✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 14:06.
Opportunity overview
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council require an efficient gritting process and potential snow clearing services for locations district wide. Simplicity of operation and flexibility is essential from the successful tenderer
The contactor must ensure that the council premises have already been gritted/snow cleared before staff arrive to enable safe operations that day for staff. The service provided must ensure the extreme weather element effects are reduced to a practical minimum providing a safe operational area from which Council Staff & the Public can conduct daily works requirements.
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
CA18530
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
How to submit
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095181-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is seeking a contractor to provide winter gritting and potential snow-clearing services at Council locations across the district, ensuring sites are treated before staff arrive during adverse weather.
Who this may suit
Suitable for contractors able to deliver responsive, flexible winter-maintenance, gritting, ice-clearing and snow-clearing services for multiple Council premises.
Key points identified
Service requirementProvide an efficient gritting process and potential snow-clearing services at locations across the district.Evidence: "require an efficient gritting process and potential snow clearing services for locations district wide"
Operational flexibilityThe service must be simple to operate and flexible.Evidence: "Simplicity of operation and flexibility is essential from the successful tenderer"
Timing requirementCouncil premises must be gritted or snow-cleared before staff arrive.Evidence: "The contactor must ensure that the council premises have already been gritted/snow cleared before staff arrive"
94% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
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Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is seeking a contractor to provide winter gritting and potential snow-clearing services at Council locations across the district, ensuring sites are treated before staff arrive during adverse weather.
Who this may suit
Suitable for contractors able to deliver responsive, flexible winter-maintenance, gritting, ice-clearing and snow-clearing services for multiple Council premises.
Key deliverables
Pre-arrival gritting of Council premises
Potential snow-clearing services
Safe operational areas for Council staff and the public during extreme weather
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
Service requirement
98% confidence
Provide an efficient gritting process and potential snow-clearing services at locations across the district.
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"require an efficient gritting process and potential snow clearing services for locations district wide"
Operational flexibility
97% confidence
The service must be simple to operate and flexible.
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"Simplicity of operation and flexibility is essential from the successful tenderer"
Timing requirement
99% confidence
Council premises must be gritted or snow-cleared before staff arrive.
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"The contactor must ensure that the council premises have already been gritted/snow cleared before staff arrive"
Safety outcome
97% confidence
Reduce practical effects of extreme weather and provide a safe operational area for Council staff and the public.
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"ensure the extreme weather element effects are reduced to a practical minimum providing a safe operational area"
Supplier eligibility criteria
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No eligibility, financial standing, technical capacity or exclusion criteria are supplied.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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Suitable-for-SME status is not stated.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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Suitable-for-VCSE status is not stated.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Estimated framework value
98% confidence
Up to GBP 75,000.
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Opportunity value_max: 75000 GBP; Lot 1 value: 75000 GBP.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing schedule, payment terms or indexation provisions are supplied.
Contract term
99% confidence
Unknown.
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Contract start and end dates are not stated.
Delivery
Delivery area
91% confidence
Council locations district-wide within Newry, Mourne and Down District Council's area.
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"locations district wide"; buyer is Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.
Buyer location
99% confidence
Newry, BT34 2QU, United Kingdom.
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Buyer location record: Newry, BT34 2QU.
Service commencement
99% confidence
Unknown.
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Contract start date is not stated.
Service response arrangements
96% confidence
Premises must be treated before staff arrival; detailed call-out, coverage and response requirements are unknown.
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"already been gritted/snow cleared before staff arrive".
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Procedure
99% confidence
Below-threshold open competition.
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procurement_method_details: "Below threshold - open competition".
Notice status
99% confidence
Open tender.
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display_status: open; source_status: active.
Publication date
99% confidence
8 October 2026.
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published_at: 2026-10-08T12:54:05+01:00.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
5 November 2026, 12:00 UTC.
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submission_deadline: 2026-11-05T12:00:00Z.
Submission method
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No tender portal or submission instructions are supplied.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-morning delivery risk
97% confidence
The contractor must complete treatment before staff arrive, requiring reliable out-of-hours mobilisation and weather monitoring.
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"premises have already been gritted/snow cleared before staff arrive".
Scope uncertainty
98% confidence
The number, locations and characteristics of premises, as well as expected treatment frequency and snow-clearing volumes, are unknown.
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Only "locations district wide" is provided; no site schedule or volumes are supplied.
Commercial uncertainty
99% confidence
The framework term, pricing structure, payment terms and call-off arrangements are unknown.
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No commercial terms beyond a maximum value of GBP 75,000 are supplied.
Weather-demand variability
93% confidence
Demand will depend on adverse weather conditions and may be variable.
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The requirement concerns gritting, snow clearing and adverse weather management.
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