AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Liverpool City Council published a transparency notice for a direct award of bulk fuel supply for its Newton Road storage facility. Award 1 names verified supplier STANDARD FUEL OILS LIMITED and has a stated net value of £450,000 (£540,000 gross). The award remains pending, with a future signature date scheduled for 14 October 2026; it should not be treated as a signed or active contract.
Published outcomePending direct award to STANDARD FUEL OILS LIMITED for bulk fuel supply.
Market significanceA £450,000 net, above-threshold goods procurement using a direct award route.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
STANDARD FUEL OILS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 450000 GBP · Pending award
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Verified Companies House identity 07555993 is linked to award 1, which lists the supplier and a £450,000 net award value. The value is for the single award, not separately published as a lot value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice document 095828-2026 was published on 2026-10-09.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 status is recorded as pending.
Signature status
99% confidenceFuture signature scheduled; not evidenced as signed
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Award milestone futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-14; no signed-contract record is supplied.
Planned contract period
98% confidence16 October 2026 to 15 October 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value (net)
99% confidence£450,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 450000 GBP.
Award value (gross)
99% confidence£540,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 540000 GBP.
Value coverage
96% confidenceSingle award; no separate lot value published
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The notice has one award and one related lot, while lot 1 has no separate value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
98% confidence7 October 2026
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Award record 1 lists award_date as 2026-10-07.
Notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice 095828-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-09.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award milestone futureSignatureDate is 2026-10-14.
Planned start date
98% confidence16 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-16.
Planned end date
98% confidence15 October 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2027-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceBulk fuel supply for Liverpool City Council's Newton Road storage facility
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Process description: “Bulk Fuel for LCC Newton road storage facility.”
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is goods.
CPV classification
99% confidence09100000 — Fuels
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Award item 1 carries CPV 09100000, described as Fuels.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award data each identify lot 1; no lot title or description is published.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKD72
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Award item delivery address is recorded as UKD72.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails is Direct award.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceYes
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Rationale classification
97% confidenceUrgency
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Tender procurementMethodRationaleClassifications includes urgency.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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No bidder count, tender response data or evaluation detail is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned term
97% confidenceApproximately 12 months
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The published contract period runs from 16 October 2026 to 15 October 2027.
Extension or options
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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The award is pending and signature is scheduled in the future.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award route
97% confidenceThe notice indicates a direct, urgency-classified route rather than a competed tender.
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Tender data states Direct award and includes an urgency rationale classification.
Value interpretation
96% confidenceThe stated £450,000 net and £540,000 gross figures relate to award 1, covering the sole published lot.
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Award 1 contains both values and is linked to lot 1; no standalone lot pricing is published.
Commercial maturity
99% confidenceThe published record supports a pending award, not a concluded contract.
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Award status is pending and the signature milestone is future-dated.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending award status
99% confidenceThe record is not evidence of a signed or active contract.
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Award 1 is pending and a future signature date is scheduled for 14 October 2026.
Limited rationale detail
99% confidenceUrgency is classified, but the substantive justification is not published.
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The procurement rationale text is “N/A”; only an urgency classification is supplied.
Missing competition and evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bid values, evaluation criteria, scores or award justification is provided.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; the supplied data does not evidence contract signature, conclusion or commencement.
- The notice does not publish a substantive direct-award justification beyond an urgency classification; the rationale text is recorded as “N/A”.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation method, scores, pricing breakdown, contract management arrangements and extension terms.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- The published contract dates are planned dates within a pending award and may not evidence actual performance dates.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Liverpool City CouncilSTANDARD FUEL OILS LIMITEDbulk fueldirect awardNewton Road storage facilityfuels procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier?
The pending award names STANDARD FUEL OILS LIMITED, verified under company number 07555993.
What is the award value?
The published award value is £450,000 net and £540,000 gross.
Has the contract been signed?
No signed contract is evidenced. The award is pending and the notice schedules signature for 14 October 2026.
What is being procured?
Bulk fuel for Liverpool City Council’s Newton Road storage facility.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.