Official UK procurement notice
Supply and Delivery of Liquid Fuel (2026-30)
Authority: Translink (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of the supply and delivery of liquid fuel for Translink's Bus and Rail operations. It is anticipated that the following volumes of fuel are required. Please note these are indicative annual volumes and are subject to change.
- ULS Diesel for road use- 20 million litres per annum
- ULS Gas Oil for Railway use - 17 million.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 3 Jan 2033, 23:59 GMT.
- How the procedure runs: As detailed in the Tender documents (Information and Instructions document - Procurement All Stages section)
CPV: Diesel fuel (0,2) · Diesel fuel (EN 590) · Fuels
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£245,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
Annual turnover of £70mil
£10m Employers, £25m Public & Products and valid current Motor Insurance unlimited third party. Insurances required only if successful.
- Technical & professional ability
As detailed in the tender documentation: Membership of the Fuels Industry UK/ Fuels for Ireland or an equivalent industry body and Previous relevant experience.
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Quality/Technical/Social Value: 50%
- Financial: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality/Technical/Social Value: Quality and Technical as detailed in the Tender documents: - Mobilisation and Implementation (20%) - Service Delivery Methodology and Management (20%) - Health and Safety (5%) - Social Value (5%)
- Financial: Financial criteria as detailed in the tender documents.
- Economic & financial standing
Annual turnover of £70mil
£10m Employers, £25m Public & Products and valid current Motor Insurance unlimited third party. Insurances required only if successful.
- Technical & professional ability
As detailed in the tender documentation: Membership of the Fuels Industry UK/ Fuels for Ireland or an equivalent industry body and Previous relevant experience.
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 3 Jan 2033
- First published
- 5 Sept 2025, 13:37 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Jun 2026, 10:29 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009157- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0594f4Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
As detailed in the Tender documents (Commercial conditions of contract)
- How it runs
As detailed in the Tender documents (Information and Instructions document - Procurement All Stages section)
- Risks
Contract will be managed via KPIs as detailed in the tender documents.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tender submissions will only be accepted as submitted via etenders (linked below) etendersni.gov.uk/epps/cft/prepareView… ↗ in accordance with the Information and Instructions document.
Timeline
5 Sept 2025 → 1 Jul 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published5 Sept 2025, 13:37 BST
- Market engagement384 days ago3 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Translink will review all expressions of interest received from the market place and will contact suitable suppliers to organise meeting via Teams or face-to-face before the engagement deadline of 03/10/2025.
- Next notice expected356 days ago31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published262 days ago2 Feb 2026, 16:39 GMT
- Clarification questions by248 days ago16 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline233 days ago3 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by175 days ago30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent149 days ago27 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends139 days ago5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published132 days ago12 Jun 2026, 10:29 BST
- Contract starts114 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Sept 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published5 Sept 2025, 13:37 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published2 Feb 2026, 16:39 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £245,000,0002 Feb 2026, 16:39 GMTwas £210,000,000
- Status changed to active2 Feb 2026, 16:39 GMT
- Procurement method changed2 Feb 2026, 16:39 GMT
- Deadline published: 3 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT2 Feb 2026, 16:39 GMT
- Contract award notice published27 May 2026, 15:45 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 May 2026, 15:45 BST
- Contract details notice published12 Jun 2026, 10:29 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 5 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LCC GROUP LIMITED1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2030 · up to 30 Jun 2033Extensions: Option to extend the contract up to 36 months. · Options: Translink may require the successful Supplier to install, test, and commission fuel gauges/telemetry systems capable of being monitored remotely by the Supplier at each designated location. In addition, during the term of the contract, Translink may also choose to utilise other alternative fuels (e.g. HVO). | £245,000,000 | 27 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Supply and Delivery of Liquid Fuel (2026-30) · LCC GROUP LIMITED
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2026
- Value
- £245,000,000
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2030 · up to 30 Jun 2033 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend the contract up to 36 months.
- Options
- Translink may require the successful Supplier to install, test, and commission fuel gauges/telemetry systems capable of being monitored remotely by the Supplier at each designated location. In addition, during the term of the contract, Translink may also choose to utilise other alternative fuels (e.g. HVO).
3 agreed KPIs: Delivery · Product Quality - Rail · Product Quality – Bus
- Delivery, Deliveries are received in the quantity and at the time specified for delivery.
- Product Quality - Rail, Product delivered as per the specification grade and quality
- Product Quality – Bus, Product delivered as per the specification grade and quality.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonLCC Group Ltd · Northern Ireland
- did not winNicholl Fuel Oils Ltd · Northern Ireland
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- LCC Group LtdAwarded supplier
- Nicholl Fuel Oils LtdBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender