Award

Weather Forecasting and Weather Station Bureau Services

THE NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

30 Sep 2025 at 10:04

Tender

17 Feb 2025 at 14:46

Summary of the contracting process

In September 2025, The North Yorkshire Council completed a procurement process for weather forecasting and bureau services through an open procedure. The contracts are classified under weather-forecasting services (CPV: 71351600) and cover regions in and around North Yorkshire (UKE22, UKE, UK). After the tender concluded on 21 March 2025, contracts were awarded to MetDesk Ltd and Vaisala Ltd, marking the transition to the award stage. These contracts, signed on 1 September 2025, offer strategic weather services across the council area, potentially enhancing infrastructure management.

This tender provides growth opportunities for businesses capable of delivering detailed meteorological data and station maintenance services. Suppliers in the weather forecasting and data capture sectors, especially those with the capability to offer both forecasting and bureau services, are well-suited to compete, given the council's interest in proposals that combine both services for operational efficiency. SMEs, like the contracted MetDesk Ltd, can leverage this opportunity to expand their local government service portfolios within the regional authority framework.

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Notice Title

Weather Forecasting and Weather Station Bureau Services

Notice Description

To procure this service through an Open procedure and establish two contracts encompassing the Winter Forecasting and Bureau Service elements across the council area. A variant option for a combined offer will also be included as these projects will be offered to the market in tandem. From the market research there are some suppliers in the market who could fulfil both contracts and there could be opportunity to delivery efficiencies from a variant. Any variant will only be reviewed one the compliant bids have been evaluated and provisional preferred supplier identified

Lot Information

Weather Forecasting

To procure this service through an Open procedure and establish two contracts, one for the Weather Forecasting Service and one for Weather Station Bureau Service.

Weather Station Bureau Services

To procure this service through an Open procedure and establish two contracts encompassing the Winter Forecasting and Bureau Service elements across the council area.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e2be
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060783-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

50 - Repair and maintenance services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

38127000 - Weather stations

50312310 - Maintenance of data network equipment

71351600 - Weather-forecasting services

72313000 - Data capture services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,449,578 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
21 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Aug 20255 months ago
Contract Period
30 Jun 2025 - 30 Jun 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
Dalvinder Khing
Contact Email
procurement@northyorks.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
NORTHALLERTON
Postcode
DL7 8AD
Post Town
Darlington
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE22 North Yorkshire
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLE2 North Yorkshire, TLE22 North Yorkshire

Local Authority
North Yorkshire
Electoral Ward
Romanby
Westminster Constituency
Richmond and Northallerton

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

METDESK

VAISALA

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