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The Supply and Delivery of Marked EN590 Gas Oil for use in UK Railway Vehicles

LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY LIMITED

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25 Sep 2025 at 09:08

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13 Feb 2025 at 15:03

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Summary of the contracting process

London North Eastern Railway Limited procured the supply and road delivery of marked and dyed EN590 gas oil conforming to BS EN590 for traction use in UK railway vehicles. The requirement is for approximately 6.2 million litres per year, delivered to the railway operator’s Clayhills Depot in Aberdeen. This is a goods supply contract for a specialist rail-fuel requirement, rather than fuel-sector consultancy, depot construction or general transport services. The buyer is based in York and the delivery location is Aberdeen. Suppliers operating in commercial fuel distribution, marked gas oil supply and road tanker delivery are the most relevant businesses, particularly those able to support regular depot deliveries and meet the specified fuel standard and UK customs marking requirements.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a selective negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition. The tender required a pre-qualification questionnaire, English-language submissions and electronic submission; variants were not allowed and a document fee applied. The submission deadline was 17 March 2025 at 12:00 UTC. Johnston Oils Limited was named supplier. Two active contract records are reported separately: one is valued at £9,000,000 for 540 days and one at £6,000,000 for 360 days, with both signed on 29 August 2025. The £9,000,000 record says the value is an estimate under index-linked pricing. A later correction states that a previously published modification was void and that the original contract terms remain unchanged. Selection covered economic and technical criteria.

This award demonstrates established demand from a rail operator for high-volume, specification-controlled gas oil delivered directly to a depot. A credible future competitor would need dependable access to EN590 gas oil, the ability to provide fuel marked and dyed in line with UK customs requirements, and suitable road tanker logistics for deliveries to Aberdeen. Operational capacity matters: the requirement is measured in millions of litres annually, so suppliers need resilient sourcing, storage and delivery arrangements rather than occasional spot supply. Experience serving railway or other transport-fuel users would help demonstrate understanding of traction-fuel quality, continuity and depot delivery requirements. Businesses should also be prepared for economic and technical pre-qualification, electronic tendering, and pricing arrangements able to operate where fuel costs are index-linked.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

The Supply and Delivery of Marked EN590 Gas Oil for use in UK Railway Vehicles

Notice Description

The supply and delivery of Gas Oil conforming to BSEN590 for use in UK Railway vehicles marked and dyed in accordance with HM Customs and Exercise Regulations to one delivery location at Clayhills Depot in Aberdeen by road.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Following publication of this notice, the previously published Contract Modification Notice 2026/S 000-081903 is null and void and should be disregarded. The contract therefore remains unchanged from its original form and continues in accordance with its existing terms and conditions. The purpose of this notice is solely to correct the previously published modification notice. The procurement relates to the provision of approx. 6,200,000 litres per annum of Marked Gas Oil for Traction purposes conforming to BS EN590 for use in UK Railway Vehicles to London North Eastern Railways' Depot at Clayhills, Aberdeen. Deliveries of the product to be made by road.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dec0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084357-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

09134000 - Gas oils

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£15,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
17 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
YORK
Postcode
YO1 6GA
Postcode Area
York
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE21 York
Delivery Location
TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Local Authority
York
Electoral Ward
Micklegate
Westminster Constituency
York Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Johnston Oils

Further Information

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