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Published 22 Sept 2026, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DfI TRAM - Supply and Delivery of Ground Rock Salt

Official notice

Authority: DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Mining, basic metals and related products (14) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Awarded value£9,000,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 22 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to IRISH SALT MINING AND EXPLORATION COMPANY LIMITED-THE

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply and delivery of rock salt for spreading on highways for de-icing carriageways and footways.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: Northern IrelandEligibility: SME eligible
14410000 Rock salt

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 Sept 2026, 14:05 BST
Last source update
9 Oct 2026, 14:39 BST
Authority reference
DAC - 0194
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095729
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077795 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

A competitive tendering procedure is the default for most public procurements. The Department may only directly award a public contract when Section 41 (and one or more of the justifications in Schedule 5), Section 42 or Section 43 apply. There are derogations to award a contract to a single supplier where the supplies or services can only be supplied by a particular supplier. Schedule 5, Para 6; the following conditions are met in relation to the public contract:

  • due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
  • there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works)

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

1 Oct 2026 → 9 Oct 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends27 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published19 days ago
    9 Oct 2026, 14:39 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    22 Sept 2026, 14:05 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Sept 2026, 15:38 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    9 Oct 2026, 14:39 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £9,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Oct 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IRISH SALT MINING AND EXPLORATION COMPANY LIMITED-THESMESupply and delivery of Ground Rock Salt2 Oct 2026 – 1 Oct 2029£9,000,00022 Sept 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · IRISH SALT MINING AND EXPLORATION COMPANY LIMITED-THESME

    Signed
    6 Oct 2026
    Value
    £9,000,000
    Period
    6 Oct 2026 – 5 Oct 2029
    Status
    active
    3 agreed KPIs: Order Fulfilment · Specification Compliance · Issue Resolution
    • Order Fulfilment, Percentage of monthly ordered tonnage supplied in full during the annual reporting period. Target: 100%
    • Specification Compliance, Independent test samples obtained during the start, middle and end of winter season shall comply with the contract specification. Target: 100%
    • Issue Resolution, Percentage of delivery, quality or specification issues resolved within the agreed timescale. Target: ≥ 90% resolved within 10 working days.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PYQH-8789-DZPG James House, 2-4 Cromac Avenue, The Gasworks Business Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 2JAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender