II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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 short term 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.
It should be noted that NGN have recently issued a contract notice for the provision of a full turnkey above ground storage solution that incorporates the supply of these vessels. At this stage of the project NGN has not decided its favoured option which will be driven in part by the level of interest shown in each. This contract notice relates to the provision of the pressure vessels only with associated installation and civils works to be undertaken under separate cover.
This Contract Notice is the first stage of a multistage procurement process which will seek to identify a suitable supplier to provide an above ground storage solution in the form of horizontally orientated pressure vessels to store up to 10 tonnes of hydrogen the scope broadly comprising the provision of 10 off 35bar pressure vessels.
The vessels will need to be designed and manufactured to recognised industry design codes and standards. The primary design codes being the latest versions of:
PD 5500
IGEM/SR/14
NGN/SP/PV/3
The Supplier(s) 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.
The supply of all materials, equipment, together with the manufacture and works testing, including Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT).
The transport to site and off-loading onto concrete foundations.
Testing and commissioning including Site Acceptance Testing (SAT).
Ensuring that the equipment satisfies the process design set out in this specification.
Ensuring that an independent third-party check and inspection is satisfactorily completed for all pressure vessels (if applicable).
The concrete foundations for the vessels are outside the Scope of Supply, however, the supplier shall provide a drawing and calculations indicating the requirements for holding down bolts and any other features required in the foundation such as cut outs dimensions and mounting requirements.
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 along with a questionnaire for completion.
The deadline for requesting a questionnaire is 27th November 2023
The deadline for final submission of a response to the questionnaire is 11th December 2023
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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