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East Brown Salt Order 07

National Highways

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01 Sep 2026 at 14:34

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Summary of the contracting process

National Highways Limited procured 25,000 tonnes of brown road salt for its eastern depots. This is a goods requirement for supplying road de-icing salt, with delivery in the East of England. The buyer is responsible for the strategic road network and required the salt for operational use across its eastern depot network. The procurement concerns a defined bulk supply rather than installation, consultancy or maintenance services. Businesses active in road salt production, distribution, bulk materials handling or public-sector winter service supply would find the requirement most relevant. The named delivery area is the East of England, while the buyer is based in Birmingham. The requirement is titled East Brown Salt Order 07 and uses the road salt classification.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. Bids were due by 1 September 2026 at 23:00. National Highways awarded the contract to Compass Minerals UK Ltd on 2 September 2026 for GBP 1,476,500. The contract runs from 3 September 2026 to 11 September 2026. The published procurement value is also GBP 1,476,500. The requirement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The award is active, and the contract covers the supply of brown road salt to eastern depots during the stated period.

For suppliers that did not win this award, the procurement indicates demand from National Highways for bulk brown road salt delivered to depots in the East of England. A credible competitor would need dependable access to suitable road salt, the ability to handle large-volume orders, and robust logistics for coordinated depot deliveries. Experience supplying highways authorities or other winter maintenance operators would help demonstrate understanding of specification, continuity of supply and operational delivery requirements. Suppliers would also need to be capable of working through a framework call-off route rather than relying only on one-off quotations. The recorded suitability for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises indicates that smaller or socially focused organisations may be able to participate where they can evidence the required supply, storage and distribution capability.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

East Brown Salt Order 07

Notice Description

25000 tonnes Brown Salt Order East depots

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9095f7de-70ca-43a6-aafa-30ef692a67b6
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/42c49b4b-7daf-492d-90ec-bff33a873b99
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

CPV Codes

34927100 - Road salt

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,476,500 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,476,500 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
3 Sep 2026 - 11 Sep 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
National Highways
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B4 6GA
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Compass Minerals UK Ltd

Further Information

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