Tender Results of Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking Ch Ju

The aim of this call for tenders is to develop a unique digital platform that will encompass and enrich information and data of the available tools/platforms of the JU. The Hub is expected to provide the necessary tools and capabilities to better collect and manage the knowledge concerning its activities and funded projects, as well as to facilitate the access to non-confidential information to its members and the wider public. The goal is to gradually turn the JU into the central knowledge repository and access point for hydrogen in Europe, and the Programme Office into a knowledge intensive organisation.

The Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking regularly participates in various events throughout the year and presents its work at these events in a booth. The aim of this contract is to procure logistical services to transport, setup and dismantle the booth for each event (lot 1) and store it when not used (lot 2).

The scope of this tender is to set up, coordinate and communicate on the activities of a multi-disciplinary team / group of experts (10-15 experts approx.) with knowledge and experience in sustainability and circularity of hydrogen-based technologies, their related value chains and other cross-cutting issues. This experts’ team will be called the European Hydrogen Sustainability and Circularity Panel (EHS&CP). The group shall act as an independent advisory group, supporting the Clean Hydrogen JU in relevant decision-making, including adoption of sustainability and circularity aspects both at the projects (i.e. JU funded grants) and JU programme level.

Building on the previous FCH 2 JU studies on supply/value chain, the scope of this study is to reassess the hydrogen supply chains, update the list of EU actors (e.g. manufactures, research centres, etc.) for each step of the supply chain and identify the strengths, potential gaps and vulnerabilities in the supply.

The future contractor shall assess technical, financial and legal expertise and commitments MS and Regions have in place in terms of their hydrogen roadmaps, which could be used as input in any public policy (strategic plan) or project related with hydrogen and further link them to the funding and financing sources required to enable the underlying deployment of hydrogen technologies. For further details, please refer to the internet address provided in Section I.3).

The main objective of this public procurement is the acquisition of services that will ensure: 1. the smooth replacement of the FCHO platform by the European Hydrogen Observatory (hereinafter referred as the ‘new Observatory’ or the ‘Observatory’); and 2. its further enhancement, for the period that the service contract will remain in force. The primary role of the new Observatory will be to act as the European Knowledge Hub for hydrogen, aiming to sustain and further enhance the current position of FCHO as the reference point for information on fuel cells and hydrogen technologies and applications for Europe.

To ensure the adequate management of its activities and deal with the complexity of the Clean Hydrogen JU programme without increasing rigidity in its organisation and cost structure, the Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking considers key to avail itself of the support of the framework contractor in the fields of support to operations and communication activities.