Aerial Pipeline Inspections 2022 – 2030
Gasunie, the largest pipeline operator in the Netherlands, is seeking a service provider to periodically inspect the entire pipeline network (approx. 8,000 km) using an aerial-based system. The inspections must take place every three weeks, during which a reliable, secure HTTPS connection between Gasunie and the contractor is essential for the safe transfer of data. The assignment includes both the technical execution of the aerial inspection and the maintenance of the digital infrastructure. The tender is public and aimed at a sustainable, reliable collaboration over the period from 2022 to 2030.
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01What is being requested
Gasunie, the largest pipeline operator in the Netherlands, is seeking a service provider to periodically inspect the entire pipeline network (approx. 8,000 km) using an aerial-based system. The inspections must take place every three weeks, during which a reliable, secure HTTPS connection between Gasunie and the contractor is essential for the safe transfer of data. The assignment includes both the technical execution of the aerial inspection and the maintenance of the digital infrastructure. The tender is public and aimed at a sustainable, reliable collaboration over the period from 2022 to 2030.
The scope of this assignment concerns the Aerial inspection of the Gasunie pipelines (owned and in control) in the Netherlands. An important part of the scope is a secure HTTPS connection that needs to be build and maintained between Gasunie and contractor. The Gasunie pipelines network needs to be inspected every three weeks. The length of the pipeline network is approximately 8,000 kilometres.
02Exclusion grounds
- No specific exclusion grounds were extracted. In a European tender, the mandatory and discretionary grounds of art. 2.86/2.87 of the Dutch Procurement Act almost always apply — check the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD).
03Value in context
The contracting authority did not publish an estimated value — common for a large share of contracts. The EU threshold for diensten is € 221.000, for reference.
04Likely competitors
05Legal themes that may be relevant here
06Frequently asked questions
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07Estimated value versus the market
€ 250K
€ 550K
€ 1,1 mln
Gegunde waarden in CPV 76 · diensten n=19