Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Fuel Cards & Associated Services
Authority: Bolton Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Borough Council of Bolton (the Authority) required a suitable Supplier to provide the Authority with the provision of Fuel Cards that can be used at major multi-branded outlets, including supermarkets.
On average the Authority uses 797,200 litres of fuel per annum across 389 cards. Please note the Authority in no way guarantees this spend during the term of the Contract.
The Authority currently operates an overall fleet of 217 vehicles supporting services such as Refuse Collection Vehicles, Highways Maintenance, Street Sweeping and Grounds Maintenance. These services all include a mixture of cars, vans, HGV and Light Commercial vehicles which run on standard diesel. There are also 237 grounds maintenance and plant equipment which run on unleaded fuels.
The contract period will be for two (2) years with the option to extend for up to an additional two (2) years and thereafter for an additional period of one (1) year up to a maximum period of five (5) years.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Nov 2030, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Fuels
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,718,880
What it takes to wini
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 45 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Nov 2030
- First published
- 18 Nov 2025, 16:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Jun 2026, 14:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
TC236- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074915- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e3a6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tender submissions must be made via the Chest
Timeline
18 Nov 2025 → 11 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published337 days ago18 Nov 2025, 16:12 GMT
- Clarification questions by315 days ago10 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission deadline307 days ago18 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by244 days ago18 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent244 days ago19 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends232 days ago2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts219 days ago16 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published132 days ago11 Jun 2026, 14:25 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Nov 2025- Tender notice published18 Nov 2025, 16:12 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Feb 2026, 11:36 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Feb 2026, 11:36 GMT
- Contract signature expected22 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Procurement termination notice published11 Jun 2026, 14:25 BSTUK12
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northgate Vehicle Hire Limited23 Mar 2026 – 22 Mar 2028 · up to 22 Mar 2031Extensions: The contract period will be for two (2) years with the option to extend for up to an additional two (2) years and thereafter for an additional period of one (1) year up to a maximum period of five (5) years. | £4,522,000 inc. VAT | 19 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Northgate Vehicle Hire Limited
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 15 Mar 2028
- Status
- cancelled (19 May 2026)
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NORTHGATE VEHICLE HIRE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Link to Advert
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender