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title: "Midlands Brown Salt Order 5"
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buyer: "National Highways"
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# Midlands Brown Salt Order 5

Buyer: National Highways  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-450d09cc-768e-4036-b754-3f012e2ccbb7

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## Summary

National Highways Limited procured 5,000 tonnes of brown road salt for delivery to various depots in the Midlands, with the recorded delivery area in the West Midlands. This is a goods requirement for road maintenance and winter service operations, classified as road salt under CPV 34927100. The buyer is based in Birmingham and the requirement concerns the supply and distribution of salt rather than construction, consultancy or operational staffing. The order is titled Midlands Brown Salt Order 5, indicating a specific order within the buyer’s wider arrangements for securing road-treatment materials. Suppliers active in bulk salt production, storage, haulage and depot delivery are the most directly relevant businesses for this requirement.

The procurement has been awarded and is complete. National Highways Limited used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. The contract was awarded to Compass Minerals UK Limited on 15 September 2026 for £295,300 including the published currency, GBP. The contract period runs from 16 September 2026 to 30 September 2026. The tender submission deadline was 14 September 2026. The requirement was assessed as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and for voluntary, community or social enterprises. The award is active, and the selected supplier is responsible for the specified brown salt order. This is a short, defined supply period for one Midlands order rather than a long-term service contract.

For a future requirement of this type, a credible competitor would need the capacity to source or produce brown road salt at substantial bulk volume, maintain reliable stock and arrange coordinated deliveries to multiple depots across the Midlands. The requirement demonstrates demand from National Highways for a direct, operationally focused supply of winter road-treatment material, rather than a broader facilities or transport-services contract. Relevant capability includes bulk materials handling, covered storage, quality-controlled loading, scheduling and haulage able to meet tightly timed depot requirements. Businesses would also need access to the relevant framework route or a route into equivalent public-sector purchasing arrangements, and the organisational scale to manage a concentrated order efficiently across several delivery points.

## Notice

5000t Brown Salt Order 5 Midlands various depots

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8ead2717-9ceb-4d93-b9df-e402d9e19c0d |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 16 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £295,300 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £295,300 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | National Highways |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Postcode area | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B4 6GA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Ladywood |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Compass Minerals UK Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 34927100 - Road salt

## Release History

- 15 Sep 2026 at 15:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8ead2717-9ceb-4d93-b9df-e402d9e19c0d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8ead2717-9ceb-4d93-b9df-e402d9e19c0d
  15th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nationalhighways.co.uk

## Provenance

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