---
title: "Purchase of Rock Salt"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f00c"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Halton Borough Council"
published: "2026-09-02"
---

# Purchase of Rock Salt

Buyer: Halton Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f00c

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

Provision of Rock Salt

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082893-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 21 Sep 2026 - 20 Sep 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £300,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Halton Borough Council |
| Locality | WIDNES |
| Postcode area | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA8 7QF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD71 East Merseyside |
| Local authority | Halton |
| Electoral ward | Central & West Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Widnes and Halewood |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 14 - Mining, basic metals and related products

### Codes

- 14410000 - Rock salt

## Release History

- 2 Sep 2026 at 09:05 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082893-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082893-2026
  2nd September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.compassminerals.com/uk/
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-055705
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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