Scope
Reference
C21856
Description
Supply of Road Salt for Gritting of Roads, Car Parks and footpaths around the Dounreay site
Contract 1. Supply of Road Salt 2025-2029
Supplier
Contract value
- £400,000 excluding VAT
- £480,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
13 August 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 18 August 2025 to 17 August 2029
- 4 years
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 34927100 - Road salt
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Other information
Description of risks to contract performance
The salt is delivered from the salt mines in the Midlands. A major risk is posed if this is unavailable due to high demand. Therefore, it is essential that NRS Limited (Dounreay) keep a supply of salt in the hangar on site should a shipment not come in from the Highland Council.
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Single supplier - technical reasons
The grounds for direct award are the cost effectiveness of transport arrangements and the bulk salt rates offered to the Dounreay site from the Highland Council (HC). HC arranges a cargo boat delivery from the Midlands to Scrabster or Wick Harbour. NRS Dounreay is then able to arrange collection from either Harbour or HC Depot using our own transport. HC has been used previously to supply road salt to the Dounreay site. There is no reasonable alternative supplier within the Highlands with the capacity to supply the quantities of salt the Dounreay site requires annually. NTS Dounreay has few other options for salt delivery suppliers within a 250-mile radius of the site, however utilising such suppliers would incur huge delivery costs via road. The salt would also be delivered in 1-ton bulk bags, leading to additional waste and costs associated with the disposal approximately 800 1-ton bags a year. HC use these huge salt supply cargo vessels to supply huge quantities of bulk road salt to various ports within Scotland to reduce excessive delivery capacity on our roads and infrastructures as much as reasonably practicable.
Supplier
The Highland Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBHM-4429-QDGL
Glenurquhart Road
Inverness
IV3 5NX
United Kingdom
Email: lindamo@highland.gov.uk
Region: UKM62 - Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Supply of Road Salt 2025-2029
Contracting authority
Nuclear Restoration Services Limited
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXPQ-2228-DGTY
Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Risley
Warrington
WA3 6GR
United Kingdom
Contact name: Fraser Bruce
Telephone: 01847 803178
Email: fraser.bruce@dounreay.nrservices.uk
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-restoration-services
Region: UKD61 - Warrington
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government