Opportunities For The Supply Chain – Lower Thames Crossing “Meet The Bidder” Event
The Lower Thames Crossing is one of the UK’s biggest and most important infrastructure projects, with opportunities for thousands of local businesses and staff. The delivery team is assembled and ready to go, with a planned construction start date of 2026.
As the UK’s greenest road, we’re exploring carbon neutral construction and buying six million kilograms of hydrogen, the largest ever purchase by a UK transport project. This exciting new fuel source will be used by the project, and the infrastructure and skills developed will help create a new hydrogen ecosystem in the Thames Estuary and support the UK’s transition to Net Zero.
We have shortlisted three bidders to supply low carbon hydrogen for the programme, however there may be opportunities for a broader supply chain and businesses to support the delivery of the solution.
We therefore invite you to join us on 7th February, where you’ll have a chance to learn more about the scheme, our hydrogen ambitions and how you and your business could get involved, along with the chance to “meet the bidder”, as we are joined by our three shortlisted bidders.
Event details
Wednesday 7th February | 9.30am arrival for a 10am start – 12.30pm | Jacobs, Cottons Centre, London SE1 2QG
This event will give you the chance to:
- Hear from the shortlisted bidders:
Air Products PLC
BOC Limited
INOVYN Europe Limited - An opportunity for 1:1 meetings with the bidders and a chance to ask questions and present your company and skills.
- Hear from Lower Thames Crossing Supply Chain Development Director Kat Ferguson, who will tell the story of the scheme so far.
- Hear from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, who will set out government ambitions to create a world-leading UK hydrogen market as well as the critical role hydrogen will play in decarbonisation of the construction sector; and Andy Thompson, Portfolio Director, Thames Estuary Growth Board – where the Lower Thames Crossing will help kick-start the development of a hydrogen ecosystem in the Thames Estuary
You can register your attendance here: https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/lower-thames-crossing/hydrogen-meet-the-bidder-event/
