Official UK procurement notice
Supply and Delivery of Marine Grade Gas Oil to Shetland Islands Council
Authority: Shetland Islands Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply and delivery of Marine Grade Gas Oil strictly in accordance with ISO 8217 Grade DMA, FAME Free and fully MARPOL compliant to Shetland Islands Council's marine vessels. Estimated annual requirement is approximately five million litres.
The scope of the procurement is to deliver Marine Grade Gas Oil to various locations in the Shetland Islands in suitably sized consignments as and when required under an initial 12-month single supplier Framework Agreement (which may be extended at the option of the Council by up to an additional three 12-month periods). It should be noted that this requirement includes the direct fuelling of vessels.
- Recurrence: Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2030
CPV: Fuel oils · Gas oils · Ship refuelling services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Feb 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The choice of procurement procedure followed for the Supply and Delivery of Marine…AwardedRenewal
The choice of procurement procedure followed for the Supply and Delivery of Marine Grade Gas Oil (“the Goods” or “the Product”) was the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation in accordance with Regulation 30 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (the “Regulations”). The procedure was intended to result in the Council entering into a single supplier Framework Agreement with the successful Tenderer, from whom subsequent Call-off contract(s) for the Goods shall be made.
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 (2)
- Quality: 20
- Price: 80
- Economic & financial standing
Full financial statements for the last 3 financial years available; if no accounts are available (eg new company) then a bank reference is required. Where accounts are not in English, the Tenderer must provide certified extracts in the English language;
A current bank reference which supports that the company could currently support an annual contract value of at least 1,750,000 GBP per annum which is based on the risk profile of the contract;
or
A credit rating check report to support a minimum annual value of 1,750,000 GBP;
or
An average minimum general turnover of 1,250,000 GBP for the last 3 financial years available and an average minimum specific turnover of 1,250,000 GBP for the last 3 financial years available;
or
A minimum general turnover of 1,250,000 GBP and minimum specific turnover of 1,250,000 GBP for the last financial year available;
or
A minimum general turnover of 1,250,000 GBP and minimum specific turnover of 1,250,000 GBP for the current financial year by supporting verifiable evidence such as an extract from the company's finance and accounting software;
Evidence of current Employers and Public Liability Insurances to a minimum of 10,000,000 GBP and 5,000,000 GBP respectively.
The standard ratios and metrics which will be used as part of the assessment are detailed in Appendix 1.
- Technical & professional ability
Economic Operators must confirm that they can guarantee the supply of Marine Grade Gas Oil conforming to ISO 8217 Grade DMA (Sulphur content must not exceed 0.1%) to Shetland Islands Council 365 days per year.
Marine Grade Gas Oil supplied shall be strictly in accordance with ISO 8217 Grade DMA, FAME Free and fully MARPOL compliant.
Economic Operators must demonstrate security of supply. Economic Operators unable to demonstrate security of supply will not be considered further.
Evidence of same/similar supplies in the last three years.
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Supply and Delivery of Marine Grade Gas Oil to Shetland Islands Council” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2030
- First published
- 30 Sept 2025, 16:21 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jan 2026, 14:59 GMT
- Authority reference
I/30/25- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008540- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a541Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:822210)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
3 Nov 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period ends351 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected348 days ago7 Nov 2025
- Notice published263 days ago30 Jan 2026, 14:59 GMT
- Contract starts262 days ago1 Feb 2026
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete30 Jan 2026, 14:59 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 008540-2026-1
- Signed
- 30 Jan 2026
- Value
- £12,000,000
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Lerwick Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- WORLD FUEL SERVICES EUROPE LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.