Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd0-9b8d-72c3-a69c-a40b80ab2b5c/services-framework-ied-leakage-detection-and-repair-for-biogas-facilities awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Services-Framework- IED - Leakage Detection and Repair for biogas facilities [United Utilities Water Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/united-utilities-water-limited) Estimated value £1,250,000 Published 6 Oct 2026 Deadline Closed 15 Jul 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The supplier will engage in a service contract, focused on providing Leakage Detection in line with the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED). EA BAT guidance dictates that the scope for LDAR is sources of leakage of Volatile Organic Carbon (VOC’s) including methane. (Biological waste treatment: appropriate measures for permitted facilities - 11. Emissions control - Guidance - GOV.UK) The following type of assets are included but not limited to the LDAR scope; · Double membrane roofs (air blower vent) · Roof and cover fixings · Pressure relief valves and vents · Feeding and digestate separation units · Gas pipes · Conveyors and presses · Compressor · Combined heat and power plant (methane slippage) · Gas upgrading plant · Reception storage · Digestate storage · Pits and sumps, for example condensate pits Testing Method The Bioresource and Energy Services team require surveys to detect fugitive emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s) and other substances to air including methane. The LDAR survey methodology must fully comply with EA guidance Biological waste treatment: appropriate measures for permitted facilities (2024) Section 11.9 - Leak Detection & Repair and currently utilise the Optical Gas Imaging (OGI) hand held camera method to enable visualisation of gas leaks with quantification of emission rate and emission concentration. ## CPV classification Laboratory services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-05ed31-2026-10-06T12:08:28+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-05ed31-2026-10-06T12:08:28+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile United Utilities Water Limited: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/united-utilities-water-limited) [Sector More Architecture, engineering & surveying tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/architecture-engineering-surveying) ## More tenders like this [Asbestos Management Framework · Home Group · 25 days left · 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-5fff-736e-ae2e-0c8a400c7297/asbestos-management-framework) [Infrastructure works consultancy services – Contrôle extérieur des chaussées · Collectivité européenne d Alsace · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1730-733b-8247-a32bbbe2211c/france-infrastructure-works-consultancy-services-controle-exterieur-des-chau) [Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services – Single Party Framework Agreement for Architect Led Integrated Design Team Services for Fire Safety Remediation Works for Dublin City Council · Dublin City Council · 5 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0a15-7156-849b-5a223dd6d615/ireland-architectural-construction-engineering-and-inspection-services-sin) [Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services – Būvprojekta izstrāde un autoruzraudzība fasādes siltināšanai kārtās Dzirciema ielā 16, Rīgā – 1.kārta, C korpuss · Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-3915-73d1-83e6-c378f9f7a926/latvia-architectural-construction-engineering-and-inspection-services-buvp) [Technical assistance services – Suivi et gestion de chantiers de réhabilitation de sites pollués · SPAQuE · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-155e-73c2-a593-9e17375422ac/belgium-technical-assistance-services-suivi-et-gestion-de-chantiers-de-rehab) [Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works – Dokumentace pro povolení záměru stavby č. 9567 Radlická radiála JZM - Smíchov; v úseku MÚK Bucharova – MÚK Jinonice · Hlavní Město Praha · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0c15-72b2-bb19-c3ab1550e67e/czechia-engineering-design-services-for-the-construction-of-civil-engineering)