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PA23 UK2 - Preliminary market engagement notice for Supply of fuel (non- bulk) for British Embassy Riyadh

Diesel fuel
SA
Published value
£250,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: "PA23 UK2 - Preliminary market engagement notice for Supply of fuel (non- bulk) for British Embassy Riyadh". Published status: planning. Published value: £250,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planning
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£250,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
4.3Bids / Report
12.5% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Adam Smith International LtdTop vendor: 49.7% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 343 active published awards; 32 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Adam Smith International Ltd1 win£8,669,631
KPMG Advisory Services Limited1 win£4,000,000
AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE CO SA1 win£1,323,935
JORDAN MODERN OIL & FUEL SERVICES CO. LTD.1 win£1,250,000
DEC Property Management I Pvt Ltd1 win£851,440
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanning
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published23 Jul 2026, 12:45 BST
Last source update23 Jul 2026, 12:45 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationDiesel fuel
Delivery area
SA
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06d1cd
What is being bought
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), represented by the British Embassy in Riyadh (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) intends to appoint a suitably qualified and licensed fuel supplier capable of providing uninterrupted supplies of automotive fuel for Embassy's official vehicle fleet through an extensive network of fuel stations operating in Riyadh, Jeddah, and throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The supplier must be able to provide reliable nationwide coverage to support the Embassy’s operational requirements across all locations. The contract is anticipated to be awarded for an initial period of Four (4) years, with two optional extentions of two (2) years each, with maximum contract term of 8 years in total, subject to satisfactory supplier performance and continued business requirement at British Embassy in Riyadh. Suitable and interested fuel suppliers are invited to participate in a Market Engagement Event. During this event, the FCDO will present its requirements, provide an overview of the proposed procurement process, and seek feedback from the market to help refine the requirement and ensure the resulting contract delivers best value for money, operational flexibility, reliable fuel availability, efficient fuel management, and high-quality service provision for BE Riyadh’s vehicle operation.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £250,000
    23 Jul 2026, 12:45 BST
  2. Status changed to planning
    23 Jul 2026, 12:45 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    23 Jul 2026, 12:45 BST
  4. Buyer information updated
    23 Jul 2026, 12:45 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planning
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Pipeline notice
    23 Jul 2026, 12:45 BST
  2. Procedure published
    23 Jul 2026, 12:45 BST
  3. engagement
    13 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduled
    An Early Market engagement is being planned on 17th of August 2026. Suitable and interested suppliers are invited to participate in the virtual market engagement session. The prime objective of organising this session is to share our tentative requirements and gain understanding of what can be provided or achieved by the players in the Local Market. A presentation will be shared with suppliers which will include FCDO's procurement procedures, possible bid evaluation criteria and overall project timelines. Interested suppliers should register their interest in participating this event by filling this form https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/0ZSVVmeZUN A joining link to this virtual market engagement will be shared with suppliers who have completed this form, please ensure your details are shared with us by 13th of August 2026.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PXRR-8771-PHVX
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Documents (1)
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNot published