Official UK procurement notice
CP2547-24 South West Collaborative De-Icing Salt Framework 2025-2029
Authority: Devon County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 6 public authorities
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Partner Organisations named in this document have a requirement to purchase de-icing
salt to be spread onto roads during their winter maintenance programme period. This
invitation to tender relates primarily to the requirements of Devon County Council, Corserv
Ltd (on behalf of Cornwall Council), North Somerset Council, Torbay Council, National
Highways shared depots in Devon & Cornwall, Devon and Somerset Fire & Rescue Service
and BCP Council. The procurement is also being carried out for the benefit of other public
sector organisations within the geographic county of Devon who can use the framework with
permission from Devon County Council. These organisations would then become Partner
Organisations.
The purpose of this tender is twofold:
(A) To select a supplier (or suppliers) to provide the Partner Organisations with their de-icing
salt requirements for the 2025-2026 winter spreading season, comprising a bulk order plus
additional top-ups as and when they may be required (forecast quantities provided,
indicatively). The supplier (or suppliers) in this context will be the top scoring bidder for each
Lot. They will be required to supply during the first 12 months of the framework at the rates
they submitted at the time of the framework tender.
(B) To establish a Framework Agreement which comprises qualified suppliers who will be
periodically invited to submit future quotations through ‘Mini Competitions’ to provide the Partner Organisations with their requirements for each future spreading season within the
duration of the Framework Agreement. This invitation to tender will identify suppliers to be
appointed to the Framework Agreement detailed herein;
Mini competitions for annual demands for years 2026/27, 2027/28 and 2028/29 will be
issued prior to the summer delivery period for evaluation based on price only.
Devon County Council is expecting to appoint up to 5 suppliers per Lot onto the Framework
Agreement for the supply of de-icing salt for each of the following:
Lot 1 Bulk de-icing salt to BS3247:2011 + A1:2016
Lot 2 Bulk coated de-icing salt
Lot 3 Bulk brining salt for use in saturators
Lot 4 25kg bags in 1 tonne packs and 1 tonne dumpy bags of de-icing salt to BS3247:2011 +
A1:2016
CPV: Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 3 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 5 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Bulk de-icing salt to BS3247:2011 + A1:2016Awarded
Bulk de-icing salt to BS3247:2011 + A1:2016
Lot #2Bulk coated de-icing saltAwarded
Bulk coated de-icing salt
Lot #3Bulk brining salt for use in saturatorsAwarded
Bulk brining salt for use in saturators
Lot #425kg bags in 1 tonne packs and 1 tonne dumpy bags of de-icing salt to BS3247:2011 + A1:2016Awarded
25kg bags in 1 tonne packs and 1 tonne dumpy bags of de-icing salt to BS3247:2011 +
A1:2016
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 0
- Price: 100
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “CP2547-24 South West Collaborative De-Icing Salt Framework 2025-2029” 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
- 21 Feb 2025, 09:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Jun 2025, 09:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
DN761302- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-029001- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e5efFind a Tender
Publisher note: The Authority reserves the right to cancel the procurement process at any stage. The Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender, and reserves the right not to award a contract. The Authority reserves the right to award the contract in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from them in connection with their participation in this procurement, whether incurred directly by them or their advisors or subcontractors and regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence direct or indirect of any amendments to documents issued by the Authority at any time, or as a consequence of the cancellation of the procurement by the Authority. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority shall have no liability whatsoever to Economic Operators or their advisors or subcontractors, for any of their costs, including but not limited to those for any discussions or communications. Any contract(s) entered into as a result of this contract notice shall be considered as a contract(s) made under English law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. If an Economic Operator considers that any information supplied by it during this procurement process is commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for its sensitivity as well as the duration of that sensitivity specified. Economic Operators should be aware that even where they have indicated that information is commercially sensitive, the Authorities may disclose it pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in response to a request for information where such disclosure is considered to be in the public interest. Please note that the receipt by the Authority of any materials marked "confidential" or equivalent shall not be taken to mean that any of the Authority accepts any duty of confidence by virtue of that marking.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
28 Mar 2025 → 2 Jun 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published2 Jun 2025, 09:45 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete2 Jun 2025, 09:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast11 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 11 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £10,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Bulk de-icing salt to BS3247:2011 + A1:2016
- Signed
- 2 Jun 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2029
- Status
- active
25kg bags in 1 tonne packs and 1 tonne dumpy bags of de-icing salt to BS3247:2011 + A1:2016
- Signed
- 2 Jun 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2029
- Status
- active
5kg bags in 1 tonne packs and 1 tonne dumpy bags of de-icing salt to BS3247:2011 + A1:2016
- Signed
- 2 Jun 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2029
- Status
- active
Bulk de-icing salt to BS3247:2011 + A1:2016
- Signed
- 2 Jun 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2029
- Status
- active
Bulk de-icing salt to BS3247:2011 + A1:2016
- Signed
- 2 Jun 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2029
- Status
- active
Bulk coated de-icing salt
- Signed
- 2 Jun 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2029
- Status
- active
Bulk coated de-icing salt
- Signed
- 2 Jun 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2029
- Status
- active
Bulk brining salt for use in saturators
- Signed
- 2 Jun 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2029
- Status
- active
Bulk brining salt for use in saturators
- Signed
- 2 Jun 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2029
- Status
- active
Bulk brining salt for use in saturators
- Signed
- 2 Jun 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2029
- Status
- active
25kg bags in 1 tonne packs and 1 tonne dumpy bags of de-icing salt to BS3247:2011 + A1:2016
- Signed
- 2 Jun 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Bulk de-icing salt to BS3247:2011 + A1:2016 | 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
| 2 · Bulk coated de-icing salt | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 3 · Bulk brining salt for use in saturators | 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
| 4 · 25kg bags in 1 tonne packs and 1 tonne dumpy bags of de-icing salt to BS3247:2011 + A1:2016 | 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
6 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole) CouncilContracting authority
- Corserv Ltd (on behalf of Cornwall Council)Contracting authority
- Devon and Somerset Fire and RescueContracting authority
- North Somerset CouncilContracting authority
- Torbay CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts Of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- Compass Minerals UKFramework contractor
- Mys Enterprise LtdFramework contractor
- NWT Supplies Ltd T/A Online Rock SaltFramework contractor
- Peacock SaltFramework contractor
- Salt Sales CoFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.