Fuel Finder Services

Fuel Finder Service. Government published the consultation on the design of Fuel Finder on 16 January 2024. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/empowering-drivers-and-boosting-competition-in-the-road-fuel-retail-market#:~:text=Consultation description,road fuels price monitoring function.

The Government response to the consultation was published on 30 October 2024 here; https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/empowering-drivers-and-boosting-competition-in-the-road-fuel-retail-market/outcome/consultation-on-open-data-scheme-and-ongoing-monitoring-function-for-road-fuel-prices-government-response

Through this procurement, we sought a supplier to:

a. Build a Service for PFSs and Third Parties that increases transparency of fuel prices and availability of fuel for Consumers in near-real time so that Consumers can make informed choices on purchasing fuel.

b. Deliver a Service that can:

- Register all UK retail PFSs (~8300).

- Collect (through various input methods), aggregate and securely store Business Data from PFSs as prices and availability of fuel changes.

- Share the Business Data with registered Third Parties (that wish to access the data) openly and freely in near-real time to deliver to Consumers.

- Provide ongoing support to PFSs and Third Parties.

- Provide a mechanism for Consumers to report inaccuracies in Business Data.

- Resolve or escalate any reported or suspected non-compliance of PFSs to the CMA as 'enforcer.'