East Coast Hydrogen FEED Design & PEC Work Packages

contractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05ec22Procurement Act 2023Utilities regimeSME suitableactive

Estimated value

Awarded value

£6.3m

Awarded 07 Jun 2026

Suppliers

2

Lots

2

2 awarded

Published

08 Jun 2026

Description

Northern Gas Networks (NGN) has appointed experienced consultancy providers to deliver defined work packages as part of the East Coast Hydrogen (ECH) Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) project. The ECH project supports the development of infrastructure to repurpose and expand existing gas networks for the transportation of hydrogen. The objective is to establish a reliable and scalable hydrogen network across the region, enabling the decarbonisation of industrial processes where electrification is not feasible.

Scope

Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-05ec22
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 May 2026 to 31 May 2027
Possible extension to 31 May 2028

1 year extension provision

CPV classifications
65210000
71311000
71313400
71313440
71318000
71322200
90712000
Contract locations
North East England, United Kingdom
North West England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
East Midlands, United Kingdom
West Midlands, United Kingdom
East of England, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom
South East England, United Kingdom
South West England, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Highest scoring Bidder appointed to each LOTquality

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure

Award details· 2 awards

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£3.9m

Award date

07 Jun 2026

Contract start

18 Jun 2026

Contract end

19 Jun 2027

Awarded to

Lots · 2 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
1LOT 1 - Engineering Design£2.5mcomplete
2LOT 2 - Planning, Environmental & Consents£2.5mcomplete