GB-Colchester: 0489-PA - Supply of Fuel

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This contract runs about 24 months, so it is back on the market around September 2028.

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Colchester City Council awarded a contract for the supply of liquid fuels, including diesel, diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) and hydrotreated vegetable oil. The award was made via direct award under the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO) Liquid Fuels Framework, Ref: 301-26, Lot 25 - Essex. The winner was Rix Petroleum (Hull) Ltd, with a contract value of about EUR 1,874,128.82, converted from GBP at the ECB reference rate. The award date was 2026-10-01, and the awarded price was the same as the estimated value of GBP 1,600,000 (about EUR 1,874,128.82), within 1%. The contract runs for 24 months, from 5th October 2026 to 30th September 2028, with the option of 2 x 1 year extensions until 30th September 2030. The contract ends and comes back to market on 2028-09-30.

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Description

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What this market pays

The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 49 awards for Petroleum, fuel & energy in United Kingdom.

This award

€1.9M

Median award

€1.4M

Middle half of past awards

€516,793 to €8.3M

The award sits inside the usual range.

Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.

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Colchester City Council

United Kingdom

notices in the register

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awards

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awarded in total

€9.3M

Awards most often to

1. HIGHVIEW GROUP LIMITED 2 awards €330,901
2. Houghton & Son Ltd 1 award €4.7M
3. Rix Petroleum (Hull) Ltd 1 award €1.9M

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Market context

open now in Petroleum, fuel & energy

4,358

median open notice

€231,000