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title: "PLACE1148H Winter Road Weather Bureau Service"
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buyer: "Derbyshire County Council"
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# PLACE1148H Winter Road Weather Bureau Service

Buyer: Derbyshire County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8d813bfd-ea38-415a-9cf3-c30931d6f32d

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## Summary

Derbyshire County Council procured a winter road weather bureau service together with maintenance of weather stations and associated outstation equipment. The requirement covers weather forecasting to support winter road operations and the upkeep of the monitoring infrastructure used for that service. It is a services contract involving a single contractor, for delivery across Derbyshire, England. The relevant work is weather-station operation and maintenance combined with specialist road-weather forecasting. The council is based at County Hall, Matlock. The procurement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, making it relevant to specialist weather-service providers, environmental monitoring businesses, and firms with the technical capability to maintain roadside weather equipment and provide operational forecasts.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Vaisala Ltd on 27 August 2026. The award value is £400,000 including the stated currency of GBP, for a contract running from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2030. The tender submission deadline was 25 August 2026 at 13:00. Derbyshire County Council used a direct award through Lot 2 of the NEPO217 Winter Bureau & Helpdesk Service with Upgrade and Maintenance of Outstation Equipment framework. The process sought one contractor and used a framework direct-award route rather than an open competition. The requirement was classified as weather stations and weather-forecasting services. The award was active when recorded.

This award demonstrates sustained public-sector demand for an integrated winter road-weather capability: operational forecasting must be delivered alongside reliable maintenance of weather stations and outstation equipment. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to combine meteorological expertise with practical field-service capacity, including inspection, repair, upgrade and ongoing support for distributed monitoring equipment. The single-contractor model favours suppliers able to manage the full service rather than provide only forecasts or only engineering support. Businesses should also be able to work through a public-sector framework direct-award route and evidence dependable service delivery for winter highways operations. The opportunity is particularly relevant to SMEs with established weather technology, forecasting and infrastructure-maintenance capability.

## Notice

Derbyshire County Council are seeking a single contractor for the provision of a winter road weather bureau service and weather station maintenance. This contractor will be appointed by direct award via Lot 2 of NEPO217 Winter Bureau & Helpdesk Service with Upgrade and Maintenance of Outstation Equipment framework.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71f58759-0695-4cf7-a996-7d2d61b2b48b |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £400,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £400,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Derbyshire County Council |
| Locality | MATLOCK |
| Postcode area | Derby |
| Postcode | DE4 3AG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF13 South and West Derbyshire |
| Local authority | Derbyshire Dales |
| Electoral ward | Matlock West |
| Westminster constituency | Derbyshire Dales |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Vaisala Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 38127000 - Weather stations
- 71351600 - Weather-forecasting services

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2026 at 11:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71f58759-0695-4cf7-a996-7d2d61b2b48b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71f58759-0695-4cf7-a996-7d2d61b2b48b
  4th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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