Contract award · 27 Aug 2025

Fuel Supply Agreement

ScotRail Trains Limited awarded “Fuel Supply Agreement” to Highland Fuels Ltd on 27 Aug 2025. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionFuel & energyScotland

Value Not published

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Key facts

Value
Not published
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Fuel & energy · Fuels (CPV 09100000)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date27 Aug 2025
  2. Published28 Aug 2025Published 1 day after the contract date

Description

Direct award of a 12 month contract under regulation 48 1d following SRTs contracted supplier (Harvest) going into Administration. SRT needs to secure a pipeline of product to enable our Diesel Fleets to continue in service, during which time a tender covering our future fuel requirements will be run. Additional information: The value provided in this notice is an indicative estimate only, as usage & fuel costs vary significantly.

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