INEOS Upstream Ltd has been formally offered 21 Petroleum Exploration and Development Licences in the recent onshore licence award announced by DECC in December 2015. This award, in addition to previously held licences, places INEOS as the leading acreage holder in the exploration and development of UK shale gas with over 1 million acres. As part of this award INEOS is looking to invest up to £640 million into the exploration of UK shale.

INEOS Upstream aims to investigate and develop the resource through a process involving seismic activities, exploration wells, science and horizontal hydraulically fractured wells.

We are looking to appoint the following roles:

1. Company to provide Legal Real Estate (Land) services to manage, prepare, advise, negotiate and deliver land acquisition programme to enable the exploration and development of shale gas to proceed. Quote REF:B105;

2. Company to provide Legal Planning service to advise on all legal aspects of negotiating, reviewing and delivering planning consents to enable the exploration and development of shale gas to proceed. Quote REF:B106;

3. Company to provide Legal Real Estate Resilience and Security services to manage, prepare, advise, negotiate and deliver land access and site security mechanisms to enable the exploration and development of shale gas to proceed. Quote REF:B107;

4. Environmental Specialist Company to scope, manage, implement and deliver environmental monitoring activities and reporting required to enable the exploration and development of shale gas to proceed. Quote REF:C108; and

5. Regional Land Agent Company to provide regional land management & land acquisition service to manage, prepare, advise, negotiate and deliver land acquisition programme to enable the exploration and development of shale gas to proceed. QuoteREF:C109.

The companies responding to these ITTs need to be capable of simultaniously co-ordinating and delivering multiple large complex projects, supporting information, management and have experience in unconventional onshore oil & gas development and regulation.

If you are interested in responding to this ITT please email shale.tender@ineos.com with the reference of the ITT you require, your company details and a nominated email contact before 5pm on 10th May 2016. The email address you provide must be capable of being used for the whole ITT process and be personal to a member of staff within your company. Please also include your company registration number within your initial email.

Please note that a vetting process will be undertaken by INEOS Upstream on receipt of any request for a copy of the ITT and those from any party not registered as a company within the field of expertise sought will not be responded to or acknowledged.