United Kingdom-LEEDS: Redcar Hydrogen Storage Solution – VENT STACK

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2023/S 000-033287/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED
National registration number: 05167070
Postal address: 1100 Century Way Thorpe Park
Town: LEEDS
Postal code: LS158TU
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Andrew Christophers
Telephone: +44 7510367358
Email: achristophers@northerngas.co.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:

I.3)Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
electronically via:
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the above mentioned address
I.6) Main activity:
Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: Redcar Hydrogen Storage Solution – VENT STACK
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 44400000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
Northern Gas Networks (NGN) has been given the go ahead by Government and Ofgem to develop its proposals to create the UK’s first hydrogen village. As such the Redcar Hydrogen Community is a proposal from Northern Gas Networks (NGN) to supply around 2,000 homes in an area of Redcar and parts of Kirkleatham with locally produced, clean burning hydrogen from 2025. The hydrogen production capacity will be delivered by the neighbouring Teesside cluster with over 2,500 MW of low carbon hydrogen expected to come online by 2030.
NGN have identified that, to provide a resilient trial, they will require storage for intraday changes in demand profile as well as inter-seasonal storage to make up for the difference between summer and winter production and demand profiles. This will include:
• Fixed storage to buffer supply and demand provided by above ground pressure vessels.
• Pressure reduction and odorant injection to allow safe hydrogen usage in the community.
• Interconnecting pipelines between the producers, above ground storage and distribution network
This Contract Notice is the first stage of a multistage procurement process which will seek to identify a suitable supplier to provide the VENT STACK including snuffing and purging packages.

II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots:no
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
This Contract Notice is the first stage of a multistage procurement process which will seek to identify a suitable supplier to provide the VENT STACK including snuffing and purging packages.
In short, the supplier will be responsible for:
• Design (including all plant and labour associated with it) calculations, drawings and associated documentation, all shall be fully checked and approved in accordance with recognised quality management system.
• The supply of all materials, equipment, together with the manufacture and works testing.
• Ensuring that the equipment satisfies the process design, operating and performance. requirements set out in this specification.
• Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT),
• The transport to site and off-loading onto concrete foundations.
• Testing and commissioning.
Process
The procurement documents are still in draft, and the procurement event will not start until after this contract notice has closed and responses to questionnaires evaluated (see below) The procurement event will be conducted using NGN’s Ariba Sourcing Platform.
Should you wish to participate further in this procurement event please email achristophers@northerngas.co.uk in the first instance. On receipt of your email NGN will provide further information which will include equipment specifications and drawings, a questionnaire for completion and information on how to register on NGN’s Ariba sourcing platform.
The deadline for requesting a questionnaire is 11th December 2023 – the closing date of this notice.
The deadline for final submission of a response to the questionnaire is 10th January 2024
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:6
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:no
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14) Additional information: The procurement documents are still in draft, and the procurement event will not start until after this contract notice has closed and responses to questionnaires evaluated (see below) The procurement event will be conducted using NGN’s Ariba Sourcing Platform.
Should you wish to participate further in this procurement event please email achristophers@northerngas.co.uk in the first instance. On receipt of your email NGN will provide further information which will include equipment specifications and drawings, a questionnaire for completion and information on how to register on NGN’s Ariba sourcing platform.
The deadline for requesting a questionnaire is 11th December 2023 – the closing date of this notice.
The deadline for final submission of a response to the questionnaire is 10th January 2024

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:2023-12-11
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: EN

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Northern Gas Networks
Town: Leeds
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2023-11-10