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Bulk Oil Buying Scheme

Community Impact Bucks has set up a new scheme in Buckinghamshire and Rural Milton Keynes to help purchasers of central heating oil to make savings by buying in bulk. 

By bringing communities together throughout Buckinghamshire and Rural Milton Keynes it is possible to make the most of the joint buying power of schemes operating in 7 counties across the country.  Savings can be made and passed directly to people whose fuel costs are high simply because they do not have a gas supply and have to use oil for cooking and heating. 

To join the scheme, an annual membership fee is paid which will cover as many oil orders as you need during the course of the year.   The minimum order that can be placed is 500 litres.

New members are eligible to place an order in the same month they join the scheme, as long they submit their application form and pay their membership fee two weeks before the ‘ordering deadline date', which is usually the last Wednesday of the month.

Bulk oil ordering dates

Next bulk oil ordering dates -

Wednesday 23rd May 2012

Tuesday 26th June 2012 

Monthly bulk oil order price

As at 30th April 2012 -

Member price (kerosene): 56.8 per litre 

  • Highest price quoted by a supplier 71ppl
  • Average price quoted by suppliers 62ppl

Average Saving on 1000 litres = £52.00

(All prices exclusive of 5% VAT)

How it works

  1. Contact your local co-ordinator and let them know how much oil you want to order. Please allow up to a maximum of two weeks for delivery of oil from the monthly ‘ordering deadline date'. (In most cases delivery will be sooner.)
  2. Once a month your co-ordinator lets us know the total oil needed for your area.
  3. At the end of each month, the bulk oil purchase is negotiated by our oil buyer.
  4. We then tell the co-ordinators when to expect delivery and how much it will cost and they pass the information on to you.
  5. You pay the supplier direct for the oil they deliver.

Does your community have a local co-ordinator?

View the list of Parishes with local co-ordinators

No local co-ordinator for your community?  Why not volunteer?

The information leaflet about the role of the co-ordinator will tell you more

Membership fees

Information on Membership of the Community Impact Bucks community-based countywide oil buying syndicate

All you have to do to take advantage of this scheme is to complete the membership form and arrange payment of annual fee. We will do everything else.

Complete Membership Form Online or download here (if you don't hear from us within 5 working days of submitting the form then please contact us)

For help with submitting online form please click here

  • £20 Domestic annual membership
  • £30 Community Building annual membership
  • £100 Business annual membership

New members are eligible to place an order in the same month they join the scheme, as long they submit their application form and pay their membership fee two weeks before the ‘ordering deadline date', which is usually the last Wednesday of the month.

Payment can be made by cheque payable to Community Impact Bucks Trading Ltd and sent to Community Oil Buying, Community Impact Bucks, Unit B, The Firs, Bierton, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP22 5DX or by direct bank transfer (please call for details)

Further information

Telephone: 0845 389 0389
E-mail: communityoilbuying@communityimpactbucks.org.uk