Official UK procurement notice
220_24 De-Icing Salt & Associated Products/Services
Authority: ESPO
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionRenewal of a national framework for the bulk supply of highway de-icing salt & associated products/services. The framework has a large national customer base and is intended to meet the requirements of local authorities, relevant highways organisations and other eligible customers.
CPV: De-icing agents · Mining, basic metals and related products · Road salt · Salt
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 10 bids on the busiest of 5 lots · 9 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 14 May 2024
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £6,250,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Supply & delivery of bulk 6mm & 10mm brown saltCancelledPublished value£106,250,000
The framework scope covers the bulk supply of highway de-icing salt & associated products/services. The framework has a large national customer base and is intended to meet the requirements of local authorities, relevant highways organisations and other eligible customers.
This particular lot is for the supply & delivery of bulk 6mm & 10mm brown salt and ABP additive and associated products/services.
Lot #2Supply & delivery of bulk 6mm white marine saltCancelledceiling above
The framework scope covers the bulk supply of highway de-icing salt & associated products/services. The framework has a large national customer base and is intended to meet the requirements of local authorities, relevant highways organisations and other eligible customers.
This particular lot is for the supply & delivery of bulk 6mm white marine salt and associated products/services.
Lot #3Supply & delivery of pure dried vacuum (PDV) saltCancelledPublished value£1,250,000
The framework scope covers the bulk supply of highway de-icing salt & associated products/services. The framework has a large national customer base and is intended to meet the requirements of local authorities, relevant highways organisations and other eligible customers.
This particular lot is for the supply & delivery of pure dried vacuum (PDV) salt and associated products/services.
Lot #4Supply & delivery of brown & white bagged salt (various sizes)Cancelledceiling above
The framework scope covers the bulk supply of highway de-icing salt & associated products/services. The framework has a large national customer base and is intended to meet the requirements of local authorities, relevant highways organisations and other eligible customers.
This particular lot is for the supply & delivery of brown & white bagged salt in various sizes and associated products/services, and is further split as follows:
- Lot 4A - Supply & delivery of brown & white bagged salt (various sizes) - National Direct Supply
- Lot 4B - Supply & delivery of brown & white bagged salt (various sizes) - ESPO Catalogue/Warehouse Supply
Lot #5Other de-icing productsCancelledPublished value£5,000,000
The framework scope covers the bulk supply of highway de-icing salt & associated products/services. The framework has a large national customer base and is intended to meet the requirements of local authorities, relevant highways organisations and other eligible customers.
This particular lot is for the supply and delivery of other de-icing products and associated products/services.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
- Price carries 75–80 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 80 points.
- “220_24 De-Icing Salt & Associated Products/Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Mar 2024, 12:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 May 2024, 09:40 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 15 Apr 2024 – …
- Authority reference
220_24- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-015940- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044910Find a Tender
- Performance terms
ESPO shall monitor the financial stability of the awarded suppliers during the framework period by reference to credit rating agency reports. Where the credit rating/score on Creditsafe significantly differs (downwards) to that when the tenderer was first awarded to the framework, or goes below 30, this will indicate risk and will require investigation with their position on the framework being subject to consideration.
- Review procedure
Information on deadlines(s) for review procedures can be found in Part 3, Chapter 6 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Publisher note: As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal. ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself. Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders information only. An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 15 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 15 Apr 2024, 12:01 BST
Timeline
15 Apr 2024 → 21 May 2024 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown15 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened15 Apr 2024, 12:01 BST
- Contract starts14 May 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published21 May 2024, 09:40 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete21 May 2024, 09:40 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £6,250,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 1 - Supply & delivery of bulk 6mm & 10mm brown salt
- Signed
- 15 May 2024
- Value
- £106,250,000
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Supply & delivery of bulk 6mm white marine salt
- Signed
- 15 May 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Supply & delivery of pure dried vacuum (PDV) salt
- Signed
- 15 May 2024
- Value
- £1,250,000
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 4 - Supply & delivery of brown & white bagged salt (various sizes)
- Signed
- 15 May 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 5 - Other de-icing products
- Signed
- 15 May 2024
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Supply & delivery of bulk 6mm & 10mm brown salt | 10bids · 10 electronic | 10 | — | — |
| 2 · Supply & delivery of bulk 6mm white marine salt | 10bids · 10 electronic | 10 | — | — |
| 3 · Supply & delivery of pure dried vacuum (PDV) salt | 10bids · 10 electronic | 10 | — | — |
| 4 · Supply & delivery of brown & white bagged salt (various sizes) | 10bids · 10 electronic | 10 | — | — |
| 5 · Other de-icing products | 10bids · 10 electronic | 10 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Royal Court of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
9 commercial parties on the notice- Brine Solutions LtdFramework contractor
- Compass Minerals UK LimitedFramework contractor
- ICL UK (Sales) LimitedFramework contractor
- Irish Salt Mining and Exploration Company Limited (T/A Salt Sales Co)Framework contractor
- J.C. Peacock & Co Limited (T/A Peacock Salt)Framework contractor
- NGS Gritting Services LtdFramework contractor
- NWT Supplies Limited (T/A Online Rock Salt)Framework contractor
- Safecote LimitedFramework contractor
- Winter Service Solutions LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria