Contract

Provision of Fuel Card Services

  • Southend City Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-009549

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04ed8f (view related notices)

Published 14 March 2025, 7:29pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Southend City Council

Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue

Southend-on-Sea

SS2 6YL

Email

procurementadvisors@southend.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.southend.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

http://www.southend.gov.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of Fuel Card Services

Reference number

DN742125

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Southend-on-Sea City Council (the “Council”) currently has a fuel card service contract in place to purchase approximately 55,000 litres of ULSD diesel per annum for its current fleet of 82 vehicles. The current fuel card solution provider processes approximately 1,084 transactions per annum.

The Council is looking to continue with a fuel card solution to allow its fleet to purchase fuel at a variety of retail fuel outlets across Southend-on-Sea. The more retail outlets that the fuel card service covers, then the less distance needs to be driven to get to a fuel outlet. The corresponding reduction of fuelling journeys will reduce wear and the impact on the environment thus lowering the overall carbon footprint.

Benefits of using a fuel card include (but not limited to):

● Remove the need for cash

● Significantly reduced admin requirements as opposed to pay and reclaim

● Provides consistent, competitive pricing

● Secure payments

● Detailed Management Information

● Carbon emission reports to help with social value commitments

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 09100000 - Fuels
  • 09310000 - Electricity

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Southend-on-Sea City Council (the “Council”) currently has a fuel card service contract in place to purchase approximately 55,000 litres of ULSD diesel per annum for its current fleet of 82 vehicles. The current fuel card solution provider processes approximately 1,084 transactions per annum.

The Council is looking to continue with a fuel card solution to allow its fleet to purchase fuel at a variety of retail fuel outlets across Southend-on-Sea. The more retail outlets that the fuel card service covers, then the less distance needs to be driven to get to a fuel outlet. The corresponding reduction of fuelling journeys will reduce wear and the impact on the environment thus lowering the overall carbon footprint.

Benefits of using a fuel card include (but not limited to):

● Remove the need for cash

● Significantly reduced admin requirements as opposed to pay and reclaim

● Provides consistent, competitive pricing

● Secure payments

● Detailed Management Information

● Carbon emission reports to help with social value commitments

two.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 100

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure

Explanation:

No suitable tenders were submitted in response to an open procedure, as the tender responses received did not demonstrate that they could fully meet the requirements of the Council.

Link to the contract notice for the published opportunity: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c1e171d-3c4f-426f-81f0-c9d8a5ed43fc.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom