Award

NEPO307 Liquid Fuels

THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

13 Aug 2025 at 08:46

Award Notice
Tender

31 Jan 2025 at 12:27

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The NEPO307 Liquid Fuels procurement process, managed by the Association of North East Councils Limited, focuses on the procurement of petroleum products and other energy sources within the UK. The process utilised an Open procedure and concluded the award stage as of 13th August 2025. The framework agreement is worth £120,000,000 and is divided into ten lots, each covering various regional and national requirements for petrol, diesel, and other fuels. The contract will run from 1st November 2025 to 31st October 2029. The procurement classification falls under the CPV code for petroleum products and is targeted at facilitating a wide range of public authorities across the UK. The formal tender period concluded on 11th March 2025.

This procurement offers substantial opportunities for business growth, particularly for SMEs that meet the suitability criteria outlined in the framework. Companies in the petroleum and fuels industry will find this tender particularly suited to their capacity to deliver large-scale supply across multiple regions. The structure enables suppliers to engage in sub-regional competitive bidding, ensuring opportunities for diverse business profiles and scales. The framework intends to rank suppliers to maximise the efficiency and reliability of deliveries, thereby offering continuous business opportunities throughout its four-year duration.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NEPO307 Liquid Fuels

Notice Description

NEPO are using an Open procedure for the procurement of this framework agreement The opportunity can be accessed via the NEPO eTendering system. The Framework Agreement is divided into 10 individual lots. Five of the Framework lots cover the petrol requirements of the Framework agreement, with the other five lots including the requirements of Diesel, Gasoil, Kerosene, Adblue and HVO. Eight of these lots consider a specific Sub-Region in the North East, while the final two lots consider national Framework usage. NEPO intend to award two suppliers to each lot. For Lots 1 - 7, the first supplier will be the Primary Supplier (Rank One) and the second ranked Supplier will be the Contingency Supplier (Rank Two). Orders will only be placed with the Contingency Supplier should the Primary Supplier be unable to deliver. For Lots 8 - 10, no ranking will be in place, with the highest scoring suppliers awarded. Customers will be required to conduct further competition within Lots 8, 9 and 10 in order to call off from the Framework. The opportunity can be accessed via the NEPO eTender system (Open). Suppliers wishing to be considered for this Framework Contract must register their expression of interest and submit the selection questionnaire and tender response through the Open eTendering System. If not already registered, suppliers should register on the Open eTendering System at https://www.open-uk.org/ Selection Questionnaire and Tender responses must be submitted using the link above. Selection Questionnaire and Tender responses submitted via postal or email methods will not be accepted. If you need technical assistance from the Open Support team, this can be requested via open.support@nepo.org PLEASE NOTE: Open is accessible 24/7 however, technical support is available Monday - Thursday 8:30 - 5pm and Friday 8.30 - 4.30pm For guidance on how to submit your response through Open, please visit https://www.openhub.org/training to access the available Training Guides. Additional information: The agreement will be available for use by all NEPO Members. A list of member organisations is available in the About section of the NEPO website at: www.nepo.org This agreement will also be made available to all current and future NEPO Associate Members. Current Associate Members are listed in the Associate Member section of the NEPO website at: https://www.nepo.org/associate-members/list. NEPO intends to make the resulting agreement available for use by all Contracting Authorities throughout all administrative regions of the UK (as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) including but not limited to Government Departments and their Agencies, Non-Departmental Public Bodies, Central Government, NHS Bodies, Local Authorities, Emergency Services, Coastguard Emergency Services, Educational Establishments, Registered Social Landlords and Registered Charities. A complete list of permissible users is shown on the NEPO website below: http://www.nepo.org/associate-membership/permissible-users Organisations wishing to access the NEPO agreement will be required to register as a NEPO Associate Member in the first instance. Further information can be found at: www.nepo.org

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-db7636a1-f403-4df3-b7e1-dae5449c8107
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/beee3ddf-4bc1-422f-b566-b8558894ca01
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

CPV Codes

09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£120,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£120,000,000 £100M-£1B
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Aug 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
11 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Jul 20256 months ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2029 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GATESHEAD
Postcode
NE8 3DF
Post Town
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Gateshead
Electoral Ward
Bridges
Westminster Constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

BWOC

CERTAS ENERGY

YOURNRG

Further Information

Notice Documents

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