Delivery and Supply of Fuel - East Depots

Authority: Transpennine Trains Limited (Public body)

Direct awardUtilities

Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09)Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£7,095,604published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 18 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to ESSAR OIL (UK) LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The principal scope of this procurement activity is for supply and delivery of marked Gas Oil, also referred to as Red Diesel, that complies with the requirements set out in BS EN590.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

09100000 Fuels 09134220 Diesel fuel (EN 590)63712600 Vehicle refuelling services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Utilities
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 4 Sept 2025, 10:05 BST
Last source update: 9 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST
Authority reference: TPT396
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-032426
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0593c8 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Urgency
Published justification: Incumbent supplier has gone into administration.
It is strictly necessary to have a supplier in place to deliver the goods to facilitate continued operation of critical national railway infrastructure.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Sept 2025

Transparency notice published
4 Sept 2025, 10:05 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
5 Sept 2025, 14:25 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
21 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
9 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £7,095,6041 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ESSAR OIL (UK) LIMITED22 Sept 2025 – 30 Jun 2026 · up to 30 Jun 2027Extensions: 12 Month Optional Extension	£7,095,604 inc. VAT	18 Jul 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · ESSAR OIL (UK) LIMITED
Signed
10 Mar 2026
Value
£7,095,604
Period
11 Mar 2026 – 9 Mar 2027 · up to 9 Mar 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
12 Month Initial Term followed by 2 x 12 Month Optional Extensions to a total of 36 months
4 agreed KPIs: KPI 1 · KPI 2 · KPI 3 …
- KPI 1, OTIF delivery performance within Order Delivery requirements and those of Schedule 2) such that at no point shall the Customer experience a stock out as a result of the Supplier’s actions or inactions
- KPI 2, Delivery Location stock out as a result of the Supplier’s actions or inactions
- KPI 3, Health & Safety Issues (failure by Supplier to comply with Applicable Laws and Standards relating to Health and Safety and Environmental issues as set out in Clause 3.1 b) and 13. of the Agreement)
- KPI 4, Goods (fuel) Quality Issues (failure to comply with the Specification set out in Schedule 1 of the Agreement (provided the Purchaser can demonstrate that such non-compliance is directly caused by the Supplier) and other relevant Applicable Laws and Standards)

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Transpennine Trains Limited

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PXNX-1214-CQYL Bridgewater House, 58-60 Whitworth Street, Manchester, North West, M1 6LTContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ESSAR OIL (UK) LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07071400 The Administration Building, Stanlow Manufacturing Complex, Ellesmere Port, North West, CH65 4HBContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender9 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender5 Sept 2025, 14:25 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender4 Sept 2025, 10:05 BST