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The Oil & Pipelines Agency

Tank Cleaning Services Framework

Construction MaterialsCPV 90913100
Value£3.0m
Deadline
Published30 Jun 2025
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
Ian Walker
Ian.Walker@opa.gov.uk
07710 854360

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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£3.0mtotal contract value
median £195k
this tender£0£5.0m

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The brief

Description of procurement: The Oil and Pipelines Agency (OPA) is a public corporation, formed in 1986 by virtue of the Oil and Pipelines Act 1985 to operate and maintain the Government Pipeline and Storage System (GPSS) on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MOD).

There are 6 Oil Fuel Depots (OFD's) in the UK owned by the MoD but operated and managed by OPA.

The OFD's principle role is to receive, store and issue middle distillate fuels to support Naval Command.

The two OFD's located in Southern England at Gosport and Thanckes support the adjacent HM Naval Bases namely Portsmouth and Devonport.

The Scottish site at Garelochhead supports Faslane Naval Base, whilst OFD's at Loch Striven, Loch Ewe and Campbeltown provide bulk storage and regional support to visiting Royal Fleet Auxiliary tankers and warships.

All sites are supplied by sea.

The requirement of this Procurement exercise is to procure a suitable Contractor to execute works required for bulk fuel tank cleaning The Tank cleaning service provider shall be required to ensure that all internal surfaces should be free from all loose rust, scale, deposits, damaged coatings or cement wash.

The level of preparation should be comparable to brush off blast cleaning according to Swedish Standard SIS 055900 Class SA 1.

The services to be provided shall include, but limited to, the following: — Water/Fuel Bottoms removal, — Tank cleaning, — Lead sampling, — Tank hand over.

To view this notice, please click here: https://opa.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=959970300

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Description of procurement: The Oil and Pipelines

Description of procurement: The Oil and Pipelines Agency (OPA) is a public corporation, formed in 1986 by virtue of the Oil and Pipelines Act 1985 to operate and maintain the Government Pipeline and Storage System (GPSS) on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MOD).

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The OFD's principle role is to receive

The OFD's principle role is to receive, store and issue middle distillate fuels to support Naval Command.

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The two OFD's located in Southern England

The two OFD's located in Southern England at Gosport and Thanckes support the adjacent HM Naval Bases namely Portsmouth and Devonport.

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The Scottish site at Garelochhead supports Faslane

The Scottish site at Garelochhead supports Faslane Naval Base, whilst OFD's at Loch Striven, Loch Ewe and Campbeltown provide bulk storage and regional support to visiting Royal Fleet Auxiliary tankers and warships.

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The Tank cleaning service provider shall

The Tank cleaning service provider shall be required to ensure that all internal surfaces should be free from all loose rust, scale, deposits, damaged coatings or cement wash.

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OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055628
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
036204-2025
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