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title: "East Brown Salt Order 07"
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# East Brown Salt Order 07

Buyer: National Highways  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9095f7de-70ca-43a6-aafa-30ef692a67b6

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

25000 tonnes Brown Salt Order East depots

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/42c49b4b-7daf-492d-90ec-bff33a873b99 |
| 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 | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 3 Sep 2026 - 11 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,476,500 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,476,500 |
| 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 | Not specified |

## 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

- 1 Sep 2026 at 14:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/42c49b4b-7daf-492d-90ec-bff33a873b99

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/42c49b4b-7daf-492d-90ec-bff33a873b99
  1st September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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