Mott MacDonald has been appointed to carry out the engineering design package for the East Coast Hydrogen programme. The award is for a defined FEED work package—not construction or delivery of the entire hydrogen network.
What design work did Mott MacDonald win?
Northern Gas Networks (NGN) awarded Mott MacDonald Limited Lot 1 in the East Coast Hydrogen FEED Design & PEC Work Packages procurement. The award notice was published on 8 June 2026. The appointment covers engineering design within the programme’s front-end engineering design (FEED) work; it does not make Mott MacDonald the contractor for building the full network. Procurement award notice
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The procurement separated engineering design from planning, environmental and consents services. RSK Environment Limited received Lot 2 for those services, so the two awards cover distinct parts of the work package. Procurement award notice
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Which programme does the appointment support?
East Coast Hydrogen is a collaboration between National Gas, Northern Gas Networks and Cadent. Its stated aim is to connect planned hydrogen production and storage with industrial users across the region, using a combination of new and repurposed pipework. The programme is intended to help decarbonise industry; that is an objective, not evidence of emissions reductions already achieved. East Coast Hydrogen project overview
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Where is the proposed infrastructure intended to serve?
The project overview identifies the Humber, Yorkshire and the East Midlands as intended industrial supply areas. The proposed network would link production and storage with industrial demand in those areas. The overview describes the programme’s intended reach, not a completed route or a list of operating connections. East Coast Hydrogen project overview
What are the stated scale and timetable?
East Coast Hydrogen says the programme could connect up to 11 GW of hydrogen production capacity and up to 4 TWh of hydrogen storage by 2030. These are potential capacity figures and a target horizon: they do not mean the facilities or pipelines are already operational or committed. East Coast Hydrogen project overview
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A 2026 report excerpt from Northern Gas Networks describes £96 million in regulatory funding for three FEED studies during 2025–2027. The studies cover engineering, planning and environmental assessments, and stakeholder consultation. This is programme funding, not Mott MacDonald’s individual contract fee. Northern Gas Networks report excerpt
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What the appointment does—and does not—establish
- Mott MacDonald has the engineering-design lot within the FEED procurement; the award is not a whole-network construction contract.
- The programme envisages both new pipeline sections and reuse of existing pipework, but the project overview does not establish that a final route has been built or is operating.
- The 2030 production and storage figures are stated ambitions, while the 2025–2027 period relates to the FEED studies described in the 2026 report excerpt.
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