Official UK procurement notice
National Salt Reserve Storage Contract
Authority: National Highways Limited (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNational Highways is responsible for managing the national Salt Reserve on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Under the current arrangements National Highways stores salt at Ellesmere Port, Garston, Ridham, North Killingholme and Shapness. In the event of a prolonged and severe winter this salt would be made available to Local Highway Authorities.
The subject of this procurement is the storage arrangements, stockpile management and sheeting supply/maintenance, within the North West, North East and South of England
CPV: Storage and retrieval services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value published · win at most 3 of themLot #1Awarded
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Sept 2024, 19:36 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Apr 2025, 15:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 23 Oct 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012583- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049c0bFind a Tender
- Review procedure
National Highways will incorporate a minimum 10 day stand still period at the point information on award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
Appeals should be lodged in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI2016 number 5) as amended.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 23 Oct 2024, 12:01 BST
Timeline
23 Oct 2024 → 2 Apr 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline23 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened23 Oct 2024, 12:01 BST
- Notice published2 Apr 2025, 15:24 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2025- Status changed to complete2 Apr 2025, 15:24 BST
- Buyer details updated2 Apr 2025, 15:24 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.C. Peacock & Co., LtdSME | £5,250,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
National Salt Reserve Storage Contract · J.C. Peacock & Co., LtdSME
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2025
- Value
- £5,250,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- J C Peacock & Co LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.