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Published 22 Sept 2026, 15:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DfI TRAM - Supply and Delivery of Ground Rock Salt

Authority: Department for Infrastructure (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Mining, basic metals and related products (14) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Awarded value£9,000,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 22 Sept 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to IRISH SALT MINING AND EXPLORATION COMPANY LIMITED-THE

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply and delivery of rock salt for spreading on highways for de-icing carriageways and footways.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1AwardedSME
Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: Northern Ireland
14410000 Rock salt

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award — no call for competition
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Sept 2026, 15:38 BST
Last source update
22 Sept 2026, 15:38 BST
Authority reference
DAC - 0194
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077795
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification
A competitive tendering procedure is the default for most public procurements. The Department may only directly award a public contract when section 41 (and one or more of the justifications in Schedule 5), section 42 or section 43 apply. There are derogations to award a contract to a single supplier where the supplies or services can only be supplied by a particular supplier. (Schedule 5, Para 6. The following more…conditions are met in relation to the public contract: (a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.)

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

2 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Notice published1 day ago
    22 Sept 2026, 15:38 BST
  2. Standstill endsin 8 days
    1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £9,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IRISH SALT MINING AND EXPLORATION COMPANY LIMITED-THESMESupply and delivery of Ground Rock Salt2 Oct 2026 — 1 Oct 2029£9,000,00022 Sept 2026standstill to 1 Oct 2026Standstill

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2026
  1. Contract signature expected
    2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Sept 2026, 15:38 BSTUK6
  3. Transparency notice published
    22 Sept 2026, 14:05 BSTUK5

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PYQH-8789-DZPG James House, 2-4 Cromac Avenue, The Gasworks Business Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 2JA [email protected]

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender