# Hydrogen Heating Technical Support Contract

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Business Energy and Industrial Strategy](/buyers/business-energy-and-industrial-strategy/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Ove Arup & Partners Limited](/contract-winners/ove-arup-partners/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £350,000
- Tender value: £350,000
- Award date: 28 February 2020
- Published: 18 May 2020
- Contract start: 6 April 2020
- Contract end: 5 October 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: ba2d8225-4591-4182-bf07-7327f58e02c0-359534
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4439acdb-7276-4e6c-b91a-ffe1d798d213

## Description

he main aim of this contract is to procure suppliers to support BEIS in identifying a comprehensive programme of work to test and demonstrate the safety, technical feasibility, consumer impacts and consumer acceptability of using hydrogen in place of natural gas for heating at scale\. BEIS are working with industry partners and key stakeholders to define the elements of a programme of work which would enable the safety and feasibility of transitioning the gas networks and consumer heating appliances for use with hydrogen, the changes this would involve for consumers and other impacts, and public attitudes to be assessed objectively\. Additional information: This was awarded through the Crown Commercial Service Heat Networks and Electricity Generation Assets DPS

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ba2d8225-4591-4182-bf07-7327f58e02c0-359534)