Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bec-2cde-7390-a2d3-9c1eeb290923/itt-622026-winter-gritting-and-adverse-weather-management-council-locations-f Open for bids GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # ITT 62/2026 - Winter Gritting and Adverse Weather Management Council Locations Framework [Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/newry-mourne-and-down-district-council-nmd) Estimated value £75,000 Published 8 Oct 2026 Deadline 16 days left 5 Nov 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Newry, Mourne and Down District Council require an efficient gritting process and potential snow clearing services for locations district wide. Simplicity of operation and flexibility is essential from the successful tenderer The contactor must ensure that the council premises have already been gritted/snow cleared before staff arrive to enable safe operations that day for staff. The service provided must ensure the extreme weather element effects are reduced to a practical minimum providing a safe operational area from which Council Staff & the Public can conduct daily works requirements. ## CPV classification Ice-clearing services Snow-clearing services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-0783b4-2026-10-08T12:54:05+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-0783b4-2026-10-08T12:54:05+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD): past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/newry-mourne-and-down-district-council-nmd) [Sector More Sewage, refuse, cleaning & environmental tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/sewage-refuse-cleaning-environmental) ## More tenders like this [Tender for winter gritting and SNOW clearance · Fermanagh and Omagh District Council · 15 days left · 4 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bdd-5a7e-7026-8355-ee64a0871a9c/tender-for-winter-gritting-and-snow-clearance) [Tender 57/2026 - 2G, 3G & Polymeric Sports Surface Assessment, Maintenance & Renovation Works District Wide, 2026/27 to 2027/28 · Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) · 10 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bec-28ba-70e7-995a-6a7c37664f9f/tender-572026-2g-3g-polymeric-sports-surface-assessment-maintenance-ren) [CA18545 - RFQ 2026/41 - Regeneration and Economic Development Strategy 2027 - 2030 · Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) · 3 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13def-8174-700d-b35e-0a6eb5884e7e/ca18545-rfq-202641-regeneration-and-economic-development-strategy-2027-20) [CA18531 - Tender 57/2026 - 2G, 3G & Polymeric Sports Surface Assessment, Maintenance & Renovation Works District Wide, 2026/27 to 2027/28 · Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) · 3 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13def-82a8-73e6-8eb3-026baa8e274d/ca18531-tender-572026-2g-3g-polymeric-sports-surface-assessment-mainten) [Traffic Management Services Framework 2027 - 28 (- 29 - 30 - 31) · Argyll and Bute Council · 27 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13f6f-b0b1-70bc-af8f-83e8b7659ca0/traffic-management-services-framework-2027-28-29-30-31) [Snow-clearing services – Winter maintenance of municipal properties. · Ringsaker kommune · 20 days left · 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14062-b845-7124-aa9f-de82e62446ab/norway-snow-clearing-services-winter-maintenance-of-municipal-properties)