220_24 De-Icing Salt & Associated Products/Services

Renewal of a national framework for the bulk supply of highway de-icing salt & associated products/services. The framework has a large national customer base and is intended to meet the requirements of local authorities, relevant highways organisations and other eligible customers. Lot 1 - Supply & delivery of bulk 6mm & 10mm brown salt Lot 2 - Supply & delivery of bulk 6mm white marine salt Lot 3 - Supply & delivery of pure dried vacuum (PDV) salt Lot 4A - Supply & delivery of brown & white bagged salt (various sizes) - National Direct Supply Lot 4B - Supply & delivery of brown & white bagged salt (various sizes) - ESPO Catalogue/Warehouse Supply Lot 5 - Other de-icing products ESPO shall monitor the financial stability of the awarded suppliers during the framework period by reference to credit rating agency reports. Where the credit rating/score on Creditsafe significantly differs (downwards) to that when the tenderer was first awarded to the framework, or goes below 30, this will indicate risk and will require investigation with their position on the framework being subject to consideration.