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title: "Provision of Fuel Cards & Associated Services"
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# Provision of Fuel Cards & Associated Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-fuel-cards-associated-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05e3a6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Bolton Council: "Provision of Fuel Cards & Associated Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £4,718,880. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Bolton Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bolton-council-ons-e08000001)
- **Published Value:** £4,718,880 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 December 2025 at 16:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Fuels
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £4,522,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-fuel-cards-associated-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05e3a6#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05e3a6`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-fuel-cards-associated-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05e3a6#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-fuel-cards-associated-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05e3a6#participate

## Description
The 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 09100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £4,718,880

- **Contract Period:** 16/03/2026 to 15/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Northgate Vehicle Hire**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-127954`
  - Value: £4,522,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 19/02/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (cancelled)

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F074915-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-11T13:25:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T08:57:47.010Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05e3a6