Contract award · 18 Sep 2026

Further Competition Liquid Fuels

Hull City Council awarded “Further Competition Liquid Fuels” to Standard Fuel Oils Ltd for £5m on 18 Sep 2026. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionFuel & energyYorkshire and the Humber

Value £5m
WinnerStandard Fuel Oils Ltd SME

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.

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Key facts

Buyer
Hull City Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£5,000,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Fuel & energy · Diesel fuel (CPV 09134200)
Timeline
  1. Contract date18 Sep 2026
  2. Published21 Sep 2026Published 3 days after the contract date

Description

Hull City Council (The Authority) has awarded a contract to Standard Fuel Oils Limited (Company no 07555993) for the provision of liquid fuel through the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisations (YPO) framework (Liquid Fuels and Associated Products Framework – 1173) for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for a further 1-year period followed by a further 1-year period subject to satisfactory performance. The contract is anticipated to commence in September 2026. The total contract value over the 3-year period is estimated to be £5million (£1.5-1.7 million per annum).

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