Supply of Rock Salt for Winter Services
Details
- Buyer
- Cumberland Council
- Supplier(s)
- Compass Minerals
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Duration
- 5 years
- Topic
- Winter-maintenance materials
- Published
- 15 September 2025
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
Cumberland Council currently requires an annual supply of rock salt to carry out its winter maintenance services and ensure that the highway network is maintained in a safe condition during periods of adverse weather.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date1 September 2025
- Completed: Award published15 September 2025Current notice
- Next: Contract expiry date31 August 2030in 4 years
About the buyer
Cumberland Council is a local authority buying goods, works and services for Cumbria, guided by its own Contract Procedure Rules. Tenders are advertised through the Find a Tender Service on GOV.UK. Suppliers can also register on The Chest, the council's electronic procurement portal, free of charge. A dedicated Procurement Team sits within Business Transformation and Change. Framework agreements sit alongside open competitions among its procurement procedures. Every tender also weighs social value against council priorities. Contracts follow the Procurement Act 2023 and the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. A weekly business newsletter and supplier events keep suppliers informed too.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of Cumberland Council's contract awards have been in construction work, education and training and architectural and engineering services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 44113910 · Winter-maintenance materials
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov |
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