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# AWE 1831 - Pre-market engagement for AWE supply of salt blocks

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/awe-1831-pre-market-engagement-for-awe-supply-of-salt-blocks-ocds-h6vhtk-03a635). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** AWE PLC: "AWE 1831 - Pre-market engagement for AWE supply of salt blocks". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £0. 4 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [AWE PLC](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/awe-plc-gov-pb1442)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Caesium, strontium, rubidium and calcium, Calcium, Chemical minerals, Chemical products, Chlorides (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03a635`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/awe-1831-pre-market-engagement-for-awe-supply-of-salt-blocks-ocds-h6vhtk-03a635#tl-md)

## Description
** This notice is for pre-market engagement only and is not a call for competition **
AWE proposes to source a multi-lot framework agreement for casted salt blocks. The intention is to award for an initial 4 year period with an option to extend.
Frameworks are to be awarded against the following lots:
• Lot 1 – Cylindrical, dry salt blocks (<200ppm water)
• Lot 2 – Tapered, dry salt blocks (<200ppm water) 
• Lot 3 – Cylindrical, dry salt blocks (<200ppm) - larger
• Lot 4 – Cylindrical, dry salt blocks (<200ppm) – larger still
Interested parties are invited to respond to this PIN via aweprocurement@awe.co.uk by 03/04/2023.  AWE will issue interested parties a confidentiality agreement to complete.  Following this, the specification will be disclosed.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 – Cylindrical, dry salt blocks (<200ppm water)
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 14311000, 14320000, 14400000, 14770000, 14774000, 24000000

- **Estimated Value:** £0

### Lot 2: Lot 2 – Tapered, dry salt blocks (<200ppm water)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 14311000, 14320000, 14400000, 14770000, 14774000, 24000000

- **Estimated Value:** £0

### Lot 3: Lot 3 – Cylindrical, dry salt blocks (<200ppm) - larger
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 14311000, 14320000, 14400000, 14770000, 14774000, 24000000

- **Estimated Value:** £0

### Lot 4: Lot 4 – Cylindrical, dry salt blocks (<200ppm) – larger still
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 14311000, 14320000, 14400000, 14770000, 14774000, 24000000

- **Estimated Value:** £0

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004783-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-02-16T14:27:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T13:00:52.688Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03a635