East Coast Hydrogen FEED Design & PEC Work Packages

Northern Gas Networks
Yorkshire and the Humber
Selective procedure
19 June 2026 to 19 June 2027

Consultancy services for the East Coast Hydrogen project, covering front-end engineering design (FEED) and planning, environmental, and consents (PEC) work packages. The scope includes developing technical requirements, preliminary designs, cost estimates, and project management processes for DCO and TCPA applications. Work involves defining project scope and risk management for hydrogen network expansion, with specific deliverables tailored to asset-specific and route-corridor requirements.

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Awarded value: £3.9m; As published
Published: 1 December 2025
Awarded: 8 June 2026; Mott MacDonald and RSK Environment
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 19 June 2027

What the contract covers

Planning, environmental and consents consultancy services

Provision of specialist engineering design and planning consultancy services for large-scale hydrogen infrastructure development and energy transition projects.

Deliver front-end engineering design for the East Coast Hydrogen project.
Develop technical requirements and preliminary designs to define project scope, cost and schedule before full execution.
Produce design documentation supporting accurate cost estimation, risk and constraint identification, procurement and construction planning.
Deliver planning, environmental and consents work supporting potential Development Consent Order applications and Town and Country Planning Act applications.
Provide the standard requirements for a DCO and TCPA application in isolation.
Include project management, document control, interface management, risk management and technical assurance processes within the PEC consultancy scope.

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Lot 1	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 2	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Planning, environmental and consents consultancy services
Procedure: Selective procedure
Initial term: 12 months
Extensions: 12 months
Longest it can run: 24 months
Contract dates: 19 June 2026 to 19 June 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 2
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 65210000, 71311000, 71313400, 71313440

Services in this contract

Power and utility network engineeringMain service£98k typicalFront-end engineering design for East Coast Hydrogen gas network
Planning consultancy for applications and appeals£76k typicalLot 2 planning, environmental and consents work for DCO and TCPA applications

Lifecycle

Published
1 December 2025
Contract awardedto Mott MacDonald and RSK Environment
8 June 2026
Contract starts
19 June 2026
Contract ends
19 June 2027

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Northern Gas Networks

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/337393/east-coast-hydrogen-feed-design-and-pec-work-packages
Buyer reference: ocds-h6vhtk-05ec22
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ec22
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Northern Gas Networks. East Coast Hydrogen FEED Design & PEC Work Packages. Contract award, 1 December 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/337393/east-coast-hydrogen-feed-design-and-pec-work-packages (accessed 4 November 2026).