---
title: "OPA/T869 Plumley - Pipeline Inspection."
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e8ea"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Oil and Pipelines Agency"
published: "2026-08-20"
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# OPA/T869 Plumley - Pipeline Inspection.

Buyer: Oil and Pipelines Agency  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e8ea

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

Pipeline Inspection for cavern storage site

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079591-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 29 Jan 2027 - 31 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Oil and Pipelines Agency |
| Locality | GOSPORT |
| Postcode area | Portsmouth |
| Postcode | PO12 1AP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ35 South Hampshire |
| Local authority | Gosport |
| Electoral ward | Forton |
| Westminster constituency | Gosport |
| Delivery location | TLG3 West Midlands |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 76 - Services related to the oil and gas industry

### Codes

- 76600000 - Pipeline-inspection services

## Release History

- 20 Aug 2026 at 15:48 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079591-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079591-2026
  20th August 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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