Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) would like to engage with the market as part of the development of the Tees Valley Hydrogen Transport Hub.

To support the UK`s first ever hydrogen transport hub which is in located in the Tees valley, the TVCA have been given £300K of funding by the government to support the upskilling of the local workforce.

The funding is to invest in a capital asset purchase for the purpose of upskilling and training in the Tees Valley, so we have a pipeline of talent to support the hydrogen transport hub.

The asset or assets needs to directly support the Hydrogen transport curriculum in the Tees Valley.

TVCA wish to understand the capacity and level of expertise within the market to deliver this project.

Your responses will allow TVCA to gauge the size and type of organisations interested in providing the goods/service, the type of assets available, and the timeframes to expect.

Please refer to the RFI document for further detail.

This can be found on the ProContract e-tendering portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=63414d6c-ff9f-ee11-8127-005056b64545 You will need to register as a supplier to gain access to the documentation.

Registration is free.

Please note that your responses to the RFI questions do not constitute a tender submission and will not be shared with any other parties.

There will be a further opportunity to respond to a formal tender request in the future, to be published in due course.