AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Halton Borough Council awarded and signed a four-year rock-salt call-off contract with Compass Minerals UK Limited under a framework. The contract runs from 21 September 2026 to 20 September 2030.
Published outcomeOne active award (lot 1) is recorded for Compass Minerals UK Limited. The associated active contract has a net value of £300,000 and a gross value of £360,000.
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold goods call-off for rock salt in the Halton area, procured through an existing framework rather than a new open competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
COMPASS MINERALS UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 300000 net; 360000 gross GBP · Active award and active contract
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Award 1 names COMPASS MINERALS UK LIMITED as supplier for lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, records £300,000 amount and £360,000 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Award decision date
98% confidence11 August 2026
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Award record 1 lists award_date as 2026-08-11.
Contract signed
99% confidence17 September 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly lists dateSigned as 2026-09-17.
Contract start
99% confidence21 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-21.
Contract end
99% confidence20 September 2030
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2030-09-20.
Current contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active; award 1 status is active.
Publication history
98% confidenceAward/contract release published 2 September 2026; contract details notice published 7 October 2026
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Release history lists releases dated 2026-09-02 and 2026-10-07.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£300,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 300000 GBP.
Contract value, including VAT
99% confidence£360,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 360000 GBP.
Award-record value
98% confidence£300,000
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Award record 1 value_amount is 300000 GBP.
Value attribution
97% confidenceThe stated contract value is linked to the sole recorded award and supplier.
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1; award 1 has one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award decision
98% confidence11 August 2026
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Award record 1 award_date.
Initial release publication
98% confidence2 September 2026
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Process published_at and release 082893-2026 release_date are 2026-09-02.
Contract signature
99% confidence17 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Service/delivery start
99% confidence21 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate.
Contract details notice publication
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract document 094860-2026 datePublished and release history show 2026-10-07.
Contract end
99% confidence20 September 2030
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Contract 1 period.endDate.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProvision of rock salt
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Process title is 'Purchase of Rock Salt' and description is 'Provision of Rock Salt'.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is goods.
CPV classification
99% confidence14410000 — Rock salt
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Award item 1 additional classification states CPV 14410000, Rock salt.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne recorded lot: lot 1
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Tender lots contains lot 1; award 1 and contract 1 relate to award/lot 1.
Delivery area
96% confidenceUKD71
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Award item delivery address is region UKD71.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is selective.
Procurement route
99% confidenceAward under framework
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Award under framework'.
Competition flag
98% confidenceNot competitive
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Tender competitive is false.
Framework reference
98% confidenceocds-h6vhtk-055705, related lot 1
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Related process with relationship framework identifies ocds-h6vhtk-055705 and relatedLots 1.
Bid and participant information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation results, or scoring data is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Term
99% confidence21 September 2026 to 20 September 2030
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Contract 1 period start and end dates.
Duration
98% confidenceApproximately four years
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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 21 September 2026 to 20 September 2030.
Above threshold
99% confidenceYes
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is true.
KPI metrics
97% confidenceNo agreed metrics reported; rationale states UK7 KPI fields are not applicable because the call-off value is below £5 million.
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Contract 1 noAgreedMetricsRationale.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Call-off structure
98% confidenceThe contract is a framework call-off rather than a standalone competitive tender.
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Procurement method details state 'Award under framework' and tender competitive is false.
Value interpretation
95% confidenceThe £300,000 net value is identified in the source as the call-off contract value, not a framework-level value.
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The KPI rationale states UK7 incorrectly picks up framework value rather than the call-off contract value; contract value is £300,000.
Supplier opportunity context
96% confidenceThe requirement is for a single rock-salt lot with delivery in UKD71.
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One lot is recorded; award item classification is rock salt and delivery region is UKD71.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract evidence quality
96% confidenceHigh
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The source provides an explicit signed date, active status, start/end dates, values, supplier, lot and classification.
Lot detail completeness
98% confidenceLimited
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Lot 1 has no supplied title, description, or individual lot value.
Competition detail completeness
99% confidenceLimited
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No tenderer count, bid values, award criteria, scoring, or evaluation narrative is supplied.
Notice chronology
98% confidenceAward/contract information was first released before the recorded signature and start dates.
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Release date is 2 September 2026, while dateSigned is 17 September 2026 and startDate is 21 September 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The initial award/contract release date (2 September 2026) precedes the recorded contract signature date (17 September 2026) and contract start date (21 September 2026); this chronology should be checked against the source publication record.
- No lot title, lot description, or standalone lot value is provided for lot 1.
- Competition, bidder, evaluation, and scoring information is not supplied.
- No extension, renewal, or option terms are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Halton Borough CouncilCompass Minerals UK Limitedrock saltframework call-offpublic procurementUKD71
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Halton Borough Council's rock salt contract?
Compass Minerals UK Limited is the sole supplier recorded for award 1 and lot 1.
What is the value of the rock salt contract?
The contract value is £300,000 excluding VAT and £360,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
It starts on 21 September 2026 and ends on 20 September 2030.
Was this a new competitive tender?
The notice records a selective award under a framework and marks the procurement as not competitive.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.