Sector · CPV division 14

Mining & metals: UK public contracts

16 UK public mining & metals contracts awarded in the last 12 months, worth £34m. See who is buying, who is winning, and 44% awarded without competition.

Covers CPV division 14, “Mining, basic metals and related products”. The busiest buyers recently were Scottish Power Limited and Scottish Water.

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Contracts (last 12 months): 16
Published value: £34mwhere stated
Without competition: 44%7 contracts
Won by SMEs: 30%of 10 with size known

Contracts awarded per month 69 contracts · busiest month February 2025

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Biggest buyers

By number of contracts, last 12 months.

Scottish Power Limited 3 contracts · —
Scottish Water 2 contracts · £31m
Mining Remediation Authority 2 contracts · £748k
Dorset Council 1 contract · £1.09m
West Yorkshire Combined Authority 1 contract · £414k
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs 1 contract · £270k
Leicester City Council 1 contract · £147k
Ministry of Defence 1 contract · £110k
Staffordshire County Council 1 contract · £91,477
Gateshead Borough Council 1 contract · £80,000

Top suppliers

By number of contracts, last 12 months.

Soil Engineering Geoservices LTD 2 contracts · £748k
ArcelorMittal Distribution Solutions UK 1 contract · £15.5m
Compass Minerals UK Ltd 1 contract · £1.09m
Lindum Group Ltd 1 contract · £414k
Canterbury City Council 1 contract · £270k
ICL UK Sales Limited 1 contract · £147k
Lightwater Quarries Limited SME 1 contract · £110k
Dawkes & Co Ltd SME 1 contract · £91,477
James Burrell Ltd 1 contract · £80,000
R W Gale Limited 1 contract · £70,000

By region

North East 5 contracts · £775k
South West 3 contracts · £1.27m
Scotland 2 contracts · £31m
West Midlands 2 contracts · £91,477
East Midlands 2 contracts · £200k
South East 1 contract · £270k
Yorkshire and the Humber 1 contract · £414k

