ITT 62/2026 - Winter Gritting and Adverse Weather Management Council Locations Framework

Buyer
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD)
Value
£75,000
Closes
5 November 2026
Where
Newry, Northern Ireland
Type
Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)

In plain English

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council needs a gritting and snow clearing service for their buildings and sites across the district. The successful contractor must clear ice and snow from council premises before staff arrive each day to keep operations safe.

What the buyer wants

• Provide gritting (salt/grit spreading) and snow clearing services at council locations district-wide • Complete work before council staff arrive so premises are safe for staff and public • Ensure flexibility and simple operation of the service • Reduce the impact of extreme weather to a practical minimum on council operations

Likely requirements

Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.

This contract requires specialist equipment (gritting trucks, snow clearing machinery) and the ability to operate on-call during winter weather events, which will disqualify most small one-person or small team operations unless they already own or can lease this equipment.

How to bid

This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.

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