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# Tank Cleaning Services Framework

[The Oil & Pipelines Agency](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-oil-pipelines-agency)

Estimated value

£3,000,000

Published

30 Jun 2025

Deadline

Rolling deadline

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## About this tender

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:

[opa.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html](https://opa.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=959970300)

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## CPV classification

Oil-storage tanks Repair and maintenance services of tanks Tank and reservoir cleaning services Tank-cleaning services

Source

Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-055628-2025-06-30T16:05:05+01:00

[View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-055628-2025-06-30T16:05:05+01:00)

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