Scope
Reference
WAR - 0019
Description
Warwickshire County Council (WCC) County Highways, has a duty to maintain the carriageway network. To ensure we know the condition of the network and can plan treatments to keep the network in as good condition as possible we carry out road condition surveys. There is also a requirement by DfT to provide annual data in line with PAS 2161 and Road Condition Indicator (RCI) 130-01 & RCI130-02 for the classified network.
This was not a direct award but a restricted tender from an approved list of suppliers from the Department of Transport that authorities can select from.
Local highway authorities are expected to select a technology that is PAS2161 compliant. The list of suppliers were technology providers of PAS2161 demonstrated survey technologies.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £709,678.88 excluding VAT
- £851,614.65 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
30 January 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 2 February 2026 to 2 February 2031
- Possible extension to 2 February 2035
- 9 years, 1 day
Description of possible extension:
The initial contract period is 5 years with a possible extension of 3 years plus 1 year.
Main procurement category
Services
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
The Council reserves the right to make additional purchases during the contract that fall under the category of highways condition surveys.
CPV classifications
- 71631480 - Road-inspection services
Contract locations
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Single supplier - technical reasons
No UK4 notice was created for this procurement as submissions were restricted to an approved list of suppliers defined by Department for Transport.
Local highway authorities are expected to select a technology for this service that is PAS2161 compliant. The list of suppliers were technology providers of PAS2161 demonstrated survey technologies. More information and the list of providers can be found here. https://ukrlg.ciht.org.uk/ukrlg-home/guidance/road-condition-information/data-collection/pas-2161/
A further competition was run between the suppliers identified but due to no UK 4 notice and the list of suppliers is not from a framework, we are placing this UK5 transparency notice accordingly.
Supplