Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Hampshire County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Wessex Petroleum Limited SME
- Value
- £2,003,100
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Fuel & energy · Diesel fuel (CPV 09134200)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Sep 2025
- Published9 Dec 2025Published 91 days after the contract date
Description
ON BEHALF OF CHICHESTER DISTRICT COUNCIL. Chichester District Council have awarded a three-year contract to WP Group (Wessex Petroleum Ltd) for a diesel fuel provision through the Heating Oil, Motor Fuel and Biofuel Framework to ensure continuity of diesel fuel supply with the intension to make the switch to Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuel in the near future. Making the change during the lifetime of the contract is allowable under the framework. Diesel fuel has been chosen in the first instance to allow for a contract to be put in place whilst the option of HVO fuel is continued to be explored, and if it is, the Council will then switch to using this source of fuel instead. HVO is a renewable diesel alternative made from waste oils and fats, such as used cooking oil, animal fats, and vegetable oils. It offers significant environmental benefits, including up to 90% reduction in CO₂ emissions compared to traditional diesel, as well as lower levels of nitrogen oxide. HVO is part of…
About the supplier
Wessex Petroleum Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01024472).