---
title: "Supply of Road Salt 2025-2029"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-055d17"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NUCLEAR RESTORATION SERVICES LIMITED"
published: "2025-11-10"
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# Supply of Road Salt 2025-2029

Buyer: NUCLEAR RESTORATION SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055d17

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## Summary

The procurement process led by Nuclear Restoration Services Limited involves the direct award of the "Supply of Road Salt 2025-2029" contract to The Highland Council. This contract covers the supply of road salt for gritting roads, car parks, and footpaths around the Dounreay site, located in Scotland. The procurement method utilised was direct award, justified by cost-effective transport arrangements and bulk salt rates. This process results in significant economies with cargo deliveries from the Midlands to Scottish ports, eliminating road transportation costs and reducing infrastructure stress. The direct award ensures the supply of necessary quantities of salt over the contract period, which spans from 24 October 2025 to 23 October 2029, with the contract status duly marked as active.

This tender presents a significant business growth opportunity for suppliers involved in the logistics and bulk goods sectors, particularly those specialising in large-scale delivery operations. Companies with capabilities in maritime logistics or those able to provide bulk quantities efficiently would find opportunities in such contracts. The requirement stresses the importance of scale and cost efficiency, making it suitable for large enterprises capable of coordinating extensive supply chains within the region. While the reliance on The Highland Council indicates a preference for established relationships, the nature of the direct award emphasises cost and logistical efficiencies that could appeal to large entities capable of meeting similar criteria in future engagements.

## Notice

Supply of Road Salt for Gritting of Roads, Car Parks and footpaths around the Dounreay site

### Procurement Information

The grounds for direct award are the cost effectiveness of transport arrangements and the bulk salt rates offered to the Dounreay site from the Highland Council (HC). HC arranges a cargo boat delivery from the Midlands to Scrabster or Wick Harbour. NRS Dounreay is then able to arrange collection from either Harbour or HC Depot using our own transport. HC has been used previously to supply road salt to the Dounreay site. There is no reasonable alternative supplier within the Highlands with the capacity to supply the quantities of salt the Dounreay site requires annually. NTS Dounreay has few other options for salt delivery suppliers within a 250-mile radius of the site, however utilising such suppliers would incur huge delivery costs via road. The salt would also be delivered in 1-ton bulk bags, leading to additional waste and costs associated with the disposal approximately 800 1-ton bags a year. HC use these huge salt supply cargo vessels to supply huge quantities of bulk road salt to various ports within Scotland to reduce excessive delivery capacity on our roads and infrastructures as much as reasonably practicable.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072419-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 23 Oct 2025 - 23 Oct 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £400,000 |
| Contracts value | £400,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active, Pending |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NUCLEAR RESTORATION SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | WARRINGTON |
| Post town | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA3 6GR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD61 Warrington |
| Local authority | Warrington |
| Electoral ward | Birchwood |
| Westminster constituency | Warrington North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 34927100 - Road salt

## Release History

- 10 Nov 2025 at 13:42 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072419-2025
- 2 Oct 2025 at 13:34 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061774-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072419-2025
  10th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061774-2025
  2nd October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-restoration-services
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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