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NEPO217 - Winter Bureau, Weather Forecasting & Outstation Maintenance

NEPO217 - Winter Bureau, Weather Forecasting & Outstation Maintenance is a UK public sector tender from The Association of North East Councils Limited (NEPO) (UK-wide), with an estimated value of £50m (excluding VAT). The closing date is .

In our daily copy of Find a Tender and Contracts Finder data (), The Association of North East Councils Limited (NEPO) has 3 open tenders.

NEPO217 - Winter Bureau, Weather Forecasting & Outstation Maintenance. Source: Find a Tender and Contracts Finder
BuyerThe Association of North East Councils Limited (NEPO) (Gateshead)
Published
Closing date, 12:00 UK time
Estimated value£50m (excluding VAT)
CPV code38127000 — Weather stations
50312310 — Maintenance of data network equipment
71351600 — Weather-forecasting services
71351610 — Meteorology services
71356000 — Technical services
CPV categoryLaboratory, optical and precision equipment
Contract typeServices
ProcedureOpen procedure
RegionUK-wide
Location—
Marked suitable forSMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises)
SourceFind a Tender, notice 092576-2026

Read the full notice and documents on Find a Tender

Summary from the notice

The proposed procurement will establish a NEPO‑led Unranked Open Framework for the provision of Winter Bureau services, weather forecasting services, and RWIS outstation maintenance for UK local authorities. The framework will replace the existing NEPO217 (Winter Bureau & Outstation Maintenance)…

Official summary as published on Find a Tender (shortened).

How this procurement works

This is an open procedure: any interested supplier can submit a full tender by the closing date.

Who can bid

The buyer marked this tender as suitable for SMEs. That is a signal the buyer expects smaller organisations to be able to bid, but you still need to meet the requirements in the notice.

Closing date

17 days left: the deadline for tenders is , 12:00 UK time (as of ). Late submissions are normally rejected; check the notice for the exact time and how to submit.

Next steps

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  3. Check that you meet the selection criteria (experience, insurance, finances) and send clarification questions early.
  4. Prepare your response, including any social value questions, and submit before the closing date.

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