Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Fuel Cards & Associated Services
Notice Description
The Borough Council of Bolton (the Authority) required a suitable Supplier to provide the Authority with the provision of Fuel Cards that can be used at major multi-branded outlets, including supermarkets. On average the Authority uses 797,200 litres of fuel per annum across 389 cards. Please note the Authority in no way guarantees this spend during the term of the Contract. The Authority currently operates an overall fleet of 217 vehicles supporting services such as Refuse Collection Vehicles, Highways Maintenance, Street Sweeping and Grounds Maintenance. These services all include a mixture of cars, vans, HGV and Light Commercial vehicles which run on standard diesel. There are also 237 grounds maintenance and plant equipment which run on unleaded fuels. The contract period will be for two (2) years with the option to extend for up to an additional two (2) years and thereafter for an additional period of one (1) year up to a maximum period of five (5) years.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The contract period will be for two (2) years with the option to extend for up to an additional two (2) years and thereafter for an additional period of one (1) year up to a maximum period of five (5) years. It is intended for the contract to commence 16 March 2026. First extension (2 years ) until 15 March 2030 Second Extension (1 year) until 15 March 2031
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e3a6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015160-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
-
- CPV Codes
09100000 - Fuels
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,718,880 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £4,718,880 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £4,522,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Feb 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 Feb 20264 days ago
- Contract Period
- 23 Mar 2026 - 22 Mar 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-11-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BOLTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- corporate.procurement@bolton.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BOLTON
- Postcode
- BL1 1RU
- Post Town
- Bolton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD36 Greater Manchester North West
- Delivery Location
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
-
- Local Authority
- Bolton
- Electoral Ward
- Queens Park & Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Bolton North East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015160-2026
19th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074915-2025
18th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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