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Purchase of Rock Salt

Halton Borough Council

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02 Sep 2026 at 09:05

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Halton Borough Council is buying rock salt for its local authority operations. The requirement is for the provision and supply of rock salt, classified under CPV 14410000. This is a goods procurement rather than a service or works contract. Delivery is associated with the council’s area in Halton, with the buying organisation based at the Municipal Building in Widnes. The requirement would suit suppliers involved in the manufacture, import, distribution or wholesale supply of rock salt for public-sector use. It is a single requirement covering the purchase of the material, rather than a broader winter-maintenance service involving gritting, haulage, road treatment or other operational activities.

The procurement has been completed through a selective procedure, using an award under a framework, and the award was made without a further competitive process. One completed lot was awarded to Compass Minerals UK Limited. The award date was 11 August 2026. Its value is £300,000 excluding VAT, or £360,000 including VAT. The contract period runs from 21 September 2026 to 20 September 2030. The tender is recorded as complete and the award as active. A future contract signature was scheduled for 14 September 2026. The published evaluation information identifies the framework award route, but does not set out separate quality, price or technical scoring criteria.

This procurement shows an established requirement for a substantial, multi-year supply of rock salt to Halton Borough Council through a framework route. A future competitor would need to provide dependable access to rock salt and demonstrate that it can meet public-sector ordering and delivery requirements consistently across the contract term. Relevant businesses are likely to include mineral producers, importers, specialist distributors and wholesalers with an established supply chain for salt. Experience of framework-based public procurement, reliable fulfilment, stock management and delivery coordination would strengthen credibility when a comparable requirement returns to market. The incumbent supplier is a UK minerals business recorded as an SME, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a specialist supplier rather than only by a large general contractor.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Purchase of Rock Salt

Notice Description

Provision of Rock Salt

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f00c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082893-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

14 - Mining, basic metals and related products

CPV Codes

14410000 - Rock salt

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Aug 20261 months ago
Contract Period
21 Sep 2026 - 20 Sep 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Halton Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WIDNES
Postcode
WA8 7QF
Postcode Area
Warrington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD71 East Merseyside
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Halton
Electoral Ward
Central & West Bank
Westminster Constituency
Widnes and Halewood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Compass Minerals UK Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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