The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS): Contractors for the provision of hydrogen end user skills and standards for heat supporting research and evidence

UK-London: Research and development services and related consultancy services.


Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for prior information only: Yes
   This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
   This notice is a call for competition: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
       1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2072150720, Email: nzip.hydrogen@beis.gov.uk
       Main Address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.delta-esourcing.com
       NUTS Code: UK
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .

I.3) Communication          
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity:    
   General public services

Section II: Object
      
II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
   II.1.1) Title: Contractors for the provision of hydrogen end user skills and standards for heat supporting research and evidence    
          Reference number: 5147/06/2021T
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   II.1.4) Short description:    
      BEIS intends to appoint 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.
Please note: Mott McDonald have been appointed by BEIS as technical support for the Hydrogen Heating Program. They will not be involved in the creation of the specification or ITT for this work, however they will be advising BEIS on the outputs from this contract. All necessary steps will be taken to mitigate any actual or perceived conflict of interest potentially arising as a result.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 1,125,000 - GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: Yes          
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 7       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:          
         Suppliers can apply for any or all lots.

II.2) Lot Description : 1    
   II.2.1) Title: Purging Domestic & Non-Domestic
         Lot Number: 1          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      24111600 - Hydrogen.          
      39341000 - Gas pressure equipment.          
      73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services.          
      76000000 - Services related to the oil and gas industry.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      This will include the development of an outline methodology and the trialling of this methodology in a test arrangement or test site to include monitoring of gas concentrations, equipment needed, safety measures, time taken and potential for direct or indirect purging.    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      Suppliers can apply for any or all lots.    

II.2) Lot Description : 2    
   II.2.1) Title: Material & Component Suitability - Domestic and Non-domestic
         Lot Number: 2          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      24111600 - Hydrogen.          
      73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services.          
      76000000 - Services related to the oil and gas industry.          
      39341000 - Gas pressure equipment.          
      39721410 - Gas appliances.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      This would address evidence gaps in terms of basic material and component compatibility. The initial step would be to characterise all of the materials that hydrogen could encounter in end user systems, considering the materials compatibility, longevity and modes of failure for components.    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      Suppliers can apply for any or all lots.    

II.2) Lot Description : 3    
   II.2.1) Title: Non-Domestic Piped Systems - Tightness and Material Compatibility
         Lot Number: 3          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      24111600 - Hydrogen.          
      39341000 - Gas pressure equipment.          
      73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services.          
      76000000 - Services related to the oil and gas industry.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      This would expand evidence gained from Hy4Heat in this area for end user systems, across the full possible range of piped systems converted, either demonstrating tightness or highlighting existing systems for which there will be risks.    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      Suppliers can apply for any or all lots.    

II.2) Lot Description : 4    
   II.2.1) Title: Consolidation of Domestic Ventilation and Non- Domestic Impacts
         Lot Number: 4          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      24111600 - Hydrogen.          
      73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services.          
      76000000 - Services related to the oil and gas industry.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      Research on the impact and practicability of additional ventilation requirements for hydrogen in the building stock. There is also a requirement to take the findings of domestic research and as far as possible consider the implications for non-domestic buildings.    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      Suppliers may apply for any or all lots.    

II.2) Lot Description : 5    
   II.2.1) Title: Pipe Sizing and pressure drop criteria
         Lot Number: 5          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      24111600 - Hydrogen.          
      39341000 - Gas pressure equipment.          
      73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services.          
      76000000 - Services related to the oil and gas industry.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      To help understand whether pipes would have sufficient capacity with hydrogen, this would provide: i) a methodology by which existing pipes can be assessed and new pipes can be sized for the full range of domestic and non-domestic installation types; ii) a criteria to specify the extent by which existing natural gas operating pressures could be varied for hydrogen.    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      Suppliers may apply for any or all lots.    

II.2) Lot Description : 6    
   II.2.1) Title: Meter Location and Ventilation Study
         Lot Number: 6          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      24111600 - Hydrogen.          
      73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services.          
      76000000 - Services related to the oil and gas industry.          
      38432100 - Gas-analysis apparatus.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      This research would consider representative meter housing and location arrangements, with consideration of necessary clearances and ventilation requirements for DSEAR and the potential for humidity/water build up.    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      Suppliers may apply for any or all lots.    

II.2) Lot Description : 7    
   II.2.1) Title: Excess flow valve (EFV)
         Lot Number: 7          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      24111600 - Hydrogen.          
      73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services.          
      76000000 - Services related to the oil and gas industry.          
      39341000 - Gas pressure equipment.          
      39721410 - Gas appliances.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      This research would consider installation and calibration work for the EFV (Excess flow valve) including what methodology and basis which will be used to set the shutoff point for the valves during installation.    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      Suppliers may apply for any or all lots.    

II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         02/08/2021
      
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description       
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - YES

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
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VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 17/06/2021