# Materials Analysis and Testing for Hydeploy2

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Health & Safety Executive](/buyers/health-safety-executive/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER](/contract-winners/university-of-manchester/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £439,000
- Tender value: £439,000
- Award date: 24 June 2019
- Published: 22 March 2022
- Contract start: 1 June 2019
- Contract end: 1 June 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 5660162e-8a8d-4fa8-98ff-bafeb9a80fb6-520455
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4cfbcec9-3916-47c5-b420-6684d3090889

## Description

The Health and Safety Executive \(HSE\) has been selected by a major UK gas distributor to test whether natural gas with a hydrogen content can safely distributed in the UK gas distribution network\. Phase 1 of the project has been completed and subject to contract we are now progressing with Phase 2\. For Phase 2 HSE is seeking a partner with suitable test equipment and expertise to work with us on generating the evidence of materials performance to support our continuing work on this project\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5660162e-8a8d-4fa8-98ff-bafeb9a80fb6-520455)