Liquid Fuels Award of Contracts

REPORT TO; Assistant Director, Property, Procurement and Commercial

DECISION DATE: 28th February 2024

PROPOSED RECOMMENDATION

To award contracts for Liquid Fuel (Heating and Fleet) for North Yorkshire Council, following the completion of a procurement exercise to:

Standard Fuel Oils through the CCS National Fuels 2: RM6177 Framework Lot 106 the following Products:

• Diesel
• Heating Oil Substitute: BS 2869

WFL UK Ltd. through the CCS National Fuels 2: RM6177 Framework Lot 106 the following Products:

• Adblue

BWOC Ltd. through the CCS National Fuels 2: RM6177 Framework Lot 106 the following Products:

• Kerosene
• Gas Oil Class D

BACKGROUND TO SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATION

A decision was made to undertake a procurement exercise for the supply of Liquid Fuels (Heating and Fleet) for corporate sites and fleet, including school & academy portfolios of North Yorkshire Council from the 1^st April 2024, the majority of sites in relation to heating being schools.  The replacement contract will include the former NYCC sites that use Liquid Fuels and the sites from the former seven boroughs and districts which will be brought into the new contract as their existing contracts end.

The intention to procure was entered onto the forward plan in November 2022 and the decision to procure was made on the 22^nd August 2023, with the procurement being a key decision.

Each contract awarded will be for a duration of two years with options to extend for a further two – one-year periods (resulting in a maximum contract period of four years). 

LEGAL AND GOVERNANCE COMPLIANCE

The procurement exercise was undertaken by the Council’s Procurement and Contract Management Service September 2023 to March 2024.

RECOMMENDATION

That contracts be awarded for Liquid Fuels.

Liquid Fuels Contract Award

Katherine Edge, Senior Property Officer

28^th February 2024