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OPA/T869 Plumley - Pipeline Inspection.

Oil and Pipelines Agency

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Planning

20 Aug 2026 at 15:48

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Oil and Pipelines Agency intends to procure pipeline inspection services for a cavern storage site. The work falls within the services category and is associated with the Plumley pipeline inspection requirement. Delivery is planned in the West Midlands. The requirement is relevant to businesses that inspect pipelines and can work in or around infrastructure supporting underground cavern storage. The contracting authority is a central government public body based in Gosport. The service is expected to concern inspection activity rather than the supply of pipeline materials or construction works. Suppliers whose work covers pipeline condition assessment, inspection planning, testing or related technical reporting should monitor the requirement as it develops towards the market.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the Oil and Pipelines Agency has announced an intention to buy, but has not yet invited tenders. The expected procedure is an above-threshold open procedure under a concession regime. The planned contract period is from 29 January 2027 to 31 August 2027. The estimated value is £2,000,000 excluding VAT, or £2,400,000 including VAT. The requirement is currently structured as one planned lot. The buyer expects the next notice to be published on 30 October 2026; this is an indicative publication date, not a deadline for responses. Businesses should use the planning period to prepare for the later competition and review the eventual tender documents for the definitive requirements.

The requirement is likely to suit established pipeline inspection contractors with specialist capability in inspecting operational pipeline infrastructure and producing technically robust findings for an asset owner. Experience relevant to cavern storage facilities, fuel or energy infrastructure, or comparable high-consequence pipeline environments would place suppliers in a strong position to assess the requirement when the competition is launched. Businesses should be ready to demonstrate the competence of inspection personnel, suitable inspection methods and equipment, reliable safety controls, and the capacity to complete the planned inspection service within the required delivery period. Technical partners or specialist subcontractors may be relevant where a supplier needs to combine inspection, testing, engineering assessment or reporting capabilities. This is a preparation opportunity rather than a current invitation to bid.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

OPA/T869 Plumley - Pipeline Inspection.

Notice Description

Pipeline Inspection for cavern storage site

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e8ea
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079591-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

76 - Services related to the oil and gas industry

CPV Codes

76600000 - Pipeline-inspection services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Oct 20263 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
29 Jan 2027 - 31 Aug 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Oil and Pipelines Agency
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GOSPORT
Postcode
PO12 1AP
Postcode Area
Portsmouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ35 South Hampshire
Delivery Location
TLG3 West Midlands
Local Authority
Gosport
Electoral Ward
Forton
Westminster Constituency
Gosport

Further Information

Notice Documents

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