Liquid Fuels · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex (Police & fire)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09) Delivery: South East (UKJ2)

Awarded value£3,400,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 25 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Certas Energy UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of liquid fuels

CPV: Diesel fuel

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Provision of liquid fuels at the Customer's premises - Via Crown Commercial Services…Awarded

Provision of liquid fuels at the Customer's premises - Via Crown Commercial Services National Fuels 3 Framework (RM6305) - Lot 1I / 1J. Additional information: The process was run by CCS via an eAuction on behalf of the Surrey and Sussex Buying Group, comprising fire, local and police authorities across the three South East counties.

Delivery: South East

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Mar 2026, 14:28 GMT
Last source update: 13 Mar 2026, 14:28 GMT
Authority reference: JPS2069B
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-023048
Classification (CPV): Diesel fuel
Delivery area: South East (UKJ2)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0669fa Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The contract was procured through the CCS National Fuels 3 Framework (RM6305). The competition notice ref: 2024/S 000-035126 was published by CCS on 30th October 2024.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £3,400,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 25 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Certas Energy UK Limited	£3,400,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 023048-2026-1 · Certas Energy UK Limited
Signed
25 Feb 2026
Value
£3,400,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex

Contracting authorityPolice & fireRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Sackville House, Brooks Close, Lewes, South East, BN72FZContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Certas Energy LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04168225 Birchwood, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.