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Weather Bureau Service & Maintenance Services

Lancashire County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 04:00.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Vaisala Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£53.1k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Oct 2025
Including VAT
£63.7k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Birmingham, UKG32, B37 7YB, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV32000000 — Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
  • CPV38127000 — Weather stations
  • CPV71351600 — Weather-forecasting services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
N/A
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
direct
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Contract period

Ends
30 Sept 2030, 23:59
Starts
1 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
32000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
Entry 2
Id
38127000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Weather stations
Entry 3
Id
71351600
Scheme
CPV
Description
Weather-forecasting services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
030651-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
6 Jun 2025, 15:07

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
11 Jul 2025, 23:59
Description
Please return Expression of Interest to casprocurement@lancashire.gov.uk

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBBJ-2179-TNXM
Name
Lancashire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD45
Country
GB
Locality
Preston
Postal Code
PR1 0LD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
PO Box 100, County Hall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PBBJ-2179-TNXM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Rachel Bunting
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-163017
Name
Vaisala Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG32
Country
GB
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B37 7YB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
6230 Bishops Court

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71351600
Scheme
CPV
Description
Weather-forecasting services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-163017
Name
Vaisala Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Weather Bureau Service & Maintenance Services
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
3 Oct 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
53,072
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
63,686

Period

Ends
30 Sept 2026, 23:59
Starts
3 Oct 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
062322-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
3 Oct 2025, 17:15

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Preston · UKD45 · PR1 0LD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05449a-2025-10-03T17:15:51+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·