# Supply of Marine Gas Oil to the Torpoint Ferries

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Cornwall Council](/buyers/cornwall-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Certas Energy UK Limited](/contract-winners/certas-energy-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £862,380
- Tender value: £960,000
- Award date: 5 October 2017
- Published: 10 October 2017
- Contract start: 1 January 2018
- Contract end: 31 December 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 652add5b-355a-4d3f-8325-f58ce7e45b97-175424
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b903c625-f1ce-484a-82ee-e36b235a5ffe

## Description

The Torpoint Ferry service forms a vital link across the Tamar estuary between the town of Torpoint in Cornwall and the city of Plymouth in Devon\. The crossing is jointly owned by Cornwall Council and Plymouth City Council who operate 3 chain ferries at the location\. The service operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with service provision varying from a 3 ferry service at peak times to a single ferry overnight\. Current 2-way traffic volume is approximately 2\.4 million vehicles and 800k pedestrians and cyclists per annum\. The 3 ferries each use diesel engines fuelled by Marine Gas Oil \(MGO\) certified in accordance with Maritime and Coastguard Agency \(MCA\) requirements\. The Marine Gas Oil \(MGO\), certified in accordance with MCA requirements \(density of 0\.8557 and sulphur content of

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/652add5b-355a-4d3f-8325-f58ce7e45b97-175424)