this project, and what NGN will provide these customers in terms of options and support, Understanding commercial customer needs and the offer(s) required to meet these, Determining the consumer impact of billing, protection and package options, Developing the end-to-end customer journey covering domestic, commercial, landlords and tenants, Documenting exit options and associated consumer impact. This requirement relates specifically to and will be built from work previously undertaken by this supplier. Also required is PMO resource for the Hydrogen Village Trial programme and other supporting / linked activities. The supplier has been selected to provide this service on the basis that they are already directly involved with the project as a result of other engagements in supporting and providing input to specific project workstreams which makes them ideally placed to deliver against this requirement on the basis of their pre-existing knowledge of the project and relationship with the NGN delivery team. ### Procurement Information This contract relates directly to a research project to determine the ongoing supply of Hydrogen via the UK gas pipeline network as a substitute for Methane and as such this VEAT notice complies directly with Regulation 50 (b) which states "where a contract is purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development and not for the purpose of securing a profit or of recovering research and development costs, and insofar as the award of such contract does not prejudice the competitive award of subsequent contracts which do seek, in particular, those ends;" ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001738-2024 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Jan 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 2 Dec 2023 | | 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 | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS15 8TU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Garforth & Swillington | | Westminster constituency | Leeds East | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services ## Release History - 18 Jan 2024 at 13:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001738-2024 - 12 Dec 2023 at 16:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036557-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://www.northerngasnetworks.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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