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Published 6 Jun 2025, 15:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Weather Bureau Service & Maintenance Services

Official notice

Authority: Lancashire County Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - without competitionAbove threshold
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Contract value (direct award)£169,000≈ £42k / year · £202,800 inc. VAT
Awarded 3 Oct 2025no call for competition
Awarded to VAISALA LTD
Contract term 4 yrsends 30 Sept 2030 · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of this contract is for Bureau services and maintenance of the transmission equipment (assets), this equipment is specialist, and this provides warning and timings of adverse weather such as snow and ice, this is used by the authority to time gritting of the roads within the county.

CPV: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment · Weather stations · Weather-forecasting services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded 4 yrs
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2030 (4 yrs)
Delivery: North West
32000000 Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment38127000 Weather stations71351600 Weather-forecasting services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Jun 2025, 15:07 BST
Last source update
3 Oct 2025, 17:15 BST
Authority reference
N/A
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062322
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipmentWeather stationsWeather-forecasting services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05449a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

6 Jun 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    6 Jun 2025, 15:07 BST
  2. Market engagement
    11 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

    Please return Expression of Interest to [email protected]

  3. Latest notice published389 days ago
    3 Oct 2025, 17:15 BST
  4. Contract starts27 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Jun 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    6 Jun 2025, 15:07 BST
    UK2
  2. Contract details notice published
    3 Oct 2025, 17:15 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    3 Oct 2025, 17:15 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    3 Oct 2025, 17:15 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £53,0721 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
VAISALA LTD£53,072 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Weather Bureau Service & Maintenance Services · VAISALA LTD

    Signed
    3 Oct 2025
    Value
    £53,072
    Period
    3 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lancashire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBBJ-2179-TNXM PO Box 100, County Hall, Preston, North West, PR1 0LDContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Vaisala LtdAwarded supplier 6230 Bishops Court, Birmingham, West Midlands, B37 7YBContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure