--- title: "Conceptual modelling for migration assisted storage" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-60680068-76f1-4b23-b3aa-8d5e0d32489d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-60680068-76f1-4b23-b3aa-8d5e0d32489d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-60680068-76f1-4b23-b3aa-8d5e0d32489d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-60680068-76f1-4b23-b3aa-8d5e0d32489d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "OIL AND GAS AUTHORITY" published: "2024-11-20" --- # Conceptual modelling for migration assisted storage Buyer: OIL AND GAS AUTHORITY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-60680068-76f1-4b23-b3aa-8d5e0d32489d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-60680068-76f1-4b23-b3aa-8d5e0d32489d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-60680068-76f1-4b23-b3aa-8d5e0d32489d.json) ## Summary The buying organisation, Oil and Gas Authority, has issued a tender titled "Conceptual modelling for migration assisted storage," under the industry category of professional services for the gas and oil industries. This tender is in the 'Tender' stage of the procurement process, with key dates including the tender period ending on 29 November 2024. The project location is the United Kingdom, focusing on offshore UKCS. Potential contractors must submit their bids by this deadline, with the contract period starting on 16 December 2024 and concluding on 31 March 2025. The procurement method is an open procedure (below the threshold), and the estimated budget is between £75,000 and £100,000 GBP. This tender offers a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in geological and subsurface modelling, particularly those experienced in CO2 storage projects. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to apply. Businesses with expertise in handling geological heterogeneity and conducting experimental simulations for subsurface factors impacting plume behaviour will find this project especially pertinent. By participating, suitable businesses can not only contribute to a critical environmental project but also expand their portfolio and gain visibility in the oil and gas sector, thereby fostering business growth. ## Notice There are countless subsurface factors that influence the regional suitability and ultimate success of storing (and monitoring) CO2 in an "unconfined" saline aquifer. The behaviour of a plume of CO2 and the associated pressure changes resulting from displaced formation fluid will respond to geological heterogeneity on multiple scales e.g. hydraulic connectivity as a function of lithology, facies or poroperm variation; or physical connectivity as a function of structure e.g. dip, fault presence/throw/transmissibility or the presence or shape of salt bodies. To help the NSTA understand and better define migration assisted storage potential on the UKCS, it is first necessary to understand boundaries or constraints that impact plume behaviour. This project aims to determine, under defined geological conditions ("scenarios"), subsurface factors that influence or control the behaviour of CO2 injected into an unconfined, saline aquifer. Using subsurface concepts relevant to the offshore UKCS and under defined geological conditions, we seek to run simulations using representative fluid properties of CO2 to investigate the subsurface factors that most influence or control the behaviour of migrating CO2. In detail, the NSTA expects that any proposal would incorporate, but not be limited to consideration of: * Define and run a series of experimental simulations that could represent the primary controlling factors in plume behaviour when CO2 is injected into an unconfined saline aquifer offshore e.g. plume behaviours within a laterally and vertically heterogenous braided channel sequence where dip is opposed to the main depositional trend. * What are the most important geological parameters that could be considered in scenario testing to understand plume behaviour e.g. what has a higher relative impact on plume behaviour - dip or facies variation? * How might a migrating CO2 plume interact with top and bottom sealing units and what are the implications for plume behaviour? Additional information: The terms and conditions will be determined by the final bid price of the successul tender. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d641658-31fa-40e4-854e-2c7c82a59294 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Nov 2024 | | Submission deadline | 29 Nov 2024 | | Future notice date | 29 Nov 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 16 Dec 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £100,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | OIL AND GAS AUTHORITY | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | WC1B 3HF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden | | Local authority | Camden | | Electoral ward | Bloomsbury | | Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 76 - Services related to the oil and gas industry ### Codes - 76100000 - Professional services for the gas industry - 76200000 - Professional services for the oil industry ## Release History - 20 Nov 2024 at 13:36 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d641658-31fa-40e4-854e-2c7c82a59294 - 20 Nov 2024 at 13:32 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b68a22c1-b8a4-4fa1-ac0d-21ec89551fb0 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d641658-31fa-40e4-854e-2c7c82a59294 20th November 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b68a22c1-b8a4-4fa1-ac0d-21ec89551fb0 20th November 2024 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/cd6321f4-a9dd-465e-96ae-97fdefa60415 Invitation to tender, full description of tender and process. - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5bf3221f-2d33-4d80-9377-07fbf3df60f3 Terms and conditions above PS100,000 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/658ca5e6-8233-477a-8be6-6e55b04eba3a Terms and conditions below PS100,000 ## Notice URLs - https://www.nstauthority.co.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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