--- title: "hydrogen supply market engagement to commercial agreements" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000719531" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000719531" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000719531.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000719531.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL" published: "2023-01-18" --- # hydrogen supply market engagement to commercial agreements Buyer: ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000719531 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000719531) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000719531.json) ## Summary The Aberdeen City Council has initiated a planned procurement process, inviting responses from interested parties for a market sounding exercise to explore commercial supply of hydrogen from its production facilities in 2023 and beyond. The tender, titled "hydrogen supply market engagement to commercial agreements," falls under the industry category of goods and is in the planning stage. The procurement offers business opportunities related to hydrogen supply, particularly in the production and distribution sectors, with a value of £1,000,000 GBP. This procurement process by Aberdeen City Council presents an opportunity for businesses involved in hydrogen production and supply to engage commercially with the Council. Interested parties can participate in discussions about becoming off-takers for hydrogen fuel from Aberdeen City Council in 2023. The process involves identifying potential customers for green and grey hydrogen, providing options for supply, delivery agreements, and feedback mechanisms for industry input. Businesses involved in hydrogen fuel production and distribution, especially those focused on sustainability and emissions reduction, are well-suited to compete in this tender and explore potential collaborations with Aberdeen City Council. ## Notice The purpose of this market sounding exercise is to seek responses from those parties who may be interested in exploring a commercial supply of hydrogen from Aberdeen City Council production facilities (TECA/ACHES) in 2023 and beyond. ### Lot Information hydrogen supply from TECA Aberdeen City Council (The Council) offers to supply Green and Grey hydrogen fuel as required to different customers who are aiming to reduce their emissions and transition towards a net zero economy. The hydrogen offered is of fuel cell grade meeting at least one of the following standards: SAE:J2719_20151, ISO14687:2019, grade D. Fuel can either be collected or offered to be delivered using tube trailers and be available for supply from Spring 2023 from an initial supply location. We are seeking through this PIN to identify potential customers who are commercially interested in entering into discussions about being an off-taker for the hydrogen available from the Council in 2023 from its local production assets. This interest can be a range of options including: 1. Collection from production site in Aberdeen 2. Delivery to usage site 3. The Council are willing to discuss other options that may be of interest to you An Expression of Interest form is attached to the PIN notice and we request that those interested complete and return this to the nominated contact point. The potential customer must commit to the creation of an acceptable agreement to cover the supply of hydrogen and if required, engage in a supplementary agreement for the delivery of fuel to usage site. It is estimated the initial volume of hydrogen available to potential customers is between 700 Kg - 800 Kg green hydrogen per week, with further supply available Winter 2023 increasing potential available to customer to up to 2,100 Kg green and grey hydrogen per week. The potential customer will have the option of fuel availability 7 days per week, 24 hours per day - subject to operational need. The Council will ensure that any requirement for hydrogen fuel transport delivery support is provided and will be in accordance with existing and future health and safety and legislative requirements. The Council is undertaking early market research to inform itself of the potential demand and to ensure industry feedback is used to shape, as appropriate, the overall strategy. All interested organisations are therefore encouraged to provide feedback via a survey response, the link to which is noted below. By providing your information, and unless advised by you that you wish this not be happen, you consent to it being shared with the Council's hydrogen joint venture partner (bp Aberdeen Hydrogen Energy Limited). All details are for information only. Please note, this prior information notice does not relate to a future procurement exercise planned by Aberdeen City Council, in this instance the Council are looking for notes of interest for entering into a Commercial arrangement with the Council for the supply of Hydrogen. please see attached questionnaire Hydrogen supply from ACHES Aberdeen City Council (The Council) offers to supply Green and Grey hydrogen fuel as required to different customers who are aiming to reduce their emissions and transition towards a net zero economy. The hydrogen offered is of fuel cell grade meeting at least one of the following standards: SAE:J2719_20151, ISO14687:2019, grade D. Fuel can either be collected or offered to be delivered using tube trailers and be available for supply from Spring 2023 from an initial supply location. We are seeking through this PIN to identify potential customers who are commercially interested in entering into discussions about being an off-taker for the hydrogen available from the Council in 2023 from its local production assets. This interest can be a range of options including: 1. Collection from production site in Aberdeen 2. Delivery to usage site 3. The Council are willing to discuss other options that may be of interest to you An Expression of Interest form is attached to the PIN notice and we request that those interested complete and return this to the nominated contact point. The potential customer must commit to the creation of an acceptable agreement to cover the supply of hydrogen and if required, engage in a supplementary agreement for the delivery of fuel to usage site. It is estimated the initial volume of hydrogen available to potential customers is between 700 Kg - 800 Kg green hydrogen per week, with further supply available Winter 2023 increasing potential available to customer to up to 2,100 Kg green and grey hydrogen per week. The potential customer will have the option of fuel availability 7 days per week, 24 hours per day - subject to operational need. The Council will ensure that any requirement for hydrogen fuel transport delivery support is provided and will be in accordance with existing and future health and safety and legislative requirements. The Council is undertaking early market research to inform itself of the potential demand and to ensure industry feedback is used to shape, as appropriate, the overall strategy. All interested organisations are therefore encouraged to provide feedback via a survey response, the link to which is noted below. By providing your information, and unless advised by you that you wish this not be happen, you consent to it being shared with the Council's hydrogen joint venture partner (bp Aberdeen Hydrogen Energy Limited). All details are for information only. Please note, this prior information notice does not relate to a future procurement exercise planned by Aberdeen City Council, in this instance the Council are looking for notes of interest for entering into a Commercial arrangement with the Council for the supply of Hydrogen.. please see attached questionnaire ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN468927 | | Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information 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 | 18 Jan 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 19 Jan 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,000,000 | | 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 | ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | ABERDEEN | | Post town | Aberdeen | | Postcode | AB16 5GB | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM5 North Eastern Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire | | Local authority | Aberdeen City | | Electoral ward | Midstocket/Rosemount | | Westminster constituency | Aberdeen North | | Delivery location | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 24 - Chemical products ### Codes - 24111600 - Hydrogen ## Release History - 18 Jan 2023 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN468927 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN468927&idx=1 18th January 2023 - background information - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN468927&idx=2 18th January 2023 - expression of interest questionnaire - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN468927 hydrogen supply market engagement to commercial agreements - The purpose of this market sounding exercise is to seek responses from those parties who may be interested in exploring a commercial supply of hydrogen from Aberdeen City Council production facilities (TECA/ACHES) in 2023 and beyond. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=719531 - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000719531 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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