# Delivery of 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: [University of Manchester](/contract-winners/university-of-manchester/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £439,000
- Tender value: £439,000
- Award date: 15 May 2019
- Published: 19 September 2019
- Contract start: 1 June 2019
- Contract end: 1 June 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 453cb89c-f535-4f05-b506-acd7729b1740-314791
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-79b7b4bd-feab-4707-9310-16e86d52bc88

## 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 be 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\. Further details about the background to this project and the work required in Phase 2 is provided in the tender documentation\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/453cb89c-f535-4f05-b506-acd7729b1740-314791)