--- title: "Carbon Capture Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05040a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05040a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05040a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05040a.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY LIMITED" published: "2025-04-16" --- # Carbon Capture Services Buyer: LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05040a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05040a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05040a.json) ## Summary London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER) is initiating a tender process for procuring Carbon Capture Services within the pollutants tracking and monitoring and rehabilitation services industry category in the United Kingdom. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with a preliminary market engagement notice published on 16th April 2025 and a milestone engagement deadline set for 2nd May 2025. This tender seeks innovative solutions to capture carbon directly from the air at various LNER locations using technologies such as micro algae bio-reactors. The contracting period is scheduled to commence on 1st August 2025 and span until 31st July 2027, with a potential extension up to 2030. This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in natural carbon capture technologies that are scalable, adaptable, and efficient in different spatial configurations. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) may particularly find this opportunity suited to their capabilities. Successful solutions would need to deliver a Carbon Net Positive outcome and potentially generate commercial value from any by-products. This procurement is ideal for firms in the green technology sector looking to expand their market presence and contribute to significant environmental sustainability initiatives led by LNER. ## Notice LNER's Research and Innovation team is looking to procure a service that uses technology to directly capture carbon from the surrounding air of LNER locations, for example micro algae bio-reactors. The service is to provide relevant metrics and success measures of its activity. LNER have successfully developed and piloted a solution via the Future Labs programme, but before going out to tender we wish to engage with the market to ensure that we are considering all relevant technology that currently is available or in development. The Problem: There are only 2 existing methods of carbon offsetting in the UK which are regulated by the UK government: 1) tree planting and 2) peatland restoration, both which require large areas of land. For LNER to offset our carbon emissions, we would need to plant over 40 million trees each year. Additionally, between 2030-2050 the cost of carbon offsetting is estimated to increase by 256%, meaning current methods would not be viable, in addition to the scrutiny being placed on companies that claim carbon neutrality through planting trees. LNER have a limited amount of land available of varying size and shape in which to deploy carbon capture technology. We need to investigate new and efficient ways to decrease our carbon footprint through natural carbon capture methods that we can deploy across our varied estate. The Challenge: How might we: Use our existing estate to capture carbon directly from the air so that the carbon is stored for the longest time possible? Generate value from any by-product that is generated from the carbon capture process, so that the initiative helps to pay for itself? Constraints: What the solution must work within Must be able to be deployed at a scale Must be a Carbon Net Positive solution (capturing more carbon in its lifespan than it takes to create) Must be adaptable in how it is deployed, fitting into small, large and irregular shaped spaces Must be as remote in operation as possible, meaning as little as human interaction as possible ### Planning Information If you have a relevant solution either as a concept, in development or commercially available, please respond to the questionnaire available at https://forms.office.com/e/rmg102AgLH ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015557-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 | 16 Apr 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 12 May 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2027 | | 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 | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY LIMITED | | Locality | YORK | | Post town | York | | Postcode | YO1 6GA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE2 North Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE21 York | | Local authority | York | | Electoral ward | Micklegate | | Westminster constituency | York Central | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 90740000 - Pollutants tracking and monitoring and rehabilitation services ## Release History - 16 Apr 2025 at 12:35 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015557-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015557-2025 16th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.lner.co.uk - https://forms.office.com/e/rmg102AgLH - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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