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Published 21 Sept 2022, 12:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Procurement of Liquid Hydrogen

Official notice

Authority: Health and Safety Executive (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Chemical products (24) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF)
Awarded value£267,370published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 17 Mar 2023no call for competition
Awarded to Air Liquide UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

HSE is seeking to procure several deliveries of liquid hydrogen in the autumn of 2023. A quantity of approximately 2.5 tonnes would be required for each delivery.

HSE does not have any existing storage facility for LH2 and has previously relied on the rental of the supply trailer units. HSE are looking for a similar arrangement, aiming to retain the supply for a period of two weeks after each delivery to connect to HSE's equipment.

A handover/training session should be provided upon delivery. Information on the outlet and vent connections would also be beneficial.

The deliveries would ideally be as follows:

Date Type Quantity Period*

Aug 23 Delivery Full tanker/ISO 2 weeks

Sep 23 Delivery Full tanker/ISO 2 weeks

Oct 23 Delivery Full tanker/ISO 2 weeks

Nov 23 Delivery Full tanker/ISO 2 weeks

Apr 24 Delivery Full tanker/ISO 2 weeks

Jun 24 Delivery Full tanker/ISO 2 weeks

Aug 24 Delivery Full tanker/ISO 2 weeks

Oct 24 Option Full tanker/ISO 2 weeks

  • Not including delivery or collection.

HSE S&RC has hand on experience of handling LH2 trailers from two previous research campaigns. Details of previous work and the overarching reason for this requirement is listed below. Following expressions of interest, further information regarding the projects, the end customers and the nature of the experiments can be shared.

In general terms these tests are a key part of the aviation sectors decarbonisation strategy and this research is being performing for a global leader in this area. We are interested in a permanent facility in the near future, however, securing funding for such a thing requires grant funding for organisations such as ourselves. We have a successful recent history of receiving LH2 deliveries from BOC and Air Liquide who have supported pre-normative work, which is being used to understand the hazards/phenomena and inform best practice. See the links provided:

hysafe.info/wp-content/uploads/s… ↗, RR986 - Releases of unignited liquid hydrogen (hse.gov.uk), RR987 - Ignited releases of liquid hydrogen (hse.gov.uk), Home - Prenormative Research for Safe Use of Liquid Hydrogen (preslhy.eu).

CPV: Chemical products · Hydrogen

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned
Delivery: East Midlands · HSE, Harpur Hill, Buxton
24000000 Chemical products

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Sept 2022, 12:20 BST
Last source update
20 Mar 2023, 10:18 GMT
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-007950
Classification (CPV)
Chemical productsHydrogen
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0369fb Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

HSE had previously sought to procure several deliveries of liquid hydrogen via a Prior Information Notice. The Liquid Hydrogen was needed for the autumn of 2023. A quantity of approximately 2.5 tonnes would be required for each delivery.

HSE does not have any existing storage facility for LH2 and has previously relied on the rental of the supply trailer units. HSE was looking for a similar arrangement, aiming to retain the supply for a period of two weeks after each delivery to connect to HSE's equipment.

A handover/training session would be needed upon delivery. Information on the outlet and vent connections would also be needed.

HSE received a number of options but consider Air Liquide to be the most economically advantageous option. Air Liquide could meet our needs as outlined within the PIN and was the most cost effective option.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

2 Jan 2023 → 20 Mar 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    2 Jan 2023
  2. Notice published
    20 Mar 2023, 10:18 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Mar 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Mar 2023, 10:18 GMT
  2. Procurement method changed
    20 Mar 2023, 10:18 GMT
  3. Buyer details updated
    20 Mar 2023, 10:18 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextShort Description · II.1.4HSE would like to procure three deliveries of liquid hydrogen in late summer and autumn of 2023. A quantity of 2.5 tonnes would be required for each delivery. HSE would need to retain the supply tanker for a period of two weeks after each delivery to connect to HSE's equipment. HSE S&RC has experience of handling such tankers from two previous research campaigns including the EU PresLHy project, a…HSE would like to procure several deliveries of liquid hydrogen in the autumn of 2023. A quantity of approximately 2.5 tonnes would be required for each delivery although this could be negotiable. HSE does not have any existing storage facility for LH2 and has previously relied on the rental of the supply trailer units. HSE are looking for a similar arrangement, aiming to retain the supply for a …

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £267,3701 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Mar 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Air Liquide UK Ltd£267,370 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Procurement of Liquid Hydrogen · Air Liquide UK Ltd

    Signed
    17 Mar 2023
    Value
    £267,370
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Health & Safety Executive

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Redgrave Court,Merton Road, BOOTLE, North West, L207HSContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Tommy JohnsonReview body Bootle, LiverpoolContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.