Contract

Rock Salt

  • THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-017473

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-040b8c

Published 5 June 2024, 3:51pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED

Durham County Council,C/o Ros Layfield, Legal & Democr

DURHAM

DH15UL

Contact

Michelle Graham

Email

fleet@nepo.org

Telephone

+44 1916380040

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC - North East (England)

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.nepo.org

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Rock Salt

Reference number

NEPO203

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 14410000 - Rock salt

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

The Association of North East Councils trading as the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) has established a framework agreement for the supply of rock salt in bulk and bagged forms required to enable contracting authorities to meet their winter maintenance services responsibilities. The products will be delivered to a notified list of delivery sites for North East located contracting authorities and designated sub-regions across the UK for all other contracting authorities.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £261,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Bulk Salt North East

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 14410000 - Rock salt

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Supply and delivery of Bulk Rock Salt in the North East of England. Delivery of bulk volumes being transported (per tonne) to the Contracting Authority storage facilities, via large haulage vehicles.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality including Social Value / Weighting: 35

Price - Weighting: 65

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Bagged Salt North East

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 14410000 - Rock salt

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Supply and delivery of Bagged Rock Salt in the North East of England. Delivery covers smaller transportation of bagged volumes with pallet deliveries to the Contracting Authorities.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality including Social Value / Weighting: 35

Price - Weighting: 65

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Bulk Salt UK

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 14410000 - Rock salt

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

UK wide supply and delivery of Bulk Rock Salt. Delivery of bulk volumes being transported (per tonne) to the Contracting Authority storage facilities, via large haulage vehicles

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality including Social Value / Weighting: 35

Price - Weighting: 65

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Bagged Salt UK

Lot No

4

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 14410000 - Rock salt

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

UK wide supply and delivery of Bagged Rock Salt. Delivery covers smaller transportation of bagged volumes with pallet deliveries to the Contracting Authority.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality including Social Value / Weighting: 35

Price - Weighting: 65

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-002542

four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

5 June 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

ICL UK Sales Limited

Boulby Mine, Loftus

Saltburn

TS13 4UZ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

06735338

Internet address

www.icl-group.com

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £261,000,000


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

5 June 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

J.C. Peacock & Co. Limited

North Harbour

Ayr.

KA8 8AE

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

SC025860

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £261,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The agreement will be available for use by all NEPO Members. A list of member organisations is available in the About section of the NEPO website at: www.nepo.org

This agreement will also be made available to all current and future NEPO Associate Members. Current Associate Members are listed in the Associate Member section of the NEPO website at: https://www.nepo.org/associate-members/list

NEPO intends to make the resulting agreement available for use by all Contracting Authorities throughout all administrative regions of the UK (as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) including but not limited to Government Departments and their Agencies, Non-Departmental Public Bodies, Central Government, NHS Bodies, Local Authorities, Emergency Services, Coastguard Emergency Services, Educational Establishments, Registered Social Landlords and Registered Charities who have a need to purchase the above services.

Please see the following websites for further details:-

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Localcouncils/index.htm

http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtml

http://www.schoolswebdirectory.co.uk/localauthorities.php

http://www.ukschoolsdirectory.net

https://www.gov.uk/find-school-in-england

http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/scottishschoolsonline/

http://hwb.wales.gov.uk/

https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development

http://unistats.direct.gov.uk/institutions/

http://www.hefce.ac.uk/workprovide/unicoll/heis/

http://www.hefce.ac.uk/workprovide/unicoll/fecs/

http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx

http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure

http://www.scottishambulance.com/TheService/organised.aspx

http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=trusts

http://www.scottishambulance.com/AboutUs/HowWeOrganised.aspx

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/A-ZOfCentralGovernment/index.htm

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations

http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/gov.htm

http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/local-councils-in-northern-ireland

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/02/2421/1

https://www.dsdni.gov.uk/contact

https://www.dfpni.gov.uk/articles/list-public-bodies-which-ni-public-procurement-policy-applies

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm:77-336664

https://www.police.uk/forces/

http://www.police-information.co.uk/index.html

http://www.psni.police.uk/index.htm

http://www.scotland.police.uk/

http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga07-home.htm

http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs

http://www.gov.scot/Topics/archive/law-order/Police/PoliceServiceofScotland

http://www.fire.org.uk/fire-brigades.html

http://www.nifrs.org/areas-districts/

http://www.firescotland.gov.uk/your-area.aspx

http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/About_us/Regulation/Registering_charities_index.aspx

http://www.oscr.org.uk/

http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=7175736

http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx

http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/Search/search_Auth.aspx

http://www.communities.gov.uk/newsroom/factsandfigures/housingplanning1/facts/socialhousing/?id=1822644

A complete list of permissible users is shown on the NEPO website below:

http://www.nepo.org/associate-membership/permissable-users

Organisations wishing to access the NEPO agreement will be required to register as an NEPO Associate Member in the first instance.

Further information can be found at: www.nepo.org Organisations wishing to access NEPO agreements will be required to register as an NEPO Associate Member in the first instance.

Further information can be found at: www.nepo.org

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO)

Northern Design Centre, Abbots Hill, Baltic Business Quarter,

Gateshead

NE8 3DF

Email

fleet@nepo.org

Country

United Kingdom