Official UK procurement notice
Contractors for the provision of hydrogen end user skills and standards for heat supporting research and evidence
Authority: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (Central government)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionBEIS has appointed contractors to undertake desk based research and field work on hydrogen to support the development of standards required for the re-purposing of existing gas infrastructure downstream of the emergency control valve to be used with hydrogen. This programme will serve to support and inform future policy appraisal in Government and to inform the development of policies and measures to meet UK carbon budgets. The work covers a range of priority research areas to support the creation of standards which will support hydrogen trials in the UK.
CPV: Gas appliances · Gas pressure equipment · Gas-analysis apparatus · Hydrogen · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Services related to the oil and gas industry
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE GATHERING FOR PIPED SYSTEMS WITH RESPECT TO HYDROGEN FOR: I) PURGING, II) TIGHTNESS AND MATERIAL COMPATABILITYAwarded
Research to address purging of piped gas systems to identify where additional data is required to permit the development of safe purging procedures for both domestic and non-domestic environments. Gas tightness and material compatibility of existing pipework and fittings downstream of the ECV for hydrogen gas and natural gas as a baseline.
Lot #2Research and Evidence Gathering for Material and Component Suitability – Domestic and Non-Domestic with Respect to HydrogenAwarded
The aim of this work is to determine materials which are suitable for use with hydrogen. The work will initially consist of a literature search followed by experimental testing (where the literature search concludes additional evidence is required) to quantify the relative risk of using these materials with hydrogen against the baseline of natural gas systems, including longevity.
Lot #3Installation Ventilation and FluesAwarded
This work will undertake a set of scenario specific ventilation and flueing projects to address specific gaps in the evidence base. The work is not seeking to examine whole property ventilation. It is intended to provide evidence to understand the requirements of specific sub-categories of installation work such as ventilation of inter floor piping/voids and flueing requirements of specific appliances such as hydrogen gas fires.
Lot #4Pipe Sizing and Pressure Drop CriteriaAwarded
Research to confirm an appropriate and standardised methodology to be applied to installation pipework sizing. This will ensure that such pipework has adequate capacity to deliver the flow of hydrogen (per mass or per volume) required to deliver the same flow of energy required to hydrogen burning appliances. Sizing methodology output will take the form of ready reckoner tables in terms of power requirement.
Lot #5Research and evidence gathering for hydrogen: i) meter, internal and external, ventilation study, ii) installation and set point of excess flow valves (EFVs)Awarded
Research to consider representative, internal and external, meter housing, design considerations including necessary clearances, ventilation requirements for gas and the potential for humidity/water build up. Research to consider items such as the installation and calibration of EFVs to cover domestic and non-domestic supply. This will include what methodology and basis will be used to set the shutoff point for the valves during operation and purging, and understand how to check and test them.
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Published sub-criteria (5)
- Skills and Expertise: 30
- Methodology: 30
- Management of Delivery: 15
- price: 25
- Social Value: 10
Published award criteria (5)
- Skills and Expertise: 30
- Methodology: 30
- Management of Delivery: 15
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 25
- Price carries 25 of 110 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Feb 2022, 18:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Feb 2022, 18:15 GMT
- Authority reference
5147/06/2021- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-003474- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracts
Lot 1 – Research and Evidence Gathering for Piped Systems with Respect to Hydrogen for: i) Purging, ii) Tightness and Material Compatibility · Steer Energy Solutions LtdSME
- Signed
- 11 Jan 2022
- Value
- £218,275
- Status
- active
Lot 2 – Research and Evidence Gathering for Material and Component Suitability – Domestic and Non-Domestic with Respect to Hydrogen · TWI Limited
- Signed
- 10 Jan 2022
- Value
- £200,000
- Status
- active
Lot 3 – Installation Ventilation and Flues · Kiwa Ltd
- Signed
- 10 Jan 2022
- Value
- £210,900
- Status
- active
Lot 4 – Pipe Sizing and Pressure Drop Criteria · Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited
- Signed
- 10 Jan 2022
- Value
- £94,728
- Status
- active
Research and evidence gathering for hydrogen i) meter, internal and external, ventilation study ii) installation and set point of EFVs · GL industrial Services UK LTD
- Signed
- 10 Jan 2022
- Value
- £123,861
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE GATHERING FOR PIPED SYSTEMS WITH RESPECT TO HYDROGEN FOR: I) PURGING, II) TIGHTNESS AND MATERIAL COMPATABILITY | 4bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Research and Evidence Gathering for Material and Component Suitability – Domestic and Non-Domestic with Respect to Hydrogen | 6bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Installation Ventilation and Flues | 2bids | — | — | — |
| 4 · Pipe Sizing and Pressure Drop Criteria | 5bids | 1 | — | — |
| 5 · Research and evidence gathering for hydrogen: i) meter, internal and external, ventilation study, ii) installation and set point of excess flow valves (EFVs) | 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Department of Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
5 commercial parties on the notice- Frazer Nash Consultancy LtdAwarded supplier
- GL Industrial Services LTDAwarded supplier
- Kiwa LtdAwarded supplier
- Steer Energy Solutions LtdAwarded supplier
- TWI LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
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