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Lower Thames Crossing - Low Carbon Hydrogen

National Highways Limited

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: National Highways Limited

Buyer Address: Three Snowhill, Snow Hill Queensway, Birmingham, UK, B4 6GA, United Kingdom

Contact Email: ancillaryprocurement@lowerthamescrossing.co.uk

Contact Telephone: +44 3001235000

Status
complete
Procedure
selective
Value
32600000.0 GBP
Published
24 Feb 2026, 17:38
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
goods
CPV
24111600 - Hydrogen
Region
n/a
Awarded To
GeoPura Ltd
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

National Highways is the government company charged with operating, maintaining and improving England's strategic road networks. The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) is a National Highways project that will build a new road connecting Kent, Thurrock and Essex through a tunnel beneath the River Thames. It will provide much-needed new road capacity across the river east of London, alleviating congestion on the Dartford Crossing. Three Delivery Partners have been appointed to deliver the three main components of the project - Kent Roads, Tunnels & Approaches and Roads North. National Highways has designated LTC a pathfinder project that will explore carbon neutral construction. Low Carbon Hydrogen is a key element in LTC's strategy to deliver its carbon reduction targets and a key objective of this procurement is to enable a significant reduction in the use of diesel on the programme by enabling the use of hydrogen powered plant, machinery and generators. The procurement covers the supply, delivery, storage on site and dispensing of Low Carbon Hydrogen for use by the LTC appointed Delivery Partners to fuel their construction plant and equipment. Making hydrogen easily available could displace a significant amount of the diesel forecast to be used during construction.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

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Lot 1 Status: cancelled

Lot 1 Has Options: No

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Price

Contracts

Contract Title: Lower Thames Crossing - Low Carbon Hydrgen

Awards

Award Title: Lower Thames Crossing - Low Carbon Hydrgen

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