Official UK procurement notice
ID 5830709 DoF - Collaborative Supply and Delivery of Liquefied Petroleum Gas - 2027-2031
Authority: Department of Finance (Central government)·Procurement run by: CPD - Supplies and Services Division
Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) on behalf of the participating bodies listed within the tender documents is seeking to establish a Framework for the Supply and Delivery of Liquid Petroleum Gas. This multi-supplier framework will be for the supply of Bio Liquefied Petroleum Gas for a term of 4 years (48 months). The blend required will either be 10per cent, 25per cent, 50per cent, or 100per cent. Every order must have a minimum blend of 10per cent BioLPG.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionConstruction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) on behalf of the participating bodies listed within the tender documents is seeking to establish a Framework for the Supply and Delivery of Liquid Petroleum Gas. This multi-supplier framework will be for the supply of Bio Liquefied Petroleum Gas for a term of 4 years (48 months). The blend required will either be 10per cent, 25per cent, 50per cent, or 100per cent. Every order must have a minimum blend of 10per cent BioLPG. The Buyer's requirements (percentage blend) are detailed within Pricing Schedule. This will be fixed for the first contractual year. Prior to the beginning of each contractual year the participating bodies will confirm the percentage blend they require for the coming year. This process will continue for each contractual year of the framework. The Buyer reserves the right to increase or decrease the blend of BioLPG on an annual basis. The anticipated commencement date shall be 1st February 2027 and expire on 31st January 2031.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Jul 2030, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Feb 2027
Published description of the framework
The Buyer wishes to establish a multi-supplier framework for the supply of Bio Liquefied Petroleum Gas. During the framework period, the participating bodies listed in Annex 2 Specification with sites located in Northern Ireland, will be permitted to enter into contractual arrangements for the supply of Bio Liquefied Petroleum Gas (BioLPG) via this framework.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£9,500,000
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How this buyer will score bids.
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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).
- AC1 Compliance with the Specification: pass/fail compliance statement
- AC2 Contract and Account Management: 10 percent
- AC3 Supply Chain Arrangements: 10 percent
- AC4 Price: 80 percent
- “ID 5830709 DoF - Collaborative Supply and Delivery of Liquefied…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Department of Finance buys Petroleum and distillates (CPV 0913), and who usually turns up
Department of Finance’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Petroleum and distillates (CPV 0913) →
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Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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Half of these awards have an award date within 32 days of the bid deadline.
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1 bid21% / 88%
2–30% / 13%
4–621% / 0%
7+57% / 0%
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Lot #1CPV 0913Published estimate£9.5m
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1 bid26%
2–327%
4–628%
7+19%
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Where the award price may land.
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A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Calor Gas Northern Ireland LimitedEarlier contract | DoF - Collaborative Supply and Delivery of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) (ID 3358301)notice published Jun 2022 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| DCC Energy LtdEarlier contract | DoF - Collaborative Supply and Delivery of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) (ID 3358301)notice published Jun 2022 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
74% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
74% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (74% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
DoF - Collaborative Supply and Delivery of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) (ID 3358301), winner not published; no contract end date published.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 31 Jul 2030
- First published
- 9 Nov 2026, 13:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Nov 2026, 13:34 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Jan 2027
- Authority reference
ID 5830709- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-106237- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b79aFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
For further details on invoicing procedures please see : www.finance-ni.gov.uk/ar ↗ ticles/account-ni-good-invoicing-practice Contract Value The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract across many public sector organistions. Neither CPD nor the contracting Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Supplier in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and a Supplier shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via eTendersNI- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Appointment period ends
- 10 Dec 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Dec 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
Timeline
9 Nov 2026 → 1 Feb 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published2h ago9 Nov 2026, 13:34 GMT
- Today9 Nov 2026
- Clarification questions byin 21 days1 Dec 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsin 30 days · period end, not a bid countdown10 Dec 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 58 days6 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 83 days1 Feb 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published9 Nov 2026, 13:34 GMTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPD - Supplies & Services DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction and Procurement Delivery – Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland. Please see Annex 2 Specification for a list of participating bodies of the framework.
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender