AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Northumberland County Council published an award notice for continuation of winter bureau and road-weather outstation maintenance services. The active award names Vaisala Limited and has a published value of £63,635.
Published outcomeOne active award was recorded to Vaisala Limited under a direct call-off from the NEPO217 framework.
Market significanceThis is a £63,635, one-year regional weather-services requirement covering 10 named road-weather station assets in Northumberland and Newcastle.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
VAISALA LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-fcb553b8-427b-4a85-b5c0-2c8fb80b1a61-1 · 63635 GBP · Active award
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The active award names VAISALA LIMITED as supplier and gives an award value of GBP 63,635. Supplier identity is verified against company number 01487125.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded; source record marked complete
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Process stage is "award", display status is "awarded", source status is "complete", and the notice is titled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-fcb553b8-427b-4a85-b5c0-2c8fb80b1a61-1 has status "active".
Contract period
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027
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The award and tender contractPeriod specify startDate 2026-10-01 and endDate 2027-09-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£63,635
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Award value is 63635 GBP; the tender value is also 63635 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the single published award
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One award is published, with one named supplier and a value of £63,635.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence1 October 2026
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The award date is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Published contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence30 September 2027
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Published contractPeriod endDate is 2027-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-13T16:14:47+01:00.
Tender deadline
99% confidence30 September 2026
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The tenderPeriod endDate is 2026-09-30T17:00:00+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service requirement
98% confidenceWinter bureau services plus upgrade and maintenance of road-weather outstation equipment
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The notice describes continuation of Winter Bureau and Road Weather Outstation Maintenance Services and identifies Lot 1 as "Winter Bureau Services, Upgrade and Maintenance of Outstation Equipment".
Coverage
98% confidence10 named weather-station assets across Northumberland and Newcastle
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The description lists seven Northumberland assets and three sites under the Newcastle Bureau & Maintenance Contract.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 71351600 — Weather-forecasting services
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The tender classification is CPV 71351600, described as Weather-forecasting services.
Delivery region
97% confidenceNorth East, United Kingdom
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The published item delivery address specifies the North East, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective procedure; call-off from a framework agreement
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The process states procurement_method "selective" and procurement_method_details "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Named framework route
98% confidenceDirect award using NEPO217 Winter Bureau & Helpdesk Service framework
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The description states "Direct Award using NEPO217 Winter Bureau & Helpdesk Service".
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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Information on bidder numbers, evaluation, scores and competing suppliers is not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence12 months
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The published period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.
SME suitability flag
97% confidenceSME: yes; VCSE: no
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Tender suitability is recorded as sme true and vcse false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension or renewal option is provided in the supplied notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
96% confidenceA direct framework call-off for continuing operational weather-services coverage
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The notice describes a continuation requirement and a direct award via NEPO217.
Value context
98% confidence£63,635 published for the one-year award
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The sole published award carries a value of £63,635 and the stated contract period is one year.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award evidence quality
95% confidenceHigh for supplier, value, procedure and dates
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These fields are consistently stated in the award, tender and supplier records.
Contract execution evidence
99% confidenceNot expressly supplied
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The record is an active award notice with a stated contract period, but the supplied data does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
Unpublished competition and pricing detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, individual site pricing or award rationale is included in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed; it supports an active award notice and published contract period.
- Information on tender responses, evaluation, direct-award justification, incumbent status and pricing breakdown is not supplied.
- No individual lot allocation is published; the description refers to Lot 1 but the structured lots list is empty.
- No extension or renewal options are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Vaisala LimitedNorthumberland County Councilwinter bureau servicesroad weather outstation maintenanceNEPO217weather forecasting services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the award?
Vaisala Limited, verified against company number 01487125.
What is the published award value?
£63,635.
When does the published contract period run?
From 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.
What procurement route was used?
A direct call-off from the NEPO217 Winter Bureau & Helpdesk Service framework.
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