Published date: 26 November 2018

Last edited date: 26 November 2018

This notice was replaced on 16 July 2019

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 19 July 2019, last edited 19 July 2019)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Hydrogen - 24111600

  • Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 71000000

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£20,000,000

Procurement reference

TRN 1540/06/2018

Published date

26 November 2018

Closing date

5 December 2018

Contract start date

1 January 2019

Contract end date

1 July 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This £20m programme will identify and test innovative approaches to supplying low-carbon hydrogen, and help grow the market.


Low carbon hydrogen could play an important role in decarbonising industry, power, heat and transport. However, for a market to grow, potential users (in any application) need to be confident in the supply of sufficient amounts of low carbon hydrogen at a competitive price.

The £20 million Hydrogen Supply programme aims to accelerate the development of low carbon bulk hydrogen supply solutions in the above sectors. It is aimed at projects at a technology readiness level (TRL) of 4 to 7, which could result in lower capital or operating costs when compared to Steam Methane Reformer with Carbon Capture & Storage (SMR+CCS), or improve the capture rates at a comparable cost.

The programme is now live. If you are interested in applying, please see the guidance document, application form and finance form below. The deadline for potential applicants to register their interest is 21 November 2018, and the deadline to submit proposals is 5 December.The competition is divided into four lots of phases, values as follows
Lot 1 - £2m total, up to £500k per project

Lot 2 - £2m total, up to £500k per project

Lot 3 - £500k total, up to £250k per project

Lot 4 - £500k total, up to £250k per project

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How to Apply
If you wish to take part in this procurement please see the attached Tender documents attached to this Notice and send your completed Proposal to industry.innovation@beis.gov.uk as stipulated in the "Who to Contact" section.
Any late submissions will not be considered. BEIS reserves the right to halt the procurement process and to not award any contracts. BEIS will not be held liable for recovery of costs from unsuccessful bids if a contract is not awarded. All costs will be borne by the bidding organisations. If a contract is created it will be upon BEIS' Terms and Conditions, which are available in the ITT document with this notice. Completed tender submission must be returned by email to industry.innovation@beis.gov.uk by 5 December 2018. After reviewing and evaluating the written proposals, BEIS may decide to hold bid clarification meetings with suppliers.
Please note third sector organisations, as well as public sector and academic institutions, are welcome to bid if part of a consortium with a private company. However, they cannot bid by themselves. See page 18 of the ITT.

PLEASE NOTE: 14 November 2018: Application Form updated as follows:

* maximum length to answer assessment criteria 1c is 4 pages
* the score weighting for Question 3 Development Plan is 5% in line with the score in the Guidance Notes
* form updated with correct set of declarations from Guidance Notes

Please use the new Application Form attachment. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

About the buyer

Address

1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H0ET
England

Email

industry.innovation@beis.gov.uk