Official UK procurement notice
Delivery and Supply of Fuel for our East region Train Care Centres
Authority: Northern Trains Ltd (Public body)
Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£35,938,980published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to ESSAR OIL (UK) LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe supply and delivery of marked Gas Oil, also referred to as Red Diesel, that complies with the requirements set out in BS EN590 to our East Region Train Care Centres
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 24 Jun 2026, 16:51 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jun 2026, 16:51 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059600- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bc8dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Urgency
- Published justification
Due to extreme and unavoidable urgency arising from the insolvency of the incumbent supplier. In the context of ongoing market volatility, NTL is required to enter into a formal contract with the Supplier, as it is strictly necessary to ensure the continued provision of goods essential to the safe and uninterrupted operation of critical national railway infrastructure.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 24 Jun 2026- Transparency notice published24 Jun 2026, 16:51 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected7 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £35,938,9801 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESSAR OIL (UK) LIMITED7 Jul 2026 – 31 Dec 2027 | £35,938,980 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ESSAR OIL (UK) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender