Research and development services and related consultancy services

Tender description

The Department intends to appoint a programme management contractor to manage the delivery of a programme to demonstrate and de-risk the use of hydrogen for heating in UK homes and businesses. The contractor will provide the programme and technical expertise to co-ordinate a complex hydrogen innovation programme. This programme will serve to support and inform future policy appraisal in Government and to inform the development of policies and measures to meet UK carbon budgets. The programme is intended to run over 3 years and will consist of 9 packages of: (1) Programme management, (2) Definition of a hydrogen quality standard, (3) Establishing an appliance and equipment testing capability, (4) Development of domestic hydrogen appliances, (5) Understanding commercial appliances, (6) Understanding industrial appliances, (7) Assessment of suitability of existing buildings, (8) Trialling hydrogen appliances in unoccupied buildings, (7) Preparations for testing appliances in domestic setting. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is looking to undertake an innovation programme of up to 25 000 000 GBP to de-risk and demonstrate the use of hydrogen for heat in UK homes and businesses and the Department intends to appoint a programme management contractor to manage the delivery of this programme.