Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Programme Phase 1 Competition

Concepts

• energy and fuel
• sbri
• zero innovation portfolio
• hydrogen
• hydrogen beccs innovation programme phase
• commercialisation of innovative clean energy technologies
• development of innovative hydrogen beccs technologies
• innovative ideas
• net zero innovation portfolio
• hydrogen beccs innovation programme

Location

Description

The Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Programme will fund the development of technologies which can produce hydrogen from biogenic feedstocks and be combined with carbon capture. It forms part of BEIS's £1 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio, which aims to accelerate the commercialisation of innovative clean energy technologies and processes. Through a pre-commercial procurement Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) BEIS is looking to fund the development of innovative Hydrogen BECCS technologies and solutions across three categories: 1. Feedstock pre-processing: The development of low cost, energy & material efficient technologies which will optimise biogenic (including biomass and waste) feedstocks for use in Advanced Gasification Technologies. 2. Gasification components: The development of Advanced Gasification Technology components focusing on improving syngas quality and upgrading for generation of hydrogen. 3. Novel biohydrogen technologies: The development of novel biohydrogen technologies which can be combined with carbon capture. e.g. dark fermentation, anaerobic digestion, waste water treatment. SBRI is a well-established pre-commercial procurement route to connect public sector challenges with innovative ideas from industry, supporting companies to generate economic growth and enabling improvement in achieving government objectives. BEIS is looking to conduct this SBRI under two phases: Phase 1 (total budget £5m) will last 7.5 months and will support multiple projects to scope and develop a feasible prototype demonstration project to be run in Phase 2. Phase 2 (total budget to be confirmed subject to final approval) takes the most promising projects from Phase 1 and supports the proposed physical demonstration of their innovation. This invitation to tender is for Phase 1 of the programme. Only applicants successful in securing Phase 1 funding and completing the Phase 1 deliverables will be eligible to apply to Phase 2. The maximum budget available for each Phase 1 project is £250,000, the minimum is £50,000.

CPV Codes

• 09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
• 24111600 - Hydrogen
• 45232421 - Sewage treatment works
• 65000000 - Public utilities
• 71300000 - Engineering services
• 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development
• 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.
• Contract is suitable for VCOs.

Other Information

A virtual Supplier Engagement Workshop was held on 23rd November 2021 to provide potential suppliers with an opportunity to understand more about the competition and to ask questions. The slides from this event and Q&A are published with this notice. Please note this invitation to tender is also advertised on .gov as part of the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio Collection. If you wish to take part in this procurement please first register via the online registration form. You must register by 12 noon BST, 4th March 2022. Those applicants that do not register will not be able to access the online application form and hence will not be able to apply/enter the application/assessment process. Once you have registered please refer to the tender documents attached to this Notice and submit your application via the online application form by 12 noon BST, 11th March 2022. Any late submissions will not be considered. BEIS reserves the right to halt the procurement process and to not award a contract. 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 on Contracts Finder with this Notice. If successful and upon contract signature, the supplier is expected to attend a kick-off meeting taking place in June 2022. Project completion for Phase 1 is required by 30th November 2022 when projects must submit their final report to BEIS, with contracts ending 13th January 2023 to enable BEIS to approve final deliverables before project closure. The online registration form to take part in this procurement. You must register by 12 noon BST, 4th March 2022. Those applicants that do not register will not be able to access the online application form and hence will not be able to apply/enter the application/assessment process. https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/H2-BECCS_Registration_Form/ This invitation to tender is also advertised on .gov as part of the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio Collection, it is viewable via this link. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hydrogen-beccs-innovation-programme Once you have registered at the registration form link you will receive a password to access the application form page linked here. You will not be able to access the application form prior to doing this. https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/H2BECCS_Application_Form/ GDPR Declaration for completion Declaration 6_GDPR Assurance Questionnaire_FINAL.xlsx Finance form for completion Hydrogen BECCS Finance Form_FINAL.xlsx Q&A - Hydrogen BECCS Stakeholder Event_FINAL.pdf hydrogen-beccs-supplier-event-nov-2021.pdf Contract T&Cs hydrogen-beccs-contract-terms-and-conditions.pdf Declarations to be completed Declarations 1-5 Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Programme_FINAL.docx Levelized Cost of Hydrogen Workbook for completion Levelized Cost of Hydrogen Workbook_FINAL.xlsx Competition Guidance document hydrogen-beccs-phase-1-competition-guidance-notes.pdf