MB ENERGY LIMITED awarded Nottingham hospital liquid fuel contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 14 Oct 2026, 13:31.

Opportunity overview

The Trust has directly awarded a contract via the ESPO 301_26 Liquid Fuels Framework, Lot 13 - Nottinghamshire for the supply of gas oil to support its heating systems and diesel generators. This critical supply ensures uninterrupted operation of the heating system and provides fuel for the diesel generators, which power essential hospital systems during gas or electrical supply failures respectively. The contract covers the provision of gas oil deliveries to ensure continuous functionality of the Trust's heating and other critical systems. The contract has been awarded via Lot 13 (Nottinghamshire) of the ESPO 301_26 Supply of Liquid Fuels Framework: https://www.espo.org/liquid-fuels-26.html

Awarded to

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MB Energy Limited

Matched by number

Published award value: £600k
Awarded: 11 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 03256076
Location: Weston-super-Mare, UKK12, BS24 9BA, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: C472066
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Award under framework
Competitive: No

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust
Id: GB-PPON-PVQC-9261-WGRM

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PVQC-9261-WGRM

Address

Street Address: City Campus, Hucknall Road
Locality: Nottingham
Postal Code: NG5 1PB
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKF14

Contact

Name: Sanjeev Sharma
Email: sanjeev.sharma10@nhs.net

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 2

Name: MB Energy Limited
Id: GB-COH-03256076

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 03256076

Address

Street Address: BW Estates Old Mixon Crescent
Locality: Weston-super-Mare
Postal Code: BS24 9BA
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKK12

Contact

Email: uksales@mbenergy.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Control

Description: Please see the following website: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03256076/persons-with-significant-control#

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: Provision of Liquid Fuel 2026-2028
Status: active
Date: 12 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: goods
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Renewal: Yes
Has Options: Yes

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 09134200
Description: Diesel fuel

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 65400000
Description: Other sources of energy supplies and distribution

Entry 3

Scheme: CPV
Id: 09134220
Description: Diesel fuel (EN 590)

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKF14
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 2

Region: UKF15
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 3

Region: UKF16
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 4

Region: UKF22
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 720,000
Amount: 600,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-03256076
Name: MB Energy Limited

Contract period

Starts: 1 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Jul 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 31 Jul 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description: Subject to the terms of the Framework Agreement, the Contract Term may be extended up to and including 31 July 2027

Options

Description: The Supplier’s margin for each fuel shall be held from the Framework commencement date until the 31st of July 2027. Thereafter, implementation of any subsequent margin variation shall be in accordance with 2.12 and 2.11 of the Framework Specification

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 096943-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096943-2026 ↗
Published: 14 Oct 2026, 12:05
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 31 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Related procurements

Entry 1

Id: framework
Scheme: ocid
Identifier: ocds-h6vhtk-05225c
Uri: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-05225c ↗

Relationship

framework

Related lots

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Nottingham · UKF14 · NG5 1PB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

096943-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 14 Oct 2026, 12:05

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust has awarded MB ENERGY LIMITED a £600,000 net (£720,000 gross) contract for gas oil deliveries supporting heating systems and diesel generators. The award was made under ESPO 301_26 Liquid Fuels Framework, Lot 13 (Nottinghamshire).

Published outcome signals

Notice statusContract award notice; completeEvidence: Process display status is "awarded" and source status is "complete"; document type is "Contract award notice on Find a Tender".
Award statusActive award recordEvidence: Award 1 has status "active".
Signing positionNot evidenced as signed; future signature scheduled for 31 October 2026Evidence: Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-10-31. No signed-contract field is supplied.

97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 096943-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078767
First published: 14 Oct 2026
Last checked: 14 Oct 2026, 13:31
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Award announced on 14 October 2026; the award record is active, with an award date of 12 October 2026. A future signature date of 31 October 2026 is scheduled, so the supplied data does not establish that the contract has been signed.

Market significance

This is an above-threshold framework call-off for operationally critical hospital fuel supply, with a stated contract period from 1 November 2026 to 31 July 2027 and a maximum extent date of 31 July 2028.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

MB ENERGY LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 600000 net; 720000 gross GBP · Verified supplier; awarded under active award record

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Supplier verification identifies company number 03256076 and verified company name "MB ENERGY LIMITED". Award 1 names this supplier and states £600,000 amount and £720,000 gross.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

99% confidence

Contract award notice; complete

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Process display status is "awarded" and source status is "complete"; document type is "Contract award notice on Find a Tender".

Award status

98% confidence

Active award record

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Award 1 has status "active".

Signing position

98% confidence

Not evidenced as signed; future signature scheduled for 31 October 2026

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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-10-31. No signed-contract field is supplied.

Contract start

99% confidence

1 November 2026

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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-11-01.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

99% confidence

£600,000 net

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Award 1 value.amount is 600000 GBP.

Award value including VAT/gross amount

99% confidence

£720,000 gross

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 720000 GBP.

Lot-level value

97% confidence

Unknown

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Lot 1 has no published value amount; the award contains one supplier and one related lot, but no separate lot-value field.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award date

99% confidence

12 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-12.

Award notice published

99% confidence

14 October 2026

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Award notice document datePublished is 2026-10-14T12:05:27+01:00.

Scheduled signature date

99% confidence

31 October 2026

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Scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone is 2026-10-31.

Stated contract start

99% confidence

1 November 2026

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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-11-01.

Stated contract end

99% confidence

31 July 2027

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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2027-07-31.

Maximum extent date

99% confidence

31 July 2028

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Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2028-07-31.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Gas oil deliveries for heating and other critical hospital systems, including diesel generators.

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The notice description states that gas oil supports heating systems and diesel generators powering essential hospital systems during gas or electrical supply failures.

Procurement category

99% confidence

Goods

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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".

Framework route

99% confidence

ESPO 301_26 Supply of Liquid Fuels Framework, Lot 13 (Nottinghamshire)

View supporting evidence

Notice description explicitly states the award was via ESPO 301_26, Lot 13; related framework process references lot 13.

Classifications

98% confidence

Diesel fuel; other energy supplies and distribution; diesel fuel (EN 590)

View supporting evidence

Award items list CPV 09134200, 65400000 and 09134220.

Delivery regions

97% confidence

UKF14, UKF15, UKF16 and UKF22

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Award item deliveryAddresses list these four regions.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Selective; award under framework

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Tender procurementMethod is "selective" and procurementMethodDetails is "Award under framework".

Competition setting

97% confidence

Non-competitive call-off indicated

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Tender field competitive is false.

Above-threshold status

99% confidence

Yes

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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.

Bidder count and evaluation results

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Base stated term

99% confidence

1 November 2026 to 31 July 2027

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Award contractPeriod startDate and endDate.

Extension/maximum extent

99% confidence

Maximum extent date: 31 July 2028

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Award contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2028-07-31.

Renewal field

98% confidence

Renewal indicated, subject to framework terms; description refers to extension up to and including 31 July 2027

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Award hasRenewal is true and renewal description contains this wording.

Options

96% confidence

Fuel supplier margin held from framework commencement until 31 July 2027; later variation subject to framework specification clauses 2.12 and 2.11

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Award hasOptions is true and options description states these terms.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Supply criticality

98% confidence

The requirement concerns continuity of heating and emergency-power fuel systems at hospital sites.

View supporting evidence

The notice describes uninterrupted heating operation and diesel generators powering essential systems during supply failures.

Commercial structure

94% confidence

Framework call-off with margin-management provisions rather than a published unit-price schedule.

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The award is under an ESPO framework and the options text addresses supplier margin; no pricing breakdown is published.

Award concentration

97% confidence

One published award names one supplier and relates to one local lot.

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Award 1 lists MB ENERGY LIMITED as its sole supplier and relatedLot 1; the notice identifies the framework route as Lot 13 (Nottinghamshire).

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078767
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust

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Buyer party name in the notice.

Buyer type

98% confidence

Public authority – central government

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Buyer party classification is "publicAuthorityCentralGovernment".

Buyer location

98% confidence

Nottingham, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists City Campus, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified legal supplier

99% confidence

MB ENERGY LIMITED (company number 03256076)

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Supplier verification completed by company-number match, with verified company name MB ENERGY LIMITED and verified company number 03256076.

Supplier location

98% confidence

Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom

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Supplier party address lists Weston-super-Mare, BS24 9BA.

Supplier classification

97% confidence

SME; not VCSE

View supporting evidence

Supplier party details state scale "sme" and vcse false.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Term-end outlook

94% confidence

Estimated decision point by 31 July 2027, with a published maximum extent date of 31 July 2028

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The stated end date is 31 July 2027 and maxExtentDate is 31 July 2028. This is a date-based estimate, not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Contract conclusion status

99% confidence

The record is an active award, but contract signature is not evidenced.

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A future signature milestone is scheduled for 31 October 2026; no signed-contract data is supplied.

Term and renewal wording

98% confidence

The published renewal description appears inconsistent with the stated end date and maximum extent date.

View supporting evidence

The renewal description says extension may be up to 31 July 2027, while contractPeriod ends 31 July 2027 and gives a maximum extent date of 31 July 2028.

Lot naming

98% confidence

The call-off lot is recorded as lot 1, while the framework description identifies Lot 13 (Nottinghamshire).

View supporting evidence

Award relatedLot is "1"; notice description and related framework process identify framework Lot 13.

Unpublished commercial detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: unit prices, volumes, delivery schedule, bidder count, evaluation results and individual lot pricing.

View supporting evidence

These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The notice announces an active award but does not provide evidence that the contract has been signed; signature is only scheduled for 31 October 2026.
Renewal wording is unclear: it refers to extension up to 31 July 2027 despite that being the stated contract end date, while the maximum extent date is 31 July 2028.
The call-off uses internal lot 1, whereas the notice identifies framework Lot 13 (Nottinghamshire); no further mapping is published.
Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, scoring, evaluation rationale, unit pricing, volumes, delivery schedule and lot-level pricing.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who was awarded the liquid fuel contract?

MB ENERGY LIMITED, verified under company number 03256076, is the supplier named for award 1.

What is the published contract value?

The award value is £600,000 net and £720,000 gross.

Has the contract been signed?

The supplied record does not evidence signature. It lists a future signature date of 31 October 2026.

When is the stated contract period?

The stated period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 July 2027, with a maximum extent date of 31 July 2028.

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.

Provision of Liquid Fuel 2026-2028

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

MB Energy Limited

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Control

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Renewal

Options

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Related procurements

Relationship

Related lots

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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