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Opportunity overview
Network Rail is undertaking a market engagement exercise to enhance its understanding of the market for the supply and delivery of liquid fuels across Great Britain. The information gathered will be used to inform the Network Rail’s procurement strategy and any future procurement activity.
Network Rail is intending to tender for a national framework for the supply and delivery of liquid fuels across Great Britain.
The framework will enable Network Rail and authorised users to procure liquid fuels required to support the operation of rolling stock and associated assets located throughout England, Scotland and Wales with an initial term of eight years, with break clauses applying throughout the term.
The proposed framework is expected to include:
• Supply and delivery of red diesel, white diesel and gas oil.
• Supply and delivery of alternative and renewable fuels, including Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) and Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME).
• Emergency and ad-hoc fuel deliveries.
• Nationwide coverage across approximately 50 fuel locations throughout Great Britain.
• Fuel management solutions, including telemetry and automated fuel ordering systems.
• Fuel monitoring, reporting and management information.
• Tank security and access-control solutions to support fraud prevention and fuel security.
• Transition and data migration support where required.
• Associated customer service, account management and performance reporting.
Suppliers will be required to ensure all fuels supplied comply with all applicable legislation, industry standards and regulatory requirements.
The framework is expected to operate on a demand-led basis with no guaranteed volume commitment.
Classification
CPV09130000 — Petroleum and distillates
CPV63712600 — Vehicle refuelling services
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement 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.
To register your interest, please email Julia.Petrova@networkrail.co.uk with the subject: "Network Rail Liquid Fuels PME".
Interested suppliers will receive a questionnaire, which should be completed and returned by the stated deadline.
Network Rail may seek clarification where additional information would assist in shaping the future procurement.
The information contained in this notice is indicative only and may be subject to change. Network Rail reserves the right not to proceed with any procurement exercise or contractual arrangement arising from this Prior Market Engagement.
Due
29 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
097161-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Buyer location · London · UKI45 · SE1 8SW · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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097161-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Early-stage market engagement by Network Rail for a planned national framework for liquid-fuel supply and delivery across Great Britain. The proposed scope includes conventional and renewable fuels, emergency deliveries, fuel-management technology, reporting, tank-security solutions, transition/data migration and account management. This is not an open bidding opportunity.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for fuel suppliers and delivery providers able to cover Great Britain, including diesel, gas oil, HVO and FAME, plus associated fuel-management and security capabilities. Final supplier requirements and tender conditions are unknown.
Key points identified
Fuel complianceAll supplied fuels must comply with applicable legislation, industry standards and regulatory requirements.Evidence: “Suppliers will be required to ensure all fuels supplied comply with all applicable legislation, industry standards and regulatory requirements.”
National coverageProposed nationwide coverage across approximately 50 fuel locations in Great Britain.Evidence: “Nationwide coverage across approximately 50 fuel locations throughout Great Britain.”
Supplier eligibility criteriaUnknown at market-engagement stage.Evidence: No eligibility, company-size, insurance or financial thresholds are stated in the supplied notice.
96% approved-analysis confidence3 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
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.
Early-stage market engagement by Network Rail for a planned national framework for liquid-fuel supply and delivery across Great Britain. The proposed scope includes conventional and renewable fuels, emergency deliveries, fuel-management technology, reporting, tank-security solutions, transition/data migration and account management. This is not an open bidding opportunity.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for fuel suppliers and delivery providers able to cover Great Britain, including diesel, gas oil, HVO and FAME, plus associated fuel-management and security capabilities. Final supplier requirements and tender conditions are unknown.
Key deliverables
Supply and delivery of red diesel, white diesel and gas oil
Supply and delivery of HVO, FAME and other alternative/renewable fuels
Emergency and ad-hoc fuel deliveries
Fuel management, telemetry and automated ordering
Fuel monitoring, reporting and management information
Tank security and access-control solutions
Transition and data migration support where required
Customer service, account management and performance reporting
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
3 criteria identified
Fuel compliance
99% confidence
All supplied fuels must comply with applicable legislation, industry standards and regulatory requirements.
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“Suppliers will be required to ensure all fuels supplied comply with all applicable legislation, industry standards and regulatory requirements.”
National coverage
95% confidence
Proposed nationwide coverage across approximately 50 fuel locations in Great Britain.
View supporting evidence
“Nationwide coverage across approximately 50 fuel locations throughout Great Britain.”
Supplier eligibility criteria
98% confidence
Unknown at market-engagement stage.
View supporting evidence
No eligibility, company-size, insurance or financial thresholds are stated in the supplied notice.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Indicative framework value
87% confidence
Up to £9,621,987 stated in source data; basis and term value interpretation are not stated.
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Source field: value_max = 9621987 GBP.
Framework term
98% confidence
Proposed initial term of eight years, with break clauses throughout.
View supporting evidence
“with an initial term of eight years, with break clauses applying throughout the term.”
Volume commitment
99% confidence
Demand-led framework with no guaranteed volume commitment.
View supporting evidence
“The framework is expected to operate on a demand-led basis with no guaranteed volume commitment.”
Delivery
Geographic coverage
99% confidence
Great Britain: England, Scotland and Wales.
View supporting evidence
“located throughout England, Scotland and Wales” and “across Great Britain.”
Fuel locations
95% confidence
Approximately 50 locations.
View supporting evidence
“approximately 50 fuel locations throughout Great Britain.”
Emergency delivery
98% confidence
Emergency and ad-hoc fuel deliveries are proposed.
View supporting evidence
“Emergency and ad-hoc fuel deliveries.”
Delivery timetable
98% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
No delivery lead times, service levels or mobilisation dates are stated.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Upcoming planning-stage preliminary market engagement; not an open tender.
View supporting evidence
display_status = “upcoming”; stage = “planning”; notice type = “Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement route
98% confidence
Unknown. Network Rail intends to tender for a national framework following market engagement.
View supporting evidence
“Network Rail is intending to tender for a national framework” and procurement_method is null.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
Unknown.
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submission_deadline is null.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage scope risk
99% confidence
The proposed framework and its scope may change following market engagement; no final tender documents are supplied.
View supporting evidence
“The information gathered will be used to inform the Network Rail’s procurement strategy and any future procurement activity.”
No guaranteed demand
99% confidence
Suppliers would bear volume uncertainty because the proposed framework is demand-led with no guaranteed volume commitment.
View supporting evidence
“demand-led basis with no guaranteed volume commitment.”
Nationwide operational coverage
95% confidence
Proposed coverage of about 50 locations across Great Britain, including emergency and ad-hoc deliveries, may require substantial logistics capability.
View supporting evidence
“Emergency and ad-hoc fuel deliveries” and “Nationwide coverage across approximately 50 fuel locations throughout Great Britain.”
Commercial and submission uncertainty
99% confidence
Final pricing, call-off terms, procurement route, selection criteria and submission requirements are unknown at this planning-stage market engagement.
View supporting evidence
The notice is a preliminary market engagement notice; procurement_method and submission_deadline are null.
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