Official UK procurement notice
Salt Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionYorkshire Water Services (YWS) intends to establish a Framework Agreement with one or more suppliers for the provision of bulk salt (including both PDV and granular types), to be utilised across YWS clean water treatment facilities.
The duration of the proposed contract opportunity is 36 months, with the potential for an optional renewal of 24 months.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 30 Apr 2030, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: This procurement is being conducted using the Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. The process will consist of Conditions of Participation Questionnaire and a Tender (ITT). Only those suppliers that meet the conditions of participation requirements will have their tenders evaluated. A second round of tendering will be conducted, and, if required, the authority may proceed to a third and final stage (Best and Final Offer (BAFO) round). The final contract award will be based on the refined award criteria, as communicated to suppliers during the procedure. The award criteria and their relative weightings are provided in the tender documents. All communications and submissions must be made electronically via Ariba.
CPV: Salt and pure sodium chloride
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Bids received
- 5 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Aug 2025
Published description of the framework
The framework will operate through the issue of annual mini-competitions to the awarded suppliers. Each year, the contracting authority will provide details of its forecasted requirements, including site-specific needs and indicative order volumes. Suppliers will be invited to submit pricing and delivery proposals for those annual needs, and contracts will be awarded based on the outcome of each mini-competition.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£10,000,000
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Capability: 30%
- Commercial: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Capability
- Commercial
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Salt Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 30 Apr 2030
- First published
- 30 Apr 2025, 16:56 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Oct 2025, 09:50 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
CM3057- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018172- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050ab2Find a Tender
- How it runs
This procurement is being conducted using the Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. The process will consist of Conditions of Participation Questionnaire and a Tender (ITT). Only those suppliers that meet the conditions of participation requirements will have their tenders evaluated.
A second round of tendering will be conducted, and, if required, the authority may proceed to a third and final stage (Best and Final Offer (BAFO) round). The final contract award will be based on the refined award criteria, as communicated to suppliers during the procedure.
The award criteria and their relative weightings are provided in the tender documents. All communications and submissions must be made electronically via Ariba.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 26 May 2025, 17:00 BST
- Appointment period ends
- 26 May 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Contact Marta Jalles ([email protected]) to join Ariba Buying Portal to access all the tender information
Timeline
30 Apr 2025 → 6 Nov 2025 · 7 dates- Tender notice published30 Apr 2025, 16:56 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown26 May 2025, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by15 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent381 days ago10 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published363 days ago28 Oct 2025, 09:50 GMT
- Standstill ends353 days ago6 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Apr 2025- Tender notice published30 Apr 2025, 16:56 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published28 Oct 2025, 09:50 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 Oct 2025, 09:50 GMT
- Buyer details updated28 Oct 2025, 09:50 GMT
- Contract signature expected12 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRITISH SALT LIMITED, Salt Express13 Nov 2025 – 12 Nov 2028 · up to 12 Nov 2030Extensions: 2 year possible extension. | £8,625,000 | 10 Oct 2025standstill to 6 Nov 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonBRITISH SALT LIMITED · North West England
- wonSALT EXPRESS LIMITED · South West England
- did not winTennants Distribution Limited · North West England
- did not winBAG OF SALT LIMITED · Greater London
- did not winINOVYN EUROPE LIMITED · North West England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeFramework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice · 2 awarded- BAG OF SALT LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- BRITISH SALT LIMITEDFramework contractor
- INOVYN EUROPE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- SALT EXPRESS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Tennants Distribution LimitedBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender