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title: "Invitation to Tender for the Supply of Road Weather Stations"
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# Invitation to Tender for the Supply of Road Weather Stations

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-the-supply-of-road-weather-stations-ocds-h6vhtk-03f022). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Herefordshire Council: "Invitation to Tender for the Supply of Road Weather Stations". Published status: complete. Published Value: £180,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Herefordshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/herefordshire-council-ons-e06000019)
- **Published Value:** £180,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 September 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Weather stations
- **Delivery Location:** UKG11
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £160,076 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03f022`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-the-supply-of-road-weather-stations-ocds-h6vhtk-03f022#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-the-supply-of-road-weather-stations-ocds-h6vhtk-03f022#participate

## Description
Herefordshire Council is seeking to renew outdated weather stations which will ensure accurate data is provided to the transport team to enable accurate mobilisation of the Winter Fleet.
The RWS network must provide specific information that users can utilise in their decision making process to help ensure the Council can keep the road network operational.
Equipment must provide the following:
Measurement parameters and sensors are divided into two main categories:
1. Atmospheric measurements and sensors
a. Precipitation and visibility
b. Air temperature (TA), Relative Humidity (RH) and Dew Point (TD)
c. Wind speed and direction
2. Road surface measurements and sensors
a. Road surface state (Non-invasive)
b. Road surface temperature (Non-invasive)
c. Road surface state (Invasive)
The contract duration is expected to be for a period of up to 12 months depending on delivery dates.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKG

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 031813-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Vaisala Ltd.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-174408`
  - Value: £160,076 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 031813-2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £160,076
  - Signed Date: 26/10/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031813-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-10-27T13:22:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T20:06:57.461Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03f022