Provision of Fuel Cards & Associated Services

Bolton Metropolitan Borough CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05e3a6Procurement Act 2023SME suitablepending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

Awarded 19 Feb 2026

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

19 Feb 2026

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.

Scope

Reference
TC236
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
16 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2028
Possible extension to 15 Mar 2031

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

CPV classifications
09100000
Contract locations
North West England, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Qualityquality45.00%
Social Valuequality10.00%
Priceprice45.00%

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

Award date

19 Feb 2026

Contract start

23 Mar 2026

Contract end

22 Mar 2028

Awarded to