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.
Key facts
- Buyer
- CalMac Ferries Limited · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £20,734,725
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Fuel & energy · Fuel oils (CPV 09135000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 083007-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Dec 2025
- Published15 Dec 2025Published 6 days after the contract date
Description
It is CFL's intention to direct award Supply and Delivery of MGO at Oban (PA34 4DB) to Certas Energy UK Limited t/a Scottish Fuel for a 36 month period. Due to operational and health & safety requirements within a heavily pedestrianised site use of fuel storage tank is required for supplying MGO to vessels. With plans to close Oban berth 1 in Summer 2028 (within this Agreement) due to CMAL upgrades, closing Oban berth 1 would lead to more congestion and operational difficulties if using road tankers with all major vessels operating at the one berth (berth 2).
About the supplier
Certas Energy UK Limited t/a Scottish Fuels: every public contract they have won.