Hydrogen

Tender description

The scope of this contract includes: 1) The design, build, supply, install, test, commission, maintain and provision of fuel for a Hydrogen Refuelling Station (HRS); 2) Conducting all site enablement works to ensure ease of access to site, including surveys, design and build of the HRS; 3) Providing fuel for a minimum of 20 hydrogen buses at a similar fill rate and cost as diesel as they enter operational service in early 2020. The programme is part of a developing UK, European and international movement expanding use of low emission technology for transport. The introduction of this new hydrogen refuelling facility and the supply of hydrogen for the buses in London is critical to this programme. Consequently, this procurement is a major new opportunity for a supplier to contribute towards the zero emission future for London and across Europe. The Contracting Authority has awarded a single contract package to a supplier that will: 1) Generate all (100 %) of the hydrogen off site and deliver it to the HRS; 2) Design and build the HRS that will dispense hydrogen daily to 2 buses concurrently at a rate of up to 12 buses per hour, with a duration of less than 5 minutes refuelling time per bus; 3) For resilience, store sufficient safety stocks of hydrogen at the site as specified or have capability to provide hydrogen from elsewhere in the case of fuel supply failure, power supply energy failure, equipment breakdown or maintenance; 4) Maintain all equipment and systems according to manufacturer’s specification; 5) Train the bus operator's equipment users; and 6) Decommission the Hydrogen refuelling station at the end of 10 years supply (or after up to 15 years if the contract is extended). In summary, the procurement is for a Hydrogen refuelling station at Perivale with a delivered service for design, installation, supply and maintenance that provides daily hydrogen fuel including storage capacity for a minimum of 20 buses, i.e. 17 minimum in operation per day.