Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Fuel Cards and Associated Services
Authority: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 6 public authorities
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 publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,200,000,000
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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f7bfFind 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.
- Electronic trading
- electronic ordering
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Court of Session
Parliament House
Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
+44 1312252595
Publisher note: (SC Ref:765460)
How it was run
Official notice- 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
Timeline
21 Dec 2021 → 24 Mar 2026 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown21 Dec 2021, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened21 Dec 2021, 15:01 GMT
- Notice published215 days ago24 Mar 2026, 13:25 GMT
Notice history
9 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Nov 2021- Buyer details updated18 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT
- Status changed to complete10 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
- Buyer details updated10 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
- Buyer details updated2 Nov 2022, 11:46 GMT
- Procurement method changed27 Mar 2024, 19:05 GMT
- Buyer details updated27 Mar 2024, 19:05 GMT
- Buyer details updated2 May 2024, 09:35 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Mar 2026, 13:25 GMT
- Buyer details updated24 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 forecast5 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 noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Crown Commercial ServiceContracting authority
- Flagship Housing GroupContracting authorityMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact pointBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities
- Forestry and Land ScotlandContracting authorityBody governed by public lawEnvironmental protection
- South Lanarkshire CouncilContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyRegional or local authorityGeneral public services
- 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
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview contact point
- Hamilton Sheriff CourtReview body
- High Court and Court of Appeal of England and WalesReview body
- The Inverness Justice CentreReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- ALLSTAR BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Allstar Business Solutions LimitedFramework contractor
- Allstar Business Solutions LtdFramework contractor
- See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier listFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria