Contract award · 28 Jan 2026

Lower Thames Crossing - Low Carbon Hydrogen

National Highways awarded “Lower Thames Crossing - Low Carbon Hydrogen” to GeoPura Limited for £32.6m on 28 Jan 2026.

ChemicalsEast of England

Value £32.6m
WinnerGeoPura Limited

Competition with a shortlist

Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Buyer
National Highways · Body governed by public law
Value
£32,600,000
Procedure
Competitive dialogue (above threshold)
Sector
Chemicals · Industrial gases (CPV 24110000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date28 Jan 2026
  2. Published24 Feb 2026Published 27 days after the contract date

Description

National Highways is the government company charged with operating, maintaining and improving England's strategic road networks. The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) is a National Highways project that will build a new road connecting Kent, Thurrock and Essex through a tunnel beneath the River Thames. It will provide much-needed new road capacity across the river east of London, alleviating congestion on the Dartford Crossing. Three Delivery Partners have been appointed to deliver the three main components of the project - Kent Roads, Tunnels & Approaches and Roads North. National Highways has designated LTC a pathfinder project that will explore carbon neutral construction. Low Carbon Hydrogen is a key element in LTC's strategy to deliver its carbon reduction targets and a key objective of this procurement is to enable a significant reduction in the use of diesel on the programme by enabling the use of hydrogen powered plant, machinery and generators. The procurement covers the …

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