CPV 14000000
Mining, basic metals and related products — UK government contracts
50
Contracts indexed
£2.2b
Known total value
What UK government contracts fall under CPV 14000000?
Division 14 covers mining and quarrying outputs and basic metals — aggregates, sand, salt, stone, and semi-finished metal products. It is a goods division: quarrying services and mineral surveying fall elsewhere (43 for machinery, 71 for engineering services).
The dominant public buyers are highways authorities buying rock salt for winter gritting (large annual tenders, often multi-council consortia), plus councils and their highways contractors buying aggregates for road maintenance programmes.
Tendarix indexes 50 contracts in this category from Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, the devolved-nation portals and 400+ council procurement sites, each with a plain-English AI summary.
Procurement activity over the last 12 months
25 contracts worth £1.6b in disclosed value were published for Mining, basic metals and related products (CPV 14000000) in the last year. Bars show monthly contract volume; the line tracks known award value.
Recent tenders
TW/2026 - Supply of Highways Materials and Rock Salt
£590kSupply of Highways Materials and Rock Salt
Supply and delivery of bulk de-icing rock salt for winter highway maintenance
£0kContract Award Notice - PSCA_ Hastings to Pevensey Shingle Recycling -Autumn 2026
£270k–300kSupply, Delivery & Collection of Roadstone Materials
£12800kPS/25/263 - Winter Maintenance Assistance Framework (2026-2033)
PfH Materials Supply Framework
£1538000k110400.00
£110kDouble Glazed Units
Surface Works throughout Taunton
£60k–70kCarr Gate Car Park Upgrade
£0kProvision of Scrap Vehicles
£6k–159kProvision of Scrap Vehicles
£3k–53kSupply of MOT Type 1 and Type 2 Aggregates
£200k–500kYPO - 000694 Aggregates, Asphalt, Ready-mix Concrete & Topsoil
£11000kSupply and Delivery of Ground Rock Salt
£17615kSupply of Low Emission Structural Steel & Rebar
£15500k231_26 Asphalt, Aggregates, Ready-mixed Concrete and Related Materials
£20000kThe Supply of Rock Salt
£380kCall off contract for Procurement of Rock Salt from the East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) Framework 993-24 contract
£548kHow to win mining, basic metals and related products tenders
Rock-salt and aggregate tenders are won on security of supply as much as price: buyers remember shortage winters. Show stockholding capacity, haulage arrangements and the ability to deliver at short notice during weather events, and quote delivered-to-depot prices per tonne with clear escalation mechanics.
Frequently asked questions
What does CPV code 14000000 cover?
Division 14 covers mining and quarrying outputs and basic metals — aggregates, sand, salt, stone, and semi-finished metal products. It is a goods division: quarrying services and mineral surveying fall elsewhere (43 for machinery, 71 for engineering services).
How many Mining, basic metals and related products contracts are published in the UK?
Tendarix has indexed 50 UK public-sector contracts in this category from Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, the devolved-nation portals and 400+ council websites, with a combined known value of £2.2bn. New notices are added daily as buyers publish them.
Who buys Mining, basic metals and related products in the public sector?
Recent buyers on Tendarix include Ministry of Defence, Scottish Water, Uisce Éireann. The dominant public buyers are highways authorities buying rock salt for winter gritting (large annual tenders, often multi-council consortia), plus councils and their highways contractors buying aggregates for road maintenance programmes.
How do I win Mining, basic metals and related products tenders?
Rock-salt and aggregate tenders are won on security of supply as much as price: buyers remember shortage winters. Show stockholding capacity, haulage arrangements and the ability to deliver at short notice during weather events, and quote delivered-to-depot prices per tonne with clear escalation mechanics.