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Liquid Fuels

Scottish Borders Council

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31 Jul 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Scottish Borders Council procured liquid fuels for its operations in the Scottish Borders. The requirement covers supply of fuel products, classified under CPV 09100000, delivered for council use in the Scottish Borders area. The purchase was made through the Scottish Government Liquid Fuels framework, also referred to as the Scotland Excel Framework and the Scottish Borders Council Framework. The council is the buying organisation. This is a goods requirement rather than a services or works contract, and the recorded suppliers were Highland Fuels Ltd and Certas Energy UK Limited trading as Scottish Fuels. The opportunity therefore reflects a need for established fuel distributors able to supply liquid fuels to a public-sector customer across the Scottish Borders under a collaborative framework arrangement.

This procurement is complete and records a contract award following an open procedure and framework call-off. The contract was signed on 1 April 2025 and covers the 12-month period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. The awarded contract value is £2,364,780.07, split between Highland Fuels Ltd at £1,625,584.84 and Certas Energy UK Limited trading as Scottish Fuels at £739,195.23; these figures are separate awards and should not be treated as additional scope. There was one lot. Two bids were recorded. Price and quality weightings, and the stated award criteria, did not apply to this publication because it reports cumulative call-off spend from the framework rather than a new competition.

For a future requirement of this type, credible competitors would need to be established liquid-fuel distributors with the operational capacity to supply a council across the Scottish Borders and to manage substantial public-sector call-off demand. The two selected suppliers were both recorded as large organisations, indicating the scale and delivery capability that satisfied this purchase. Relevant strengths would include dependable fuel sourcing, distribution and delivery logistics, resilient supply arrangements, accurate order and usage management, and the ability to operate within a Scottish Government or comparable public-sector framework. Suppliers should also be able to demonstrate reliable performance across repeated deliveries and provide the administrative controls needed for transparent framework purchasing and spend reporting.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Liquid Fuels

Notice Description

This notice reflects the actual value of regulated call-off spend against the Scottish Government Framework/Scotland Excel Framework/Scottish Borders Council Framework for the (Liquid Fuels) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12-month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Cumulative spend from the Scottish Government Liquid Fuels SP-22-12. during the period 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026.. The Award Criteria and the price and quality weightings do not apply when publishing the cumulative spend incurred at Scottish Borders Council from this collaborative Framework.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000837636
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL561342
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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

09100000 - Fuels

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,364,780 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
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
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Borders Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWTOWN ST BOSWELLS
Postcode
TD6 0SA
Postcode Area
Galashiels
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Delivery Location
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Local Authority
Scottish Borders
Electoral Ward
Selkirkshire
Westminster Constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Highland Fuels Ltd

Certas Energy UK Limited

Further Information

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