Contract award · 24 Jun 2025

PLACE871H Gritting Salt 2025/2026

Derbyshire County Council awarded “Gritting Salt 2025/2026” to Compass Minerals UK Limited for £1m on 24 Jun 2025. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionVehicles & transport equipmentEast Midlands

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Derbyshire County Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£1,000,000
Procedure
Direct award
Sector
Vehicles & transport equipment · Road salt (CPV 34927100)
Timeline
  1. Contract date24 Jun 2025
  2. Published13 Aug 2026Published 415 days after the contract date

Description

ESPO call off from 220_24 De-icing Salt & Associated Products/Services for 2025/2026 gritting salt.\r Executive Director report dated 24/06/2025 is to cover a two year period. This call off (PLACE871H) is for 2025/2026.

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