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How to win: OPA T835 Seismic Monitoring Plumley, Cheshire.

A services contract from Oil and Pipelines Agency, worth £300,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Oil and Pipelines Agency

Value

£300,000

Closing date

23 November 2026

About this contract

OPA T835 Deliver and implement a seismic monitoring design report at OPA PSD Plumley, Knutsford in Cheshire. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://opa.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Gosport:-Geological%2C-geophysical-and-other-scientific-prospecting-services./S79V463G28 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://opa.delta-esourcing.com/respond/S79V463G28

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Oil and Pipelines Agency scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £300,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: it closes 23 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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