Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) Low Carbon Hydrogen Supply

Concepts

• hydrogen
• lower thames crossing
• bedford
• low carbon hydrogen supply
• site of low carbon hydrogen
• river thames
• low carbon hydrogen
• south side of the river thames
• congested dartford crossing
• tonnes of hydrogen

Location

United Kingdom: Kent, Thurrock, East of Gravesend and Tilbury

Description

National Highways is the government company charged with operating, maintaining and improving England's strategic road networks. The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) is a proposed new road connecting Kent, Thurrock and Essex through tunnels underneath the River Thames. The Programme will relieve the congested Dartford Crossing and approach roads and improve their performance by providing sufficient north-south road capacity. On the south side of the River Thames, the new road will link the tunnel to the A2 and M2 in Kent. On the north side, it will link to the A13 and junction 29 of the M25 in the London Borough of Havering. This procurement is for the production, delivery and storage (including dispensing) on site of Low Carbon Hydrogen for the Lower Thames Crossing Project. The Low Carbon Hydrogen will be used to fuel the construction plant.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) is dedicated to achieving the lowest carbon solution to deliver the works. The scope requirements include supply of an estimated of 6200 tonnes of Hydrogen over 5 years, delivery and storage (including dispensing) on site of Low Carbon Hydrogen for the Lower Thames Crossing Project. The Low Carbon Hydrogen will be used to fuel the construction plant. The implementation of a Low Carbon Hydrogen Supply contract will be enabled for use by Lower Thames Crossing main works contractors. The contract will be procured under the Competitive Dialogue Procedure (Public Contracts Regulations 2015) and based on an NEC4 form. Additional information: https://highwaysengland.co.uk/lower-thames-crossing-home/ https://highwaysengland.citizenspace.com/ltc/consultation-2020/ https://nationalhighways.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/

CPV Codes

• 24111600 - Hydrogen
• 09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
• 31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
• 42000000 - Industrial machinery
• 43000000 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
• 43200000 - Earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts
• 43300000 - Construction machinery and equipment
• 45000000 - Construction work
• 65000000 - Public utilities
• 65400000 - Other sources of energy supplies and distribution
• 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
• 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.

Legal Justification

- The 2.5 year set up/mobilisation period for the supply of Low Carbon Hydrogen; - The economically viability for suppliers and National Highways to invest in the activity; - The requirement for Low Carbon Hydrogen on the programme over at least 8 years (and the impact of mobilisation times and non-transferability of technology on future competition);

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The Contracting Authority will use an e-Sourcing portal in this procurement. General information on how to take part in this procurement is detailed below: 1. Register the Applicant company on the e-Sourcing portal (this is only required once). Check as the Applicant or someone in your organisation may already be registered. 2. Visit https://nationalhighways.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ and either log on or click the link to register. If registering for the first time the Applicant will be requested to accept the terms and conditions before proceeding. 3. To express Interest in this PQQ (referred to as a ‘SQ’ by National Highways) Login to the portal - Click the 'PQQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers' link. (This shows all PQQ or ITT’s open to any registered supplier on this portal). Click on this PQQ/ITT to access the content. Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the selected item into the Applicants 'My PQQs/ My ITT's page. (This is a secure area reserved for The Applicants projects only). The Applicant can access all attachments to the selected item by clicking into the 'Buyer Attachments' area. 4. To respond to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ITT Details’, The Applicant can then select either 'Create Response' or 'Decline to Respond' (please enter a reason if declining). Note the deadline for completion, (the closing date) and follow the onscreen instructions to complete your submission. 5. There will be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform. Once your submission is fully uploaded and considered complete, submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. This stage must be done for The Applicants submission to be considered. 6. The Applicant may save and exit their submission at any time during preparation up till the closing date. If left for a set period of time the system will time out and any unsaved data will be lost. 7. If you require any further technical assistance in the operation of the e-Sourcing portal, please consult the online help or contact the e-Sourcing help desk (0800 069 8630) available from 8am till 6pm. Further information will be set out in the Tender Documents.