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Fuel, litres a year, sites, and what you need: credit, VAT invoices, a fixed price or keep-full deliveries.
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Heating oil for nursing homes and care facilities
Residents need heat around the clock. Compare suppliers on reliability, emergency cover and keep-full deliveries, as well as price.
- Heat that never runs out
- A named contact for emergency deliveries
- Fixed prices for the budget year
What your fuel costs you a year
An estimate from today's household price for 1,000 litres across Ireland. Commercial volumes are usually quoted lower.
- About 50,000 litres a year
- €81,400
- Each 1c a litre is worth
- €500/yr
- 3c a litre better
- €1,500/yr
Typical nursing homes and care facilities use 15,000 to 80,000 litres a year. Oil suppliers sharpen their price when they can see the whole year, not one fill.
Reference: €1,628 per 1,000 litres of heating oil, VAT included. Green diesel and road diesel are priced differently.
Planning for heat that never runs out
Residents need warmth around the clock, so a nursing home buys heating oil for reliability first and price second. The simplest measure is days of cover: litres in the tank divided by litres used per day.
A home using 50,000 litres a year burns around 135 litres a day on average, and far more in a cold snap. With a 5,000 litre tank half full, that is under three weeks of cover in an average week and much less in January.
- Keep at least 10 to 14 days of winter use in the tank
- Agree a re-order level with your oil supplier, or fit a remote tank gauge
- Know who you ring for an emergency delivery at a weekend
What to ask an oil supplier
Comparing on price alone misses what matters for a care setting. Put the same brief to each oil supplier and ask them to answer every point in writing, so you can compare like for like.
- The price per 1,000 litres, with and without VAT, and how long the quote holds
- The minimum delivery and any delivery or small-drop charge
- Payment terms: card on delivery, direct debit, or a credit account on 30 days
- Whether they offer a fixed price for a period, and what it costs to fix
- Keep-full deliveries and how they monitor your tank
- Named contact and response time for an emergency delivery
- Delivery access that does not block ambulances or visitors
Budget certainty
Care budgets are set a year ahead. A fixed price for six or twelve months removes the risk of a price spike mid-winter, at a small premium. Spreading payment by monthly direct debit smooths cash flow even when the price is not fixed.
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How it works
Local oil suppliers quote
Tankful sends it to up to 3 oil suppliers that deliver to you. Each quotes its own price and terms, directly to you.
Compare like for like
Price per 1,000 litres, delivery terms and payment terms side by side. You choose, or stay where you are.
- Free for your business, with no obligation to switch
- Your phone number goes only to the oil suppliers you're matched with
- You buy from the oil supplier, on their account, as you do today
- Tankful is independent: no oil supplier owns it
Questions businesses ask
How much heating oil does a nursing home use?
Typically 15,000 to 80,000 litres a year, depending on the number of beds, the building and how much hot water is heated by oil. Your delivery dockets for the last twelve months give the real figure.
What happens if a nursing home runs out of oil?
The boiler stops and may need to be reset or bled once oil arrives. Agree emergency cover with your oil supplier in advance, and keep enough in the tank that you never need it.
Should a nursing home fix its heating oil price?
Many do, for budget certainty. A fixed price usually costs a little more than the day's price, but protects against a winter spike. Ask for fixed and variable options in the same quote.
Can more than one site be on one account?
Yes. Tick more than one site in your brief and list each tank in the notes. Suppliers can quote one price across sites with separate delivery dockets.
How much does it cost?
Nothing for your business. Oil suppliers that win an account through Tankful pay Tankful, never you, and paying never gets a supplier in front of a better local match.
Will I be bombarded with calls?
No. Your brief goes to at most 3 oil suppliers that deliver to your area, and only they get your contact details.
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