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Tank Cleaning Services Framework

The Oil & Pipelines Agency · Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 05:09.

Opportunity overview

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

Classification

  • CPV44611410 — Oil-storage tanks
  • CPV50514100 — Repair and maintenance services of tanks
  • CPV90913000 — Tank and reservoir cleaning services
  • CPV90913100 — Tank-cleaning services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
OPA/T570
Status
planned
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
11 Jul 2025, 23:59

Special regime

defenceSecurity

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned

Contract period

Ends
27 Sept 2029, 23:59
Starts
28 Sept 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
44611410
Scheme
CPV
Description
Oil-storage tanks
Entry 2
Id
50514100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services of tanks
Entry 3
Id
90913000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Tank and reservoir cleaning services
Entry 4
Id
90913100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Tank-cleaning services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
036204-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
30 Jun 2025, 16:05

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PWDV-1537-QRDV
Name
The Oil & Pipelines Agency

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ35
Country
GB
Locality
Gosport
Postal Code
PO12 1AP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
St Georges House, Royal Clarence Yard, Weevil Lane

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PWDV-1537-QRDV
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Ian Walker
Telephone
07710 854360

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Gosport · UKJ35 · PO12 1AP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-055628-2025-06-30T16:05:05+01:00Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·