Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 15 Aug 2025, 10:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

WINTER SERVICE AND FOYLE BRIDGE - DATA AND WEATHER STATION MANAGEMENT

Official notice

Authority: DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Awarded value£360,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 Aug 2025no call for competition

Awarded to VAISALA LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a 3-year contract for data and weather station management of existing assets associated with the Department's annual winter service programme and wind speed monitoring of Foyle Bridge.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Northern Ireland

71351600 Weather-forecasting services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 15 Aug 2025, 10:16 BST
Last source update: 3 Sept 2025, 15:10 BST
Authority reference: DAC-0191
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-053608
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05889d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: The Department's weather stations were procured from and installed by Vaisala Ltd and as such require specific replacement parts for routine servicing and calibration therefore there is no competitive marketplace to run a competition.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

1 Sept 2025 → 3 Sept 2025 · 2 dates

Standstill ends
1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice published
3 Sept 2025, 15:10 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Aug 2025

Transparency notice published
15 Aug 2025, 10:16 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
20 Aug 2025, 11:35 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
2 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
3 Sept 2025, 15:10 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £360,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 3 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
VAISALA LTDSME1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028	£360,000	19 Aug 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · VAISALA LTDSME
Signed
3 Sept 2025
Value
£360,000
Period
1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: The contract value is below £5 million including VAT. There are robust Conditions in place to address any performance issues.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PYQH-8789-DZPG James House, 2-4 Cromac Avenue, The Gasworks Business Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 2JAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

VAISALA LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01487125GB-PPON: PPCV-2355-BDRZ 6230 Bishops Court Solihull Parkway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B37 7YBContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender3 Sept 2025, 15:10 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender20 Aug 2025, 11:35 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender15 Aug 2025, 10:16 BST