Defence Online

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: FATE OF PIPELINES – FUNDING
2. Awarding Authority: INSITE North Sea, GB. Web:
3. Contract type: Service contract
4. Description: An investigation of the fate of materials from rigid oil and gas pipelines decommissioned in place and their potential for impact in the marine environment over the long-term, to include asynthesis of pipeline breakdown literature, accelerated material breakdown studies and dispersal modelling to reveal effects and risks over short (0-5 years), medium (5-30 years) and long-term (30-100+ years) time frames.
5. CPV Code(s): 73110000, 73000000
6. NUTS code(s): UKM, UKM5, UKM50
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Scotland, North Eastern Scotland, Aberdeen City And Aberdeenshire.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.
9. Estimated value of requirement: Available Funding: Submission costs should be in the £50,000 to £500,000 range.
10. Call Closes 25.5.2025.
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information and instructions in the above contract notice please visit website:
12. Other information: Start Date: From 12th September 2025
Commissioning stage Dates
Open call for outline proposals: 17 April – 25 May 2025
Assessment and feedback for outline proposals: 26 May – 26 June 2025
Closed call for detailed proposals (to successful outline proposals only): 27 June – 3 August 2025
Assessment and feedback for outline proposals: 4 August – 11 September 2025
Project awards: From 12 September 2025
NSITE Phase 3 has two operational stages: the project phase (19 months), during which research will be carried out in the priority areas; and the impact phase (6 months), during which project and wider-programme activity is set to focus on the dissemination of research findings, stakeholder and policy engagement until the end of the programme in September 2027. INSITE Phase 3 is also partnered with the Natural Environment Research Council to co-fund the Value of the Marine Artificial Structures (ValMAS) programme, furthering our understanding of the environmental values of MAS and how this relates to future management of marine resources.
Please visit the website above for documentation
TKR-2025425-EX-1842511