# 220\_20 De-icing salt & associated products

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [ESPO](/buyers/espo/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Compass Minerals UK](/contract-winners/compass-minerals-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £125,000,000
- Tender value: £125,000,000
- Award date: 30 June 2020
- Published: 15 September 2020
- Contract start: 1 July 2020
- Contract end: 30 April 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 878030f5-3648-4910-84b8-6b66edaa0510-381148
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d8afc4c8-28b8-4f95-8761-715c19bb411e

## Description

Renewal of a national framework for the bulk supply of highway de-icing salt & associated products/services\. The framework has a large national customer base and is one of the country's largest frameworks of its type\. The framework is intended to meet the requirements of local authorities and relevant highways organisations\. The scope of the framework encompasses 5 different lot categories which are procured via direct award and/or further competition\. Lot 1: Supply & delivery of bulk 6mm & 10mm brown salt Lot 2: Supply & delivery of bulk 6mm white marine salt Lot 3: Supply & delivery of pure dried vacuum \(PDV\) salt Lot 4A: Supply & delivery of brown & white bagged salt \(25kg bags\) Lot 4B: Supply & delivery of brown and white bagged salt \(1 tonne bags\) Lot 4C: Supply & delivery of brown & white bagged salt \(25kg bags\) - ESPO Catalogue Lot 5: Other de-icing products / saturators As a Central Purchasing Body as defined by the EU Procurement Directive 2014/24/EU, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies \(defined at https://www\.espo\.org/ESPO/media/Documents/FAQs/ESPO-s\_powers\_to\_trade\_\_website\_-2016-12-22\.pdf\) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments \(including Academies\); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament\. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: http://www\.espo\.org/About-us-%281%29/FAQs/Legal To tender: \(a\) Go to www\.eastmidstenders\.org, \(b\) Register \(c\) Search for tender opportunity '220\_20' d\) Express an interest \(e\) Download the tender from the website\. Please note: the closing date for submission of tenders is 12:00 midday, 14/04/2020\. Additional information: The following information is applicable to all lots: ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector\. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement \(the Second Framework\) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself\. Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation\. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation\. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders' information only\. To tender: \(a\) Go to www\.eastmidstenders\.org, \(b\) Register \(c\) Search for tender opportunity '220\_20' d\) Express an interest \(e\) Download the tender from the website\. Please note: the closing date for submission of tenders is 12:00 midday, 30/03/2020\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/878030f5-3648-4910-84b8-6b66edaa0510-381148)