Planning

Procurement of Liquid Hydrogen - Prior Information Notice

  • Health & Safety Executive

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-026357

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0369fb

Published 21 September 2022, 12:20pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Health & Safety Executive

Redgrave Court,Merton Road

BOOTLE

L207HS

Contact

Richard Goff

Email

tenders@hse.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD72 - Liverpool

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.hse.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Procurement of Liquid Hydrogen - Prior Information Notice

Reference number

HSE/T4292

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 24111600 - Hydrogen

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

HSE would like to procure three deliveries of liquid hydrogen in late summer and autumn of 2023. A quantity of 2.5 tonnes would be required for each delivery. HSE would need to retain the supply tanker for a period of two weeks after each delivery to connect to HSE's equipment.

HSE S&RC has experience of handling such tankers from two previous research campaigns including the EU PresLHy project, and the tanker would be stored on a secure site.

Some of the previous work which shows HSE's setup was published in HSE RR986 - Releases of unignited liquid hydrogen, M Royle and D Willoughby, 2014

HSE is seeking to understand the potential cost and implications of this supply.

Suppliers should email tenders@hse.gov.uk, quoting HSE/T4292, with any questions and costs associated with supplying the above.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 24000000 - Chemical products

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
Main site or place of performance

HSE, Harpur Hill, Buxton

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

HSE would like to procure three deliveries of liquid hydrogen in late summer and autumn of 2023. A quantity of 2.5 tonnes would be required for each delivery. HSE would need to retain the supply tanker for a period of two weeks after each delivery to connect to HSE's equipment.

HSE S&RC has experience of handling such tankers from two previous research campaigns including the EU PresLHy project, and the tanker would be stored on a secure site.

Some of the previous work which shows HSE's setup was published in HSE RR986 - Releases of unignited liquid hydrogen, M Royle and D Willoughby, 2014

HSE is seeking to understand the potential cost and implications of this supply.

Suppliers should email tenders@hse.gov.uk, quoting HSE/T4292, with any questions and costs associated with supplying the above.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

2 January 2023


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No