--- title: "Hydrogen Pipe Mapping" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-067a28" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-067a28" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-067a28.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-067a28.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NATIONAL GAS TRANSMISSION PLC" published: "2026-04-01" --- # Hydrogen Pipe Mapping Buyer: NATIONAL GAS TRANSMISSION PLC Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067a28 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-067a28) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-067a28.json) ## Summary The procurement process, managed by National Gas Transmission PLC, involves the award of a contract to Continuum Industries Ltd for the "Hydrogen Pipe Mapping" project. Located in Warwick, United Kingdom, the contracting authority falls under the private utility category. The procurement, classified as a direct award, follows the legal guidelines established by the Procurement Act 2023. This stage is in the award phase with a contract scheduled to begin on 1st April 2026 and conclude on 31st March 2028. The initiative is focused on services in the GIS, piping, mapping software, and environmental planning sectors, highlighting high-value opportunities with a gross contract amount of £500,000. This tender presents significant growth prospects for businesses adept in software development and environmental planning, particularly those utilising GIS capabilities. The project's focus on AI and automation in route optimisation software presents niche opportunities for tech firms with expertise in algorithmic design and platform integration. Moreover, businesses capable of delivering collaborative multi-party platforms will also find this tender particularly suited to their offerings. Small and medium enterprises will find this ideal for expansion in the utility sector, leveraging their agility and technical strengths to provide innovative solutions. ## Notice National Gas proposes to award this contract to Contiuum Industries Ltd. The contract scope requires: * A configured route-optimisation software tool (the "Tool") capable of analysing a wide range of potential pipeline corridors and route alignments against technical, environmental and stakeholder constraints. The Tool must generate and compare routing options against defined criteria and enable rapid re-assessment in response to changes in project assumptions or external factors, expanding the range of viable options beyond traditional manual methods. * A tool to be delivered through an intuitive, self-serve software platform that can be operated by the client's in-house team with minimal support and without the need for GIS expertise or prior technical experience. * The solution to utilise AI, automation, or equivalent algorithmic capabilities to enable rapid iteration and generation of corridor and route options, and must present results with full supporting metrics and analysis tools to facilitate efficient route comparison and decision-making. * The platform to also support multi-party access, enabling stakeholders to view outputs, comment, provide feedback and collaborate in a single environment. It must allow capture and export of project assumptions, changes, comments and decision-making records to ensure transparency and traceability throughout the process. ### Procurement Information This direct award is made under Section 41(1)(a) and Schedule 5, Paragraph 5 and 6 of the Procurement Act 2023. 1.The proposed supplier has exclusive (intellectual property) rights in the software already supplied to National Gas and do not share /re-sell/licence any of its designs/intellectual property with/to third parties. Without these, no other supplier could provide the support and maintenance services under the proposed contract to the preexisting platform. For the same reasons, no other supplier could provide upgrades to existing platform. 2. The only means by which another supplier could provide services and supplies similar to those under the proposed contract would be to replace the existing platform with an alternative solution. To undertake a replacement of the platform at this juncture would therefore be disproportionate and unreasonable. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030083-2026 | | Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Direct | | Procurement method details | Direct award | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 Apr 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 1 Apr 2026 | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £500,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Pending | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NATIONAL GAS TRANSMISSION PLC | | Locality | WARWICK | | Post town | Coventry | | Postcode | CV34 6DA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | | ITL 3 | TLG13 Warwickshire CC | | Local authority | Warwick | | Electoral ward | Warwick Myton & Heathcote | | Westminster constituency | Warwick and Leamington | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) - 48 - Software package and information systems - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 38221000 - Geographic information systems (GIS or equivalent) - 44162000 - Piping - 48326000 - Mapping software package - 90712000 - Environmental planning ## Release History - 1 Apr 2026 at 07:36 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030083-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030083-2026 1st April 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - 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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