Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Liquid Fuel to East Sussex County Council
Authority: East Sussex County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEast Sussex County Council together with the participating authorities: East Sussex Fire, West Sussex County Council, Surrey Police, Sussex Police, Surrey Fire and Rescue Service, and, have a collective requirement to purchase 'Liquid Fuels' (Diesel, Kerosene, Heating Oil and ULSD). These fuels support the continuation of daily operations across a wide range of corporate, emergency service and educational sites that depend on fuel‑based systems for heating, power generation, fleet operations and resilience planning.
A new 4‑year CCS framework, National Fuels 3 (RM6305), launched in October 2024 and the participating authorities engaged in a CCS‑run quarterly further‑competition process to appoint a supplier from Lot 1 - (Liquid Fuel - England, London & South East), which contains seven qualified suppliers.
CPV: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Mini competition run on behalf of the Councils against the CCS National Fuels 3…Awarded
Mini competition run on behalf of the Councils against the CCS National Fuels 3 framework (RM6305).
This option aligns with the strategy of the Councils. The procurement activity will sit with Crown Commercial Services, thereby reducing the demand on ESCC resource. The CCS will shortly be undertaking a mini-competition to select the successful suppliers following a request from the Councils, it is anticipated that this process will deliver the best value for money due to aggregated spend and economies of scale.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Apr 2026, 12:03 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Apr 2026, 12:03 BST
- Authority reference
12514- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034623- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068408Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Mini competition run on behalf of the Councils against the CCS National Fuels 3 framework (RM6305).
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certas Energy UK Limited | £272,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 034623-2026-1 · Certas Energy UK Limited
- Signed
- 9 Mar 2026
- Value
- £272,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CERTAS ENERGY UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.