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title: "Winter Maintenance Provision of Salt for 2025/26"
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buyer: "CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# Winter Maintenance Provision of Salt for 2025/26

Buyer: CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-75237212-99c2-4d04-bad4-b352631413c5

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## Summary

Cambridgeshire County Council has completed an award process for the procurement titled "Winter Maintenance Provision of Salt for 2025/26," focusing on the industry category of road salt. The procurement was conducted through a selective method, specifically a call-off from a framework agreement. This process reached the award stage on 1st August 2025, with the contracts active from 1st November 2025 to 30th April 2026. The project's location is in Cambridge, England, at postal code PE28 4YE. The procurement involves delivering salt to Highway Maintenance Depots to support winter gritting procedures.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in goods, particularly those that can supply road salt. With a total contract value of £200,000, split between two suppliers, notably NGS Gritting Services Ltd and SAFECOTE Limited, it provides a substantial business growth avenue. The procurement was open to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary and Community Sector Enterprises (VCSEs), offering a broad scope for diverse organisations to participate and secure contracts with Cambridgeshire County Council. Companies in logistics or those with prior experience in winter maintenance supplies would be particularly well-suited to compete in similar future tenders.

## Notice

Provision of salt deliveries to the Highway maintenance Depots to carry out the winter maintenance gritting procedures

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71c33f4c-7d15-4c08-8a50-e6dde02f1c50 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Aug 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2025 - 30 Apr 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £100,000 |
| 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 | CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | CAMBRIDGE |
| Post town | Peterborough |
| Postcode | PE28 4YE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Huntingdonshire |
| Electoral ward | The Stukeleys |
| Westminster constituency | Huntingdon |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | NGS GRITTING SERVICES; SAFECOTE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 34927100 - Road salt

## Release History

- 2 Dec 2025 at 10:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71c33f4c-7d15-4c08-8a50-e6dde02f1c50

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71c33f4c-7d15-4c08-8a50-e6dde02f1c50
  2nd December 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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