Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bfb-f3ba-70e1-84f0-f30db9908189/cavern-sonar-scanning closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Cavern Sonar Scanning [The Oil & Pipelines Agency](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-oil-pipelines-agency) Estimated value Not stated Published 28 Nov 2016 Deadline Closed 13 Jan 2017 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - 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 Oil and Pipelines Agency (OPA) currently run two separate underground storage depots located within Cheshire. Plumley PSD consists of 35 underground storage caverns each averaging 90 000 (square metres) in size located around 250m below ground level in the salt strata. Cape of Good Hope (CoGH) site consists of two larger caverns (approx. 500 000 (square metres total volume) situated 1km from the main site. It was decided that the storage capacity was no longer required and therefore a number of caverns have contained hydrocarbons since mothballing. Additional information: This requirement is linked to OJEU Contract Notice 2016-139625 (28/10/2016) but due to technical difficulties via Contracts Finder there has been a delay in publication of this notice. The tender procedure for this requirement is also: Competitive Procedure with Negotiation. ## CPV classification Sonars Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/85059064-ea9f-44c6-8761-c8ca46ac8faf) 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 The Oil & Pipelines Agency: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-oil-pipelines-agency) [Sector More Laboratory & precision equipment tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/laboratory-precision-equipment) ## More tenders like this [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Vodíkový polygon CEETe H2 / CEETe H2 Hydrogen Polygon · Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava · 18 days left · 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-14ee-7238-941c-57e426068058/czechia-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-vodikov) [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Supply, Delivery, Installation, Testing, Commissioning and Training for 3 Automatic Asphalt Extraction Devices, including all necessary accessories required for complete and fully operational systems · Public Works Department · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1c2c-7367-bb86-fdb6f5219ed7/cyprus-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-supply) [Parking meters – Parkautomaten · Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart, Haupt- und Personalamt, Abt. Allgemeiner Service, Zentraler Einkauf · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1396-70d0-82b5-dd09b1916cf7/germany-parking-meters-parkautomaten) [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Dostawa systemu obrazowania fluorescencyjnego na rzecz Instytutu Agrofizyki im. Bohdana Dobrzańskiego PAN w Lublinie · Instytut Agrofizyki IM.BOHDANA Dobrzańskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-ceff-70be-b876-1f526e8d1cf5/poland-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-dostawa) [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Sprzedaż wraz z dostarczeniem sondy wieloparametrowej z elektrodami oraz pompy próżniowej · Uniwersytet Rzeszowski · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1441-70f4-a723-f4e57a503570/poland-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-sprzedaz) [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – X-ray CT system for the analysis of rock and soil samples · ETH Zürich - Abt. Procurement & Export Services · 37 days left · 25 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1c5a-739b-bb20-024917276057/switzerland-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-x-r)