301_26 Supply of Liquid Fuels

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPOcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05225cProcurement Act 2023SME suitableactive
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Estimated value

£250.0m

goods

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

55

0 awarded

Published

18 Jun 2026

Deadline 17 Jul 2026

Description

ESPO is a public sector-owned professional buying organisation offering a comprehensive range of procurement services, including access to over 100 free-to-access framework solutions for the wider public sector. We are establishing a framework for the supply of liquid fuels, notably automotive fuels and heating oil. Recognising the geographical nature of this market, ESPO will structure the framework into multiple Lots using NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) codes to define regional groupings across the United Kingdom. A total of 55 Lots will be established based on these geographic regions. Suppliers may submit bids for one, several or all Lots. Customers will typically take delivery into their own bulk tanks however; the framework also includes a provision to offer Fuel Bunkering to support any customer seeking to purchase bulk fuel for their fuel card arrangements. To ensure transparency and alignment with market conditions, the pricing of liquid fuels supplied under this framework will be referenced against the relevant Platts Oil Price Index (Platts), typically on a weekly lagged basis. HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil), Biodiesel and similar renewable and alternative fuels are included within the scope of this Framework to support emerging customer needs across the public sector. Please refer to the tender documents for any further details (including further details on each of the lots) - the closing date for submission of Tenders is 12:00 (12 noon / 12pm) on 17 July 2026. To tender (please proceed to step (e) if an expression of interest has already been completed): (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '301_26' (via "View Opportunities" from the EastMidsTenders Portal); (d) Express an interest; (e) Download the tender documents (from the ProContract Activity summary screen). Any questions or clarifications relating to this tender opportunity should be submitted to ESPO as a message on the eProcurement Portal, once an Expression of interest has been completed.

Scope

Reference
301_26
Total value
£250,000,000 excluding VAT
£300,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
17 Aug 2026 to 17 Aug 2028
Possible extension to 17 Aug 2030

The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. ESPO may choose to use the extension periods where; • The framework continues to provide customers competitive fuel pricing • It continues to meet customer needs for liquid fuels ESPO reserves the right to implement the extension period in part, full, or in increments (such as 2x 12-month periods). The total estimated framework value captured in this notice includes the option to extend the framework as noted above. Note: The overall framework value has been automatically assigned to each lot in this notice as ESPO offers no guarantees or estimates of value that may pass through each individual lot (but the overall usage across all lots is not expected to exceed this overall framework value).

Main category
goods
CPV classifications
09000000
Contract locations
North East England, United Kingdom
North East England, United Kingdom
North West England, United Kingdom
North West England, United Kingdom
North West England, United Kingdom
North West England, United Kingdom
North West England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
East Midlands, United Kingdom
East Midlands, United Kingdom
East Midlands, United Kingdom
West Midlands, United Kingdom
West Midlands, United Kingdom
West Midlands, United Kingdom
East of England, United Kingdom
East of England, United Kingdom
East of England, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom
South East England, United Kingdom
South East England, United Kingdom
South East England, United Kingdom
South East England, United Kingdom
South West England, United Kingdom
South West England, United Kingdom
South West England, United Kingdom
South West England, United Kingdom
Wales, United Kingdom
Wales, United Kingdom
Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, United Kingdom
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
UK, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Priceprice50.00%
Non-Pricequality50.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Refer to the tender documents for conditions of participation.

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
08 Jul 2026, 4:00 pm
Submission deadline
17 Jul 2026, 11:00 am
Submission address
Refer to all instructions captured via https://www.eastmidstenders.org/
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Open procedure

Lots · 55 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
1Supply Of Automotive and Heating Fuels (Tees Valley and Durham)£250.0mactive
2Supply Of Automotive and Heating Fuels (Northumberland and Tyne and Wear)£250.0mactive
3Supply Of Automotive and Heating Fuels (Cumbria)£250.0mactive
4Supply Of Automotive and Heating Fuels (Greater Manchester)£250.0mactive
5Supply Of Automotive and Heating Fuels (Lancashire)£250.0mactive