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National Salt Reserve Storage Contract

National Highways · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:50.

Opportunity overview

National 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

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

J C Peacock & Co Ltd

Matched by normalised name
Contract value
£5.3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Mar 2025
Award ID
012583-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Ayr, UK, KA8 8AE, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV63121000 — Storage and retrieval services

Lots

  • National 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 EnglandValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-049c0b
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
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.
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
23 Oct 2024, 12:01

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier
9,999,999
Maximum Lots Awarded Per Supplier
3

Expected award period

Starts
23 Oct 2024, 12:01

Tender Period

Ends
23 Oct 2024, 12:00

Classification

Id
63121000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Storage and retrieval services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
National 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

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,800

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
63121000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Storage and retrieval services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-69862
Name
National Highways

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B1 1RN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Cube 199 Wharfside Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
NATIONAL_AGENCY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
National or federal agency/office
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
National Highways

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-86826
Name
National Highways

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Birmingham
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
National Highways
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-65148
Name
National Highways

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Guilford
Postal Code
GU1 4LZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Bridge House, Walnut Tree Close

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
NATIONAL_AGENCY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
National or federal agency/office
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
National Highways

Contact

Name
Judith Carter
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-142697
Name
J C Peacock & Co Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Ayr
Postal Code
KA8 8AE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
North Harbour

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
J C Peacock & Co Ltd
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-142698
Name
National Highways

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B1 1RN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
199 Wharfside St

Identifier

Legal Name
National Highways

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
012583-2025-1
Title
National Salt Reserve Storage Contract
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-142697
Name
J C Peacock & Co Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
012583-2025-1
Title
National Salt Reserve Storage Contract
Status
active
Award ID
012583-2025-1
Date Signed
31 Mar 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
5,250,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Guilford · UK · GU1 4LZ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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