Latest contracts

Date	Contract	Buyer	Supplier	Value
21 Sep 2026	Contract Award Notice - PSCA_ Hastings to Pevensey Shingle Recycling -Autumn 2026	Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs	Canterbury City Council	£270k
28 Aug 2026	Supply and delivery of bulk de-icing rock salt for winter highway maintenance	Dorset Council	Compass Minerals UK Ltd	£1.09m
14 Aug 2026	Surface Works throughout Taunton	Taunton Town Council	R W Gale Limited	£70,000
31 Jul 2026	PAN3558 - Supply of Rock Salt No competition	Leicester City Council	ICL UK Sales Limited	£147k
4 Jul 2026	Ground Stabilisation Works by Drilling & Grouting- No competition	Mining Remediation Authority	Soil Engineering Geoservices LTD	£695k
4 Jun 2026	110400.00 No competition	Ministry of Defence	Lightwater Quarries Limited SME	£110k
1 May 2026	Carr Gate Car Park Upgrade	West Yorkshire Combined Authority	Lindum Group Ltd	£414k
30 Apr 2026	Washwood Heath Depot and Network Integrated Control Centre	High Speed Two (HS2) Limited	Joint Venture, Taylor Woodrow infrastructure Limited and Aureos Rail Limited	—
23 Apr 2026	Ground Investigation No competition	Mining Remediation Authority	Soil Engineering Geoservices LTD	£53,087
24 Feb 2026	Supply of Low Emission Structural Steel & Rebar: Structural Steel No competition	Scottish Water	ArcelorMittal Distribution Solutions UK	£15.5m
31 Jan 2026	Distribution Steelwork	Scottish Power Limited	Not named	—
31 Jan 2026	Distribution Steelwork	Scottish Power Limited	Not named	—
31 Jan 2026	Distribution Steelwork	Scottish Power Limited	Not named	—
8 Jan 2026	Tarmac Call Offs	Staffordshire County Council	Dawkes & Co Ltd SME	£91,477
17 Dec 2025	Supply Of Low Emission Structural Steel No competition	Scottish Water	Not named	£15.5m
17 Nov 2025	Further Competition for Supply of Bagged Cold Lay Asphalt Products TPPL & NEPO Building Materials DPS - Category 2 DPS Reference: NEPO219 No competition	Gateshead Borough Council	James Burrell Ltd	£80,000
22 Oct 2025	CPG/12886/2025 - Provision of BR6 Windows for the Guardroom at the British Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil	Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office	Architectural Armour	£45,159
9 Oct 2025	FURTHER COMPETITION conducted under ESPO Framework Agreement 220_24 De-icing Salt & Associated Products/Services - AWARD	Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council	Compass Minerals Ltd	£575k
1 Oct 2025	Tarmac Call Offs	Staffordshire County Council	Dawkes & Co Ltd SME	£82,704
26 Sep 2025	Quarry Drill and Blast Works and Explosives Supply: Supply of Explosives (National)	Forestry and Land Scotland	R J Blasting Scotland Ltd SME	£960k
2 Sep 2025	FRAMEWORK FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF ASPHALT, MACADAM, DRYSTONE AGGREGATE AND MIX CONCRETE: Hot Rolled Asphalt	Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC	Dragon Asphalt Ltd, Tarmac Trading	£1.1m
2 Sep 2025	FRAMEWORK FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF ASPHALT, MACADAM, DRYSTONE AGGREGATE AND MIX CONCRETE: Medium & Fine Graded Bitumen Macadam	Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC	Dragon Asphalt Ltd, Tarmac Trading	£1.1m
2 Sep 2025	FRAMEWORK FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF ASPHALT, MACADAM, DRYSTONE AGGREGATE AND MIX CONCRETE: Aggregates for Unbound and Hydraulically Bound Materials	Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC	Aggregates Express Ltd SME, Tarmac Trading	£1.1m
2 Sep 2025	FRAMEWORK FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF ASPHALT, MACADAM, DRYSTONE AGGREGATE AND MIX CONCRETE: Aggregates for Concrete	Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC	Aggregates Express Ltd SME, Tarmac Trading	£1.1m
2 Sep 2025	FRAMEWORK FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF ASPHALT, MACADAM, DRYSTONE AGGREGATE AND MIX CONCRETE: Close Graded & Dense Bitumen Macadam	Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC	Dragon Asphalt Ltd, Tarmac Trading	£1.1m
2 Sep 2025	FRAMEWORK FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF ASPHALT, MACADAM, DRYSTONE AGGREGATE AND MIX CONCRETE: Ready Mix Concrete	Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC	Tarmac Trading	£1.1m
22 Aug 2025	PURCH2578 Purchase of Precious Metals for use in Nanofabrication Evaporator Tools	University of Glasgow	Scotech Limited SME	£722k
10 Aug 2025	The Supply of Rock Salt	Leidos Supply Limited	JC Peacock & Co Ltd	£380k
30 Jul 2025	Call off contract for Procurement of Rock Salt from the East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) Framework 993-24 contract	Hull City Council	ICL UK Sales Limited	£548k
30 Jul 2025	Call off contract for Procurement of Rock Salt from the East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) Framework 993-24 contract	Hull City Council	Compass Minerals UK Ltd	£548k
1 Jul 2025	SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF ASPHALT	London Borough of Barking and Dagenham	Eurovia Infrastructure Limited	£399k
1 Jul 2025	Tarmac Call Offs	Staffordshire County Council	Dawkes & Co Ltd SME	£364k
1 Jul 2025	Supply Of Road Salt	The North Yorkshire Council	ICL UK Sales Limited	£11m
1 Jul 2025	Provision of Stainless and Carbon Steel - award	Sellafield Limited	Thomas Graham & Sons Ltd	£3.75m
30 Jun 2025	PAN3301 - Supply and Delivery of Rock Salt No competition	Leicester City Council	ICL UK Sales Limited	£147k
13 Jun 2025	Supply of Civil Engineering Products: Lot 3. Bagged Aggregates and Cementitious Products	Hull City Council	M.K.M. Building Supplies Limited	—
1 Jun 2025	End of Life Vehicles for Training	South Wales Fire and Rescue Service	Wye Valley Demolition Ltd SME	£369k
29 May 2025	EKFB JV - G2S - Green Tunnel Laser Screeding	Eiffage Kier JV HS2 Main Civils Works, Lots C2 & C3	Fortel Services Ltd	—
19 May 2025	tNCEA England Ecosystem Survey Soil Sampling and Assessment Survey 2025-26	Natural England	Jacobs UK Ltd	£1.59m
9 May 2025	Provision of Scrap Cars	Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority	A Viles Northwich Metals Limited SME	£50,000
9 May 2025	Provision of Scrap Cars	Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority	Green Parts Salvage and Recycling Limited	£113k
8 May 2025	Civils Materials and Hand Tools Framework_25: Civils Materials	Leicestershire County Council	Denham Procurement & Sourcing Solutions ltd, Huws Gray Ltd	—
8 May 2025	Civils Materials and Hand Tools Framework_25	Leicestershire County Council	Cromwell Group Holdings, Denham Procurement & Sourcing Solutions ltd +2 more	£3m
5 May 2025	Tramacadam Paving Repairs and Maintenance	South Staffordshire Dist Council	Dawkes & Co Ltd SME	£227k
7 Apr 2025	Supply of End of Life Vehicles for Training: Carmarthenshire	Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority	Tanygroes Car Dismantlers Limited SME	£60,000
7 Apr 2025	Supply of End of Life Vehicles for Training: Pembrokeshire	Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority	Tanygroes Car Dismantlers Limited SME	£50,000
7 Apr 2025	Supply of End of Life Vehicles for Training: Swansea	Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority	Tanygroes Car Dismantlers Limited SME	£60,000
7 Apr 2025	Supply of End of Life Vehicles for Training: Neath Port Talbot	Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority	Tanygroes Car Dismantlers Limited SME	£90,000
1 Apr 2025	PLACE703ET Reception and Treatment of Garden Waste from Erewash, South Derbyshire and Derbyshire Dales	Derbyshire County Council	Willshees Waste & Recycling Limited SME	£1.2m
1 Apr 2025	Tarmac Call Offs	Staffordshire County Council	Dawkes & Co Ltd SME	£76,252