# Cavern Sonar Scanning

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [THE OIL & PIPELINES AGENCY](/buyers/the-oil-and-pipelines-agency/contract-awards)
- Published: 28 November 2016
- Planned start: 3 February 2017
- Planned end: 2 February 2019
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 51cdc41b-d62a-43c6-b505-e8fb8520d509-53999
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-85059064-ea9f-44c6-8761-c8ca46ac8faf

## Description

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\.

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- [OPA T518/1560 OFD Thanckes - Thanckes Tank Farm Project - \(TTFP\) Front End Engineering Design, Detail Design and Principal Designer](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-9f30d9fd-eb7b-4a81-bccf-1b409208f30f): The Oil and Pipelines Agency
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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51cdc41b-d62a-43c6-b505-e8fb8520d509-53999)