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Provision of Fuel Card Services

SOUTHEND CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

18 Mar 2025 at 17:53

TenderUpdate

17 Mar 2025 at 11:47

Award

14 Mar 2025 at 19:29

Summary of the contracting process

Southend City Council is seeking to procure a fuel card service to manage their fleet's fuel purchases. The tender is for the provision of fuel card services, enabling the council's fleet of 82 vehicles to purchase approximately 55,000 litres of ULSD diesel annually from various retail outlets across Southend-on-Sea. This procurement falls under the petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy category. The procurement stage is currently at the tender update phase with an initial contract start date of 1 February 2025 and ending on 31 January 2028, with an option to extend until 31 January 2030.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses that provide fuel card solutions. Companies with extensive networks of fuel retail outlets and the capability to offer secure payments, competitive pricing, comprehensive management information, and carbon emission reports will find this tender particularly suitable. Businesses that can support Southend City Council's environmental and administrative efficiency goals can leverage this contract to build robust client relationships and demonstrate their capacity for public sector collaborations.

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Notice Title

Provision of Fuel Card Services

Notice Description

Southend-on-Sea City Council (the "Council") currently has a fuel card service contract in place to purchase approximately 55,000 litres of ULSD diesel per annum for its current fleet of 82 vehicles. The current fuel card solution provider processes approximately 1,084 transactions per annum. The Council is looking to continue with a fuel card solution to allow its fleet to purchase fuel at a variety of retail fuel outlets across Southend-on-Sea. The more retail outlets that the fuel card service covers, then the less distance needs to be driven to get to a fuel outlet. The corresponding reduction of fuelling journeys will reduce wear and the impact on the environment thus lowering the overall carbon footprint.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Southend-on-Sea City Council (the "Council") currently has a fuel card service contract in place to purchase approximately 55,000 litres of ULSD diesel per annum for its current fleet of 82 vehicles. The current fuel card solution provider processes approximately 1,084 transactions per annum. The Council is looking to continue with a fuel card solution to allow its fleet to purchase fuel at a variety of retail fuel outlets across Southend-on-Sea. The more retail outlets that the fuel card service covers, then the less distance needs to be driven to get to a fuel outlet. The corresponding reduction of fuelling journeys will reduce wear and the impact on the environment thus lowering the overall carbon footprint. Benefits of using a fuel card include (but not limited to): * Remove the need for cash * Significantly reduced admin requirements as opposed to pay and reclaim * Provides consistent, competitive pricing * Secure payments * Detailed Management Information * Carbon emission reports to help with social value commitments

Procurement Information

No suitable tenders were submitted in response to an open procedure, as the tender responses received did not demonstrate that they could fully meet the requirements of the Council. Link to the contract notice for the published opportunity: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c1e171d-3c4f-426f-81f0-c9d8a5ed43fc.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ed8f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010036-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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

09100000 - Fuels

09310000 - Electricity

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Mar 202511 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Unsuccessful
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOUTHEND CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Mrs Gillian Shine
Contact Email
gillianshine@southend.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1702215000

Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
Postcode
SS2 6YL
Post Town
Southend-on-Sea
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH31 Southend-on-Sea
Delivery Location
TLH31 Southend-on-Sea

Local Authority
Southend-on-Sea
Electoral Ward
Victoria
Westminster Constituency
Southend East and Rochford

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