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Published 12 Oct 2023, 17:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Rock Salt · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The Association of North East Councils Limited (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreement4 lotsGoodsOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£261,000,000total for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 7 Mar 2024awarded 5 Jun 2024
Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Association of North East Councils trading as the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) has established a framework agreement for the supply of rock salt in bulk and bagged forms required to enable contracting authorities to meet their winter maintenance services responsibilities. The products will be delivered to a notified list of delivery sites for North East located contracting authorities and designated sub-regions across the UK for all other contracting authorities.

  • Recurrence: 12 months prior to the published expiry date.

CPV: Rock salt

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
2 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Bulk Salt North EastCancelledRenewal North East

Supply and delivery of Bulk Rock Salt in the North East of England. Delivery of bulk volumes being transported (per tonne) to the Contracting Authority storage facilities, via large haulage vehicles.

Delivery: North East
Extensions: This Framework is intended to be awarded for an initial period of 48 months with an option to extend for a further 24 months. · This Framework will be subject to future renewals.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Bagged Salt North EastCancelledRenewal North East

Supply and delivery of Bagged Rock Salt in the North East of England. Delivery covers smaller transportation of bagged volumes with pallet deliveries to the Contracting Authorities.

Delivery: North East
Extensions: This Framework is intended to be awarded for an initial period of 48 months with an option to extend for a further 24 months. · This Framework will be subject to future renewalsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Bulk Salt UKCancelledRenewal UK

UK wide supply and delivery of Bulk Rock Salt. Delivery of bulk volumes being transported (per tonne) to the Contracting Authority storage facilities, via large haulage vehicles

Delivery: UK
Extensions: This Framework is intended to be awarded for an initial period of 48 months with an option to extend for a further 24 months. · This Framework will be subject to future renewalsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Bagged Salt UKCancelledRenewal UK

UK wide supply and delivery of Bagged Rock Salt. Delivery covers smaller transportation of bagged volumes with pallet deliveries to the Contracting Authority.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: This framework agreement will be awarded for an initial period of 48 months with an option to extend for a further 24 month period. · It is intended that this Framework Agreement is subject to future renewals.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored · same split on all 4 lots
Quality: 35%Price: 65%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality including Social Value: 35%
  • price: 65%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality including Social Value: 35
  • Price: 65
Lot distribution rule: NEPO intends to select only the top [tenth] ranked (i.e., highest scoring) Tenderers as Suppliers. However, NEPO reserves the right to appoint additional Suppliers to the Framework where the overall difference in scores between the [tenth] ranked Tenderer and following ranked Tenderer(s) is [5%] or less.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Rock Salt” 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
Yes · 12 months prior to the published expiry date.
First published
12 Oct 2023, 17:38 BST
Last source update
5 Jun 2024, 15:51 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Mar 2024 – …
Authority reference
NEPO203
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-017473
Classification (CPV)
Rock salt
Delivery area
UKNorth East (UKC)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040b8c Find a Tender

Publisher note: The agreement will be available for use by all NEPO Members. A list of member organisations is available in the About section of the NEPO website at: www.nepo.org This agreement will also be made available to all current and future NEPO Associate Members. Current Associate Members are listed in the Associate Member section of the NEPO website at: https://www.nepo.org/associate-members/list NEPO intends to make the resulting agreement available for use by all Contracting Authorities throughout all administrative regions of the UK (as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) including but not limited to Government Departments and their Agencies, Non-Departmental Public Bodies, Central Government, NHS Bodies, Local Authorities, Emergency Services, Coastguard Emergency Services, Educational Establishments, Registered Social Landlords and Registered Charities who have a need to purchase the above services. Please see the following websites for further details:- http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Localcouncils/index.htm http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtml http://www.schoolswebdirectory.co.uk/localauthorities.php http://www.ukschoolsdirectory.net https://www.gov.uk/find-school-in-england http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/scottishschoolsonline/ http://hwb.wales.gov.uk/ https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development http://unistats.direct.gov.uk/institutions/ http://www.hefce.ac.uk/workprovide/unicoll/heis/ http://www.hefce.ac.uk/workprovide/unicoll/fecs/ http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure http://www.scottishambulance.com/TheService/organised.aspx http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=trusts http://www.scottishambulance.com/AboutUs/HowWeOrganised.aspx http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/A-ZOfCentralGovernment/index.htm https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/gov.htm http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/local-councils-in-northern-ireland http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/02/2421/1 https://www.dsdni.gov.uk/contact https://www.dfpni.gov.uk/articles/list-public-bodies-which-ni-public-procurement-policy-applies http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm:77-336664 https://www.police.uk/forces/ http://www.police-information.co.uk/index.html http://www.psni.police.uk/index.htm http://www.scotland.police.uk/ http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga07-home.htm http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs http://www.gov.scot/Topics/archive/law-order/Police/PoliceServiceofScotland http://www.fire.org.uk/fire-brigades.html http://www.nifrs.org/areas-districts/ http://www.firescotland.gov.uk/your-area.aspx http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/About_us/Regulation/Registering_charities_index.aspx http://www.oscr.org.uk/ http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=7175736 http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/Search/search_Auth.aspx http://www.communities.gov.uk/newsroom/factsandfigures/housingplanning1/facts/socialhousing/?id=1822644 A complete list of permissible users is shown on the NEPO website below: http://www.nepo.org/associate-membership/permissable-users Organisations wishing to access the NEPO agreement will be required to register as an NEPO Associate Member in the first instance. Further information can be found at: www.nepo.org Organisations wishing to access NEPO agreements will be required to register as an NEPO Associate Member in the first instance. Further information can be found at: www.nepo.org

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: OPEN-UK
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Appointment period ends
7 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
1 Mar 2024, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Dec 2023 → 5 Jun 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    18 Dec 2023
  2. Bids opened
    1 Mar 2024, 13:00 GMT
  3. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    7 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    5 Jun 2024, 15:51 BST

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jan 2024
  1. Published value updated to £261,000,000
    25 Jan 2024, 10:25 GMT
    was £35,000,000
  2. Status changed to active
    25 Jan 2024, 10:25 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    25 Jan 2024, 10:25 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 1 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
    25 Jan 2024, 10:25 GMT
  5. Deadline moved to 7 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
    23 Feb 2024, 10:13 GMT
    +6 days · was 1 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
  6. Status changed to complete
    5 Jun 2024, 15:51 BST
  7. Buyer details updated
    5 Jun 2024, 15:51 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.21 Mar 20247 Mar 2024+6 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2023-10: 1 release · 12 Oct 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 2latest 5 Jun 2024

2 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, £261,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Contract 017473-2024-1

    Signed
    5 Jun 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Contract 017473-2024-2

    Signed
    5 Jun 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Northern Design Centre, Abbots Hill, Baltic Business Quarter, Gateshead, UK, NE8 3DFContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NEPOReview body GatesheadContact email
  • North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO)Review body GatesheadContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria