Published date: 27 March 2020

Last edited date: 27 March 2020

This notice was replaced on 15 September 2020

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 15 September 2020)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Mining, basic metals and related products - 14000000

  • Salt - 15872400

  • De-icing agents - 24951310

    • Tanks, reservoirs, containers and pressure vessels - 44610000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£125,000,000

Procurement reference

ESPO001-DN436470-11877284

Published date

27 March 2020

Closing date

14 April 2020

Contract start date

1 May 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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-(1)/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.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

220_20 De-icing salt & associated products

  • Opportunity
  • Published 20 March 2020, last edited 20 March 2020

Additional text

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.

About the buyer

Contact name

Place & Environment Procurement Team

Address

Barnsdale Way, Grove Park
Enderby
Leicester
LE19 1ES
England

Telephone

+44 1162657854

Email

tenders@espo.org

Website

http://www.espo.org/