---
title: "Essential Weather Station Upgrades"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05ea03"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL"
published: "2025-11-27"
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# Essential Weather Station Upgrades

Buyer: CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ea03

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## Summary

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council has completed a procurement process titled "Essential Weather Station Upgrades". This procurement was managed as a direct award under a "below threshold - without competition" method. The process, which falls under the services industry category, aimed to upgrade weather stations located in Queensbury and Silsden. Key dates included an award signing on 27th November 2025 for a contract period ending on 28th November 2025. The procurement focuses on enhancing weather-forecasting services, primarily impacting the UKE41 region, with the supplier being Viasala Ltd, a small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) based in Birmingham.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses involved in weather station operations and maintenance, particularly those already experienced in weather-forecasting services. SMEs that specialise in technological upgrades and service management for weather data collection and analysis would find this sector advantageous. Given the nature of the direct award and the specific technical requirements, companies with existing expertise and infrastructure in the sector can deliver enhanced and efficient services, thereby growing their business footprint within government procurement contracts.

## Notice

Weather forecasting for the district is provided from two dedicated weather stations located at Queensbury and Silsden which feed data on road surface temperatures to the Viasala Weather Burea, who manage the operation and maintenance of weather stations.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077618-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Contract period | 27 Nov 2025 - 28 Nov 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £48,832 |
| Contracts value | £48,832 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL |
| Locality | BRADFORD |
| Post town | Bradford |
| Postcode | BD1 1HX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE41 Bradford |
| Local authority | Bradford |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Bradford West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | VIASALA |

## 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

- 27 Nov 2025 at 11:41 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077618-2025
- 27 Nov 2025 at 11:38 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077614-2025
- 27 Nov 2025 at 11:35 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077612-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077618-2025
  27th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077614-2025
  27th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077612-2025
  27th November 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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