Official UK procurement notice
Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (HICE) Technology - Market Capability
Authority: Transport for Wales (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTransport for Wales (TfW) are interested in exploring the potential opportunities that Hydrogen Combustion Engines (HICE) could offer in the decarbonisation of the Welsh bus fleet. As part of our project exploring HICE, we are conducting market engagement to understand both the market and technology capabilities. Please note that this market engagement exercise is for information-gathering purposes and does not constitute a commitment to initiate a procurement process or award any contract.
CPV: Hydrogen, argon, rare gases, nitrogen and oxygen · Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation · Vehicle conversion and reconditioning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Jul 2025, 10:52 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2025, 10:52 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036685- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055756Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
2 Jul 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 3 dates- Planning notice published2 Jul 2025, 10:52 BST
- Market engagement31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Transport for Wales (TfW) are interested in exploring the potential opportunities that Hydrogen Combustion Engines (HICE) could offer in the decarbonisation of the Welsh bus fleet. As part of our project exploring HICE, we are conducting market engagement to understand both the market and technology capabilities.
We would be interested in talking to businesses who:
- Currently provide HICE both with installation to a vehicle and without.
- Are developing a HICE product
- Run vehicles with HICE
- Are considering or have considered running HICE vehicles
Our primary interest is in buses, however given the limited deployments of HICE buses, we would be interested in hearing about vehicles of all types.
If your business aligns with the above, please email supplychain@tfw.wales by 31st July 2025 with a short overview of your interest in HICE and a member of the team will be in touch to arrange a meeting.
Please note that this market engagement exercise is for information-gathering purposes and does not constitute a commitment to initiate a procurement process or award any contract.
- Contract starts391 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Jul 2025, 10:52 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender