Purpose

The procurement is for the supply of liquid
fuel (diesel / petrol) in bulk for vehicle use on the highway by
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (‘SFRS’), for example in
fire appliances.  Fuel will be delivered
to each fire station site that has a bulk fuel storage tank.

Content

Decision made:
 
It was AGREED that:
 

1.   
A contract with an initial term of 24 months, from 1st
April 2026 to 31st March 2028, would be awarded to a
specialist contractor to provide the bulk delivery of liquid fuel
to SFRS sites.
 

Reasons for the decision

Reasons for Decision:
 
A collaborative procurement exercise has been
led by Crown Commercial Services (‘CCS’) (an executive
agency of the Cabinet Office), on which Surrey County Council and
SFRS have been named.  It can be seen
that this exercise will deliver best value for money to the
Authority.

Alternative options considered

A robust options appraisal process was
conducted prior to making the decision to procure via the process
detailed above, this included the following rejected options:
 
Accessing an alternative framework outside the
process being conducted by CCS.
 
Running an Open tender process instead of
accessing a compliant framework.
 
Off Contract purchase of fuel from petrol
stations.