Official UK procurement notice
Supply of AdBlue · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) (Public body)
Sectors: Chemical products (24) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£400,000≈ £200k / year · £480,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Nov 2025awarded 12 Jan 2026
Awarded to Oil 4 Wales Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 8 Dec 2027 · up to 8 Dec 2029 with extensions · starts 8 Dec 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTransport for Wales has awarded a contract for the bulk supply and delivery of AdBlue. The contract covers weekly deliveries to four depots (Canton, Machynlleth, Holyhead, and Chester) and ensures compliance with ISO 22241 standards. The successful supplier is Oil4Wales, selected through an open tender process based on quality and price.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2029, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: Prior to launching this open tender, Transport for Wales Rail Ltd explored the market through two existing framework agreements. However, both frameworks were found to be unsuitable for the specific requirements of this procurement. As these frameworks represent structured market engagement routes, their use provided sufficient insight into supplier availability and capability. Therefore, a separate preliminary market engagement notice was deemed unnecessary, and the decision was made to proceed directly to an open tender to ensure transparency and equal opportunity for all potential suppliers.
CPV: Chemical products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Cost
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Apr 2029
- First published
- 3 Nov 2025, 14:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Jan 2026, 15:24 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
TFW0887.00- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-070514- Accelerated
- State of urgency
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d921Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
- Submission deadline
- 17 Nov 2025
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Nov 2025
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
3 Nov 2025 → 28 Jan 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published355 days ago3 Nov 2025, 14:51 GMT
- Clarification questions by347 days ago12 Nov 2025
- Submission deadline342 days ago17 Nov 2025
- Award decision expected by327 days ago1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts321 days ago8 Dec 2025
- Assessment summaries sent285 days ago13 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published269 days ago28 Jan 2026, 15:24 GMT
- Standstill ends269 days ago28 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Nov 2025- Tender notice published3 Nov 2025, 14:51 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Jan 2026, 13:04 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Jan 2026, 13:04 GMT
- Contract details notice published28 Jan 2026, 15:24 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected31 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,921,9211 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil 4 Wales Ltd1 Feb 2026 – 1 Feb 2028 · up to 1 Feb 2030Extensions: Optional to extend for 2 (two) x 12 (twelve) month periods | £1,921,921 | 12 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Supply of AdBlue · Oil 4 Wales Ltd
- Signed
- 28 Jan 2026
- Value
- £192,921
- Period
- 2 Feb 2026 – 2 Feb 2028 · up to 2 Feb 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2x optional 12 month extensions
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Oil4WalesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
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