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# Provision of Liquid Fuel to East Sussex County Council

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-liquid-fuel-to-east-sussex-county-council-ocds-h6vhtk-068408). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** East Sussex County Council: "Provision of Liquid Fuel to East Sussex County Council". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [East Sussex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-sussex-county-council-ons-e10000011)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £272,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-068408`

## 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-liquid-fuel-to-east-sussex-county-council-ocds-h6vhtk-068408#tl-md)

## Description
East 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 09000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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 o...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 034623-2026-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **CERTAS ENERGY UK LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-04168225`
  - Value: £272,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 034623-2026-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £272,000
  - Signed Date: 09/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F034623-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-16T11:03:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T16:00:25.289Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-068408