Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 17 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Fuel Cards and Associated Services

Authority: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 6 public authorities

Framework agreementGoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09) Delivery: UKEast Midlands (UKF)East of England (UKH1)

+1 more

Scotland (UKM)

Framework ceiling (notional)£1,200,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 21 Dec 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

**CONTRACT AWARD**<br/><br/>The Trust has recently awarded a contract against the BlueLight Commercial (BLC) Framework for the Provision of Fuel Cards and Associated Services (Ref: BLC-FLEET-0119) for a 2 year contract period from 21 March 2026 to 22 March 2028<br/><br/>The underlying Bluelight Commercial (BLC) Framework for the Provision of Fuel Cards for Emergency Service Vehicles was undertaken as a further competition utilising the RM6186 Crown Commercial Services Fuel Card Framework. Whilst predominately for use by the Emergency services, the Trust is named as an entity on the BLC Framework.

CPV: Diesel fuel · Vehicle-fleet management services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 10 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedPublished value£1,200,000,000

Delivery: UK, East Midlands, East of England, Scotland · Trustwide in the Nottinghamshire region

Variant bids: not allowed

50111100 Vehicle-fleet management services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
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: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Yes
First published: 17 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT
Last source update: 24 Mar 2026, 13:25 GMT
Award evaluation window: 21 Dec 2021 – …
Authority reference: C410918
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-026813
Classification (CPV): Diesel fuelVehicle-fleet management services
Delivery area: UKEast Midlands (UKF)East of England (UKH1)Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02f7bf Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Further competition has already been carried out by the BlueLight Commercial Team in 2024. We are utilising the extension years of the existing agreement.

Contract terms

Electronic trading: electronic ordering

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Court of Session
Parliament House
Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
+44 1312252595
[email protected]

Publisher note: (SC Ref:765460)

How it was run

Official notice

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Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Appointment period ends: 21 Dec 2021, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 180 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 21 Dec 2021, 15:01 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

21 Dec 2021 → 24 Mar 2026 · 3 dates

Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
21 Dec 2021, 15:00 GMT
Bids opened
21 Dec 2021, 15:01 GMT
Notice published215 days ago
24 Mar 2026, 13:25 GMT

Notice history

9 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Nov 2021

Buyer details updated
18 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT
Status changed to complete
10 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
Buyer details updated
10 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
Buyer details updated
2 Nov 2022, 11:46 GMT
Procurement method changed
27 Mar 2024, 19:05 GMT
Buyer details updated
27 Mar 2024, 19:05 GMT
Buyer details updated
2 May 2024, 09:35 BST
Procurement method changed
24 Mar 2026, 13:25 GMT
Buyer details updated
24 Mar 2026, 13:25 GMT

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	Text11.2.5	11.2.5 Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60 Price - Weighting: 40	11.2.5 Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50 Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10 Price - Weighting: 40
—	TextVI.3	—	A framework contract will be awarded to 20 suppliers. The maximum number of suppliers for this framework may increase where two (2) or more bidders have tied scores in the last awarded position only. We also reserve the right to award a framework to any bidders whose final score is within 1 % of the last awarded position. The last awarded position is 20th position.

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (7)

2022-11: 1 release · 2 Nov 2022
2022-03: 1 release · 10 Mar 2022
2021-11: 2 releases · 17 Nov 2021, 18 Nov 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 101 from SMEs

Contracts signed 5latest 1 Mar 2026

5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Contract 026813-2026-1
Signed
1 Mar 2026
Value
£250,000
Status
active
Contract 014152-2024-SLC/PS/COMENT/23/003-1
Signed
4 Apr 2024
Value
£4,680,000
Status
active
Fuel Cards & Associated Services
Signed
8 Feb 2024
Value
£1,500,000
Status
active
Contract 030938-2022-C0233-1
Signed
20 Oct 2022
Value
£3,375,000
Status
active
Contract 006638-2022-1
Signed
22 Feb 2022
Value
£1,200,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
10bids · 10 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

6 public bodies on the notice

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Highbury Hospital, Highbury Road, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG6 9DRContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Crown Commercial ServiceContracting authority Liverpool, UKContact email, phone
Flagship Housing GroupContracting authorityMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact pointBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities Norwich, East of EnglandContact email, phone
Forestry and Land ScotlandContracting authorityBody governed by public lawEnvironmental protection Inverness, ScotlandContact email, phone
South Lanarkshire CouncilContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Hamilton, ScotlandContact name, email, phone
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services Liverpool, UKContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Court of SessionReview contact point EdinburghContact email, phone
Hamilton Sheriff CourtReview body HamiltonContact email, phone
High Court and Court of Appeal of England and WalesReview body LondonContact email
The Inverness Justice CentreReview body InvernessContact email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

4 commercial parties on the notice

ALLSTAR BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITEDFramework contractor02631112 Canberra House Lydiard Fields, Great Western Way, Swindon, East Midlands, SN5 8UBContact phone
Allstar Business Solutions LimitedFramework contractor02631112 PO BOX 1463, Canberra House, Lydiard Fields, Great Western Way, Swindon, South West, SN5 6PS
Allstar Business Solutions LtdFramework contractor PO Box 1463, Windmill Hill, Swindon, UK, SN11 8QN
See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier listFramework contractor 9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, UK, L3 9PPContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria