Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)Cormac Solutions Ltd
County Hall, Treyew Road
For the attention of: Strategic Procurement Manager
TR1 3AY Truro
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1872323313
E-mail:
Fax: +44 1872324554
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.cornwall.gov.uk/cormac
I.2)Type of the contracting authorityBody governed by public law
I.3)Main activityGeneral public services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authoritiesThe contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contractThe Supply of Bulk Liquid Fuels.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceSupplies
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Sites throughout Cornwall.
NUTS code UKK30
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)Cormac Solutions Ltd wishes to appoint suitably qualified suppliers to a Framework Agreement, apportioned between two lots to supply bulk liquid fuels to depots and work sites. The Framework will enable call-off contracts to be awarded through either a Platts MID CIF lagged rate, plus excise duty, plus supplier's fixed margin pricing mechanism (Lot 1) or mini competition exercises (Lot 2). The Lot categories are as follows:
Lot 1 = Deliveries to main depots.
Lot 2 = Deliveries to smaller depots and work sites.
The Framework will have an initial duration of one year with an option to extend for a further year (one 12 month extension), subject to satisfactory performance, up to a maximum of two years total. The commencement date is 02 January 2014.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)09134000, 09134200, 09134220, 09134230
II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteriaThe most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Quality. Weighting 30
2. Price. Weighting 70
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auctionAn electronic auction has been used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authorityCSL2013.01F
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1 Lot No: 1 - Lot title: Bulk fuel deliveries to main sitesV.1)Date of contract award decision:29.11.2013
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 4
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been takenWatson Fuels Ltd
Post Cross Business Park Kentisbeare Collumpton Devon
EX15 2BB Collompton
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 1884266921
V.4)Information on value of contractInitial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 4 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontractingThe contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
Contract No: 2 Lot No: 2 - Lot title: Bulk fuel deliveries to smaller depots and sitesV.1)Date of contract award decision:29.11.2013
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 4
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been takenWatson Fuels, Certas Energy, Mitchell & Webber, Heltor
V.4)Information on value of contractInitial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 4 000 000 EUR
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontractingThe contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union fundsThe contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal proceduresCornwall Council
Legal Services NCH Treyew Road Cornwall
TR1 3AY Truro
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3001234100
Internet address: www.cornwall.gov.uk
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:2.1.2014