NEPO217 - Winter Bureau, Weather Forecasting & Outstation Maintenance
Issued by The Association of North East Councils Limited (NEPO) · via UK Find a Tender Service
- Published
- 30 Sept 2026
- Closes
- 4 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC
- Value
- GBP 50,000,000
- Reference
- NEPO217
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- services
At a glance
The Association of North East Councils Limited (NEPO) in United Kingdom has published a tender: “NEPO217 - Winter Bureau, Weather Forecasting & Outstation Maintenance”. Submissions close on 4 November 2026, 30 days from today. The stated value is GBP 50,000,000. Quote reference NEPO217 in any correspondence with the buyer. 2 documents are attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 6 notices from this buyer since 2026, 4 of them currently open. Bids are submitted to the buyer through UK Find a Tender Service, not through FreeTender.
Details
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) and NEPO230 (Weather Forecasting Services) arrangements and will bring these services together into one solution reflecting how they are used operationally by authorities.
The scope is expected to include:
Winter Bureau services, including decision support, data management, system availability, resilience and user access to operational winter information. Weather forecasting services, providing locally relevant and operationally defensible forecasts to support winter service decision‑making. RWIS outstation maintenance, covering inspection, maintenance, repair, calibration and associated support for existing roadside infrastructure. Optional or modular services, which may include enhanced data products, radar data, route‑based forecasting or analytical tools, where supported by market capability and authority demand. The framework will be designed to support continuity of existing systems and infrastructure, recognising recent investment by authorities and avoiding mandated wholesale replacement of assets. Authorities will be able to access services through clearly defined call‑off mechanisms, including further competition where appropriate. The Open Framework is expected to operate for up to eight years, with periodic reopening in line with the Procurement Act 2023 to allow for market refresh and potential new entrants. NEPO is a Centralised Procurement Authority as defined in the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23), providing central purchasing activity on behalf of Contracting Authorities. All elements in this notice are subject to change at the sole discretion of NEPO. This notice is intended to inform the market of the potential scope of the procurement, not to be taken as the final version. The agreement will be available to NEPO Member Authorities and all current and future Associate Members. Current Associate Members are listed in the Associate Member section of the NEPO website at:
https: //www.nepo.org/associate-membership
A list of permissible users is available at:
https: //www.nepo.org/associate-membership/permissible-users
Organisations wishing to access the NEPO agreement will be required to register as a NEPO Associate Member in the first instance. Further information can be found at: www.nepo.org
Context for bidders
We hold 6 notices from The Association of North East Councils Limited (NEPO), going back to August 2026 — 4 of them still open. They buy mostly in Construction & Infrastructure, Energy & Power and Governance & Public Institutions. This one closes in 30 days.
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Documents
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