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Winter Service and Foyle Bridge - Data and Weather Station Management

DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE

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11 Jul 2022 at 09:52

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10 Jul 2022 at 10:16

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Infrastructure in Belfast, UK, has initiated a tender for the contract titled "Winter Service and Foyle Bridge - Data and Weather Station Management." This procurement, classified under repair and maintenance services of measuring apparatus, is currently at the award stage after being signed on 7th July 2022. The contract value is estimated at £330,000, with a duration of three years starting from 1st October 2022. The limited procurement method was used, allowing for the award without prior publication of a call for competition, as only the original manufacturer, Vaisala Ltd, can provide the necessary management and maintenance for the existing weather stations.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in maintenance services, particularly those with expertise in managing weather and data stations. Given the technical nature of the services required, companies with established relationships with Vaisala or those capable of providing specialised care for similar apparatus will find themselves well-positioned to compete. The contract effectively opens the door for firms in the maintenance and engineering sectors, especially those focused on public infrastructure projects.

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Notice Title

Winter Service and Foyle Bridge - Data and Weather Station Management

Notice Description

The contract is for the provision of data and weather station management of existing assets associated with the Department's annual winter service programme.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Department currently owns 23 weather stations which have been purchased from Vaisala at various times. The Department requires continued management and maintenance for these stations from 1st October 2022 until such time as they are replaced.

Procurement Information

The Department's 23 weather stations were all purchased from Vaisala. Since Vaisala are the original manufacturers of the various elements making up the various weather stations, only they can currently provide the management and maintenance that is required for these stations without considerable cost to the Department of replacing the stations or at least replacing many of the separate elements which go to make up a weather station. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 - Regulation 32. (2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases: (b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons: (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons, (iii)the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights, but only, in the case of paragraphs (ii) and (iii), where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-035040
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018872-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services


CPV Codes

50411000 - Repair and maintenance services of measuring apparatus

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Jul 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Jul 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
pb2@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT2 8GB
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

VAISALA

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