East Coast Hydrogen FEED Design & PEC Work Packages
NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITEDcontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-05ec22Procurement Act 2023Utilities regimeSME suitableactive
Estimated value
£5.0m
services
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
2
0 awarded
Published
01 Dec 2025
Description
NGN is seeking to appoint one or more experienced consultants to deliver key work packages for the East Coast Hydrogen (ECH) Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) project. This project forms a critical part of NGN's strategy to enable the transition to a low-carbon energy system, supporting the UK's net zero targets by 2050. The ECH initiative aims to repurpose and expand existing gas infrastructure to transport hydrogen across the region, creating a reliable and scalable hydrogen network to facilitate hard-to-electrify industrial processes.
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ec22
- Total value
- £5,000,000 excluding VAT£6,000,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 May 2026 to 31 May 2027Possible extension to 31 May 2028
1 year extension provision
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 65210000713110007131340071313440713180007132220090712000
- Contract locations
- North East England, United KingdomNorth West England, United KingdomYorkshire and the Humber, United KingdomEast Midlands, United KingdomWest Midlands, United KingdomEast of England, United KingdomLondon, United KingdomSouth East England, United KingdomSouth West England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest scoring Bidder appointed to each LOT | — | quality | — |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 05 Jan 2026, 5:00 pm
- Submission address
- The aim of this Tender Notice is to: * Ensure we provide bidders with adequate information to determine if they wish to proceed with this tender event. * Provide NGN with a more detailed understanding of the interest within the market. The Tender Notice process is the first stage of multistage procurement process. All interested suppliers must follow the below steps in order to proceed with the conditions of participation and PQQ stages of this procurement event: Sign up or Sign in to NGNs Tendering Portal - Market Dojo. Follow this link to do so: https://secure.marketdojo.com/signup When you have logged in to your dashboard, you'll need to click the 'Show all or enter invite code' button under the Event Invitations section You'll need to enter this code: 7857B28D93 It will then notify NGN to approve you onto the tender event. Once approved you will be given access to the event, where you'll be taken to the Conditions of Participation stage, this stage is a pass/fail and will be locked until after the PQQ submission deadline. Any supplier who fails this stage will automatically be withdrawn from the process and will not gain access to the PQQ. All suppliers who pass this stage will be automatically taken to the PQQ where they will be given a deadline and detail to complete. Once the PQQ has been evaluated by NGNs internal evaluation team all those who meet the criteria will be sent to the RFP stage where NGN will assess against award criteria.
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Lots · 2 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOT 1 - Engineering Design | £2.5m | active |
| 2 | LOT 2 - Planning, Environmental & Consents | £2.5m | active |