Domestic Hydrogen Appliance Development Innovation SBRI Competition (Hy4Heat Work Package 4)

This SBRI competition focuses on the development of domestic hydrogen appliances to demonstrate the safe use of hydrogen as a fuel in providing domestic heating, hot water and cooking requirements. It aims to provide critical evidence of end use application, safety, in-use emissions, and functionality.

The appliance types to be developed are boilers (combination and regular/system), cookers (stand-alone hobs, stand-alone ovens with grills and integrated freestanding cookers), fires (standard and mid-range) and innovative domestic hydrogen appliances.

The total potential value of the Competition is up to £9.0m (excl. VAT) although BEIS may allocate less than this depending on the quality of the applications received. Up to 24 innovation projects will be funded through the competition (a maximum of two or three projects across each of the appliance types).

The Competition will be delivered in three main phases:

Phase 1 (November 2018 to February 2019) - Solution design for a domestic hydrogen appliance to demonstrate that the concept appliance is viable. A maximum of £960k will be available in total for Phase 1 solution designs, up to a value of £30k per project. BEIS will be looking for a portfolio of appliance types and diversity of suppliers to support and encourage innovation.

Phase 2a (April 2019 to March 2020) - Physical development of a first prototype (1.0) which will be tested for functionality and safety ready for demonstration trials. A maximum of £6.0m (excl. VAT) will be available in total for Phase 2a projects.

Phase 2b (April 2020 to March 2021) - Further prototype development (2.0) ready for community trials and fully certified for use in an occupied home. A maximum of £2.0m (excl. VAT) will be available in total for Phase 2b projects.

It is anticipated that between two and five projects per appliance type will be selected for Phase 1 and that two to three projects per appliance type will be selected to deliver Phases 2a and 2b. The number of projects funded will be dependent on the quality of applications and funding available within the value of the competition.

Additional information: The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy ("BEIS") wishes to appoint contractors to develop certified domestic gas appliances (boilers, fires and cookers) that can be run on hydrogen under a SBRI competition as part of the hydrogen for heat (Hy4Heat) programme.

The essential requirement for this competition is to prove that safe, efficient, and low Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) hydrogen appliances can be created as a 'like for like' alternative to existing methane appliances. Tenderers are invited to include 'dual fuel', 'hydrogen ready' or 'adaptable' appliances that can be developed alongside all essential deliverables within the competition timeframe and in line with the target funding. Submissions will be assessed against defined criteria.

Proposals must:

1. Be at a pre-commercial stage of development
2. Address the Phase 1 scope
3. Describe all phases of the project
4. Clearly indicate the cost savings, compared to exclusive development contracts, provided to BEIS in line with pre-commercial procurement requirements
5. Be led by a single organisation acting as prime contractor with evidence of strong collaboration across consortia (if a consortium bid is proposed)

How to Apply

If you wish to take part in this SBRI competition please see the attached Invitation to Tender documents attached to this Notice.

Please register your interest in submitting a tender for this SBRI competition at the following email address:

• builtenvironmentinnovation@beis.gov.uk

Your email must include the following subject line:

• 'RoI: Domestic Hydrogen Appliance Development SBRI Innovation Competition'

All notifications of updates to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) process or answers to questions raised by potential bidders will be issued by email, so it is important that you have registered your interest to receive them.

If you wish to submit a proposal please complete the application form which is included in ITT documentation and send by email to:

• builtenvironmentinnovation@beis.gov.uk

Your email must include the following subject line:

• 'TENDER: Domestic Hydrogen Appliance Development SBRI Innovation Competition'

Your tender must be received by 12 noon on Friday 5 October 2018. Any late submissions will not be considered.

BEIS reserves the right to halt the SBRI competition and to not award a contract. BEIS will not be held liable for recovery of costs from unsuccessful bids if a contract is not awarded. All costs will be borne by the bidding organisations.

If a contract is awarded it will be upon the BEIS Terms and Conditions which are available on Contracts Finder with this notice.