An abnormally low price was recorded at the auction for the supply of diesel fuel to Ukrzaliznitsa
The prices of the winners based on the results of the auctions were approximately 2,000 UAH per tonne less than the level of offers on the terms of delivery FCA station of departure within Ukraine and 100% prepayment.
October 17, 2019, five Ukrainian companies competed for the supply of 30 thousand tons of diesel fuel for the Ukrainian railway: PJSC "Ukrtatnafta ", LLC "Torum ", LLC "Alliance Energo Trade ", LLC "Anvitrade " and PE "OKKO Contract ". In addition, another company, OOO TD "SOCAR Ukraine ", submitted its bids for participation in two auctions for an average of 20 thousand tons, and OOO Gaztrim decided to compete for only one lot in the amount of 10 thousand . tons.
The auction was won by PJSC "Ukrtatnafta " with a price of 23 859 UAH. /ton with VAT, LLC "Torum " with a price of 23 742 UAH. /ton with VAT and "Anvitrade " LLC - 23670 UAH. /ton with VAT. In oil and gas research department DP "Derzhzovnishinform" noted that the prices of the winners based on the results of the auctions were approximately 1000 - 2000 UAH. less than what was offered on the open market.
“10/17/2019 in open sources of information, the price level for proposals for the supply of diesel fuel by rail on the terms of FCA delivery, the departure station within Ukraine and 100% prepayment was at the level of UAH 24,500 - 25,500. /ton with VAT on diesel fuel of summer specification, and at the level of UAH 26,100. /ton for transitional E class ", - said Oleg Melnyk, head of the oil and gas products research department of Derzhzovnishinform DP.
He also recalled that if the norms of the new edition of the law on public procurement No. 1076, namely the norm on abnormally low prices, had already been in force, the customer would most likely need to check the price level that had developed as a result of the auction taking into account also the fact that winter specification of diesel fuel is more expensive than summer specification, all other things being equal.