Official UK procurement notice
Bulk Fuel Tanks Framework
Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFramework agreement for the provision of a fully managed contract for all installations, replacements, statutory inspections, certification, maintenance, and remedial works for the static fuel tanks across the estate
CPV: Installation services (except software) · Oil-storage tanks · Technical inspection services of engineering structures
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Bids received
- 2 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 1 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Sept 2025
Published description of the framework
Single supplier framework
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Statutory inspections, certification, maintenance, and remedial works for bulk fuel tanksAwardedRenewalPublished value£0
Statutory inspections, certification, maintenance, and remedial works for bulk fuel tanks across the Forestry England estate.
Lot #2Supply and installation of new or replacement bulk fuel tanks to include the supply, installation, commissioningAwardedRenewalPublished value£0
Supply and installation (including any required civil works & final commissioning) of new or replacement bulk fuel tanks to include the supply, installation, commissioning. This Lot will also include provision of fuel management telemetry and software
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
- Price carries 30–70 points depending on the lot. Read the split per lot below.
- “Bulk Fuel Tanks Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Jul 2025, 15:34 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Dec 2025, 12:49 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
FCCN/003220- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038683- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055c3dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
9 Jul 2025 → 2 Dec 2025 · 7 dates- Tender notice published9 Jul 2025, 15:34 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by31 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent345 days ago10 Nov 2025
- Standstill ends335 days ago19 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published323 days ago2 Dec 2025, 12:49 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jul 2025- Tender notice published9 Jul 2025, 15:34 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published10 Nov 2025, 16:28 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Nov 2025, 16:28 GMT
- Contract signature expected28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Dec 2025, 12:49 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast£500,000 inc. VAT is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 2 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 2 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Statutory inspections, certification, maintenance, and remedial works for bulk fuel tanks1 award | |||
| BMS - Bulk Meter Services LtdStatutory inspections, certification, maintenance, and remedial works1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2027 · up to 30 Nov 2029Extensions: 2 Years (1+1) | ceiling above | 10 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Supply and installation of new or replacement bulk fuel tanks to include the supply, installation, commissioning1 award | |||
| BMS - Bulk Meter Services LtdSupply and installation of new or replacement bulk fuel tanks1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2027 · up to 30 Nov 2029Extensions: 2 Years (1+1) | ceiling above | 10 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £500,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 1 · BMS - Bulk Meter Services Ltd
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 2 Dec 2025 – 23 Nov 2027 · up to 23 Nov 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Performance against framework KPIs will guide our decision as to whether to execute the extension options in the framework agreement.
3 agreed KPIs: Work planning · Further remedial works · Health & Safety
- Work planning
- Further remedial works
- Health & Safety
Contract 2 · BMS - Bulk Meter Services Ltd
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 2 Dec 2025 – 23 Nov 2027 · up to 23 Nov 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Performance against framework agreement KPIs will guide our decision as to whether to execute the extension options in the framework agreement.
6 agreed KPIs: Work planning · Replacement tanks · Training …
- Work planning
- Replacement tanks
- Training
- System availability
- Service Interruptions
- Health & Safety
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Statutory inspections, certification, maintenance, and remedial works for bulk fuel tanks | 2final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Supply and installation of new or replacement bulk fuel tanks to include the supply, installation, commissioning | 2final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- BMS-BULK METER SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender