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Published 25 Aug 2026, 11:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Fuel Delivery Support and Provision of AVGAS for NIUAS

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£613,000≈ £153k / year · £735,600 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Sept 2026
Contract term 4 yrsends 29 Nov 2030 · extension options published · starts 30 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority has a requirement for the supply of fuel and provision of tank fueler at Northern Ireland University Air Squadron (NIUAS). The fuel tanker must deliver the fuel to the site for training to take place. Further details including the tankers specification can be found in the procurement documents on the Defence Sourcing Portal (www.contracts.mod.uk ↗)

CPV: Fuel-tanker trucks · Kerosene jet type fuels

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 4 yrsSMEPublished value£613,000
Contract period: 30 Nov 2026 – 29 Nov 2030 (4 yrs)Value: £613,000 exc. VAT · £735,600 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Two option years (12 months each) that can extend the contract.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per the Procurement Specific Questionnaire and the tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per the Procurement Specific Questionnaire and the tender documents

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • VFM
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per the Procurement Specific Questionnaire and the tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per the Procurement Specific Questionnaire and the tender documents

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
25 Aug 2026, 11:50 BST
Last source update
25 Aug 2026, 11:50 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 31 Oct 2026
Authority reference
715639478
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080778
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Fuel-tanker trucksKerosene jet type fuels
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eb68 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
11 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders must be submitted via the Defence Sourcing Portal (www.contracts.mod.uk ↗) in order to participate suppliers are required to register for an account which is free of charge.

Timeline

25 Aug 2026 → 30 Nov 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published64 days ago
    25 Aug 2026, 11:50 BST
  2. Clarification questions by47 days ago
    11 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline33 days ago
    25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Today
    29 Oct 2026
  5. Award decision expected byin 2 days
    31 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract startsin 31 days
    30 Nov 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    25 Aug 2026, 11:50 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ Air Commercial, RAF Cosford, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV7 3EXContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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