Winter Maintenance Products and Services - 1305
Framework Description
YPO's Winter Maintenance Products and Services framework (1305) covers bulk brown and white rock salt, salt domes and barns, de-icing liquids and granules, spreaders and sprayers, saturators, stockpile sheeting, and outsourced gritting and snow clearance. It has ten lots, four of them supplied through the YPO catalogue. Applications for this framework are closed, and it runs until 17 June 2030.
Context & Use Case
Highway authorities use 1305 to stock depots with bulk salt in minimum 27-tonne deliveries, store it under domes or sheeting and make brine with saturators. Schools and estates teams order bagged salt, de-icers and spreaders from the YPO catalogue, and organisations without their own crews can buy gritting, snow clearance and grounds maintenance as a service.
Scope of Services
Lot 1: Brown rock salt, 6mm or 10mm, minimum 27-tonne deliveries Lot 2: White rock or marine salt, minimum 27-tonne deliveries Lot 3: Salt domes Lot 4: Supply, installation and maintenance of saturators Lot 5: Winter gritting, snow clearance and grounds maintenance services Lot 6: Sheeting – supply, installation and site management Lot 7: Bagged brown or white salt, 850kg and 1,000kg bags (YPO catalogue) Lot 8: Bagged brown or white salt, 10kg and 25kg bags (YPO catalogue) Lot 9: De-icing liquids and granules (YPO catalogue) Lot 10: Salt spreaders, liquid sprayers, snow shovels and spreader kits (YPO catalogue)
Lots
Lot 1 - Brown Rock Salt 6mm or 10mm minimum 27 tonne deliveries; Lot 2 - White Rock or Marine Salt minimum 27 tonne deliveries; Lot 3 - Salt Domes; Lot 4 - Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Saturators; Lot 5 - Winter Gritting, Snow Clearance and Grounds Maintenance Services; Lot 6 - Sheeting - Supply, Installation and Site Management Services; Lot 7 - Bagged Brown or White Salt 850kg and 1000kg bags (YPO Catalogue); Lot 8 - Bagged Brown or White Salt 10kg and 25kg bags (YPO Catalogue); Lot 9 - De-Icing Liquids and Granules (YPO Catalogue); Lot 10 - Salt Spreaders, Liquid Sprayers, Snow Shovels and Spreader Kits (YPO Catalogue)
Who Can Apply
Salt producers and importers, dome and saturator manufacturers, sheeting contractors, equipment makers and winter service contractors fit the lots. Applications for this framework are closed, so others cannot join until it is re-tendered, likely ahead of 17 June 2030.
Buyer Benefits
A failed salt delivery during a cold spell leaves roads untreated, so buyers value suppliers already vetted for capacity. Catalogue lots let schools and smaller sites buy without any procurement, while bulk and service lots let highway authorities secure stock, storage and gritting capacity before winter starts.
Next Steps
Appointed suppliers should be ready for pre-season further competitions and catalogue demand, with stock and delivery plans in place before winter. Others should check YPO's page (https://www.ypo.co.uk/frameworks-home/900688), pick the lots they would target, and build references in highway authority supply or winter services ahead of the 2030 re-tender.
How Athena Can Help
For suppliers on 1305, Athena's further competition win strategies show buyers how your stockholding and delivery plans protect them in severe weather, with pricing that stays competitive across the season and a compliance check before you submit.
For suppliers outside it, our pre-tender framework planning prepares you for the 2030 re-tender and spots other routes open now, and our highway authority bid support helps you bid for standalone winter contracts that build your track record.
