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Purchase of Heating Fuel Berlin

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

25 Aug 2026 at 07:16

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

28 Jul 2026 at 08:26

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

03 Jun 2026 at 13:50

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office bought heating fuel, principally heating oil and fuel oils, for the British Embassy in Berlin, Germany. This is a goods requirement for the regular supply and delivery of fuel to support heating at the embassy. The buyer is a UK central government department, while the delivery activity is located in Berlin. The requirement concerns supply rather than fuel infrastructure, engineering or building works. It would therefore suit fuel distributors, heating-oil suppliers and energy companies with established operations in Germany, especially those able to manage deliveries to an embassy site and meet the relevant German supply requirements. The procurement was structured as one lot and was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used an above-threshold open procedure, with bids submitted in English. The lot was evaluated entirely on commercial cost, weighted at 100%. Suppliers had to be licensed and registered to supply heating fuel in Germany. Two bids were received. team energie GmbH & Co. KG was selected, with an award value of £314,978.12 excluding VAT and £388,861.88 including VAT. The award date was 28 July 2026. The signed contract is active, was signed on 5 August 2026, and runs from 5 August 2026 to 31 July 2029. It may be extended by a further 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance, with a maximum end date of 31 July 2030.

This award shows a central government buyer purchasing embassy heating fuel through a fully open, cost-led competition, with German licensing and registration as the essential market-entry requirement. A credible competitor for this requirement would need to be legally authorised to supply heating fuel in Germany, maintain dependable fuel-oil sourcing and distribution, and provide delivery arrangements suitable for a diplomatic premises in Berlin. The winning supplier was a large energy business, but the lot was expressly considered suitable for SMEs, so scale alone is not a barrier where a smaller distributor can demonstrate reliable capacity and compliance. Two suppliers reached the final stage, indicating competition from established providers. The stated recurrence points to this buyer returning to the market for the same type of fuel supply.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Purchase of Heating Fuel Berlin

Notice Description

Purchase of heating fuel for British Embassy in Berlin

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ac7a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080592-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details 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

09135000 - Fuel oils

09135100 - Heating oil

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£416,891 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£416,891 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£314,978 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£388,861 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
4 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
5 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
2030-05-20

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2AH
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

team energie GmbH & Co. KG

Further Information

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