ID 6727437 - DoF - Collaborative Arrangement for Provision of Vehicle Fuel and Electric Charging Card Services

What the buyer is asking for

The Department of Finance, Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) is seeking to appoint a Supplier for the provision of vehicle Fuel Cards and associated services as well as electric vehicle Charge Cards. This is a collaborative arrangement, and the details of all Service Recipients can be found at Schedule 17. Additional Service Recipients, being public sector bodies may be added to this Schedule at any point during the lifetime of this Contract. This Contract will run for an initial period of 5 years, and an additional period to allow for implementation (6 months for Lot 1 and 3 months for Lot 2). There will be two optional extension periods of up to two years each.

How this is scored

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• 14%qualityAC1 - Fuel Card CoverageAs per tender documentation
• 10.8%qualityAC2 - ImplementationAs per tender documentation
• 10%qualityAC3 - Contract and Account ManagementAs per tender documentation
• 5.2%qualityAC4 - Social ValueAs per tender documentation
• 60%priceAC5 - Total Contract PriceAs per tender documentation

2 lots

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• Provision of Vehicle Fuel Card and Associated Services£36m

  A fuel card is a payment product for organisations that enables drivers to purchase road fuels and associated services (i.e. oils & lubricants) for the vehicles they use for business purposes; essentially a payment card for vehicle related purchases.

• Provision of Vehicle (EV) Charging Cards and Associated Services£1.0m

  An EV charging card is a payment, access and account management product for organisations that enables drivers to access and pay for electric vehicle charging for vehicles they use for business purposes

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice publishedyesterday

   22 Sept 2026, 14:40 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 16 days

   9 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 26 days

   19 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 48 days

   9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

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Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice22 Sept 2026, 14:40 BST089705-2026

Payment terms

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Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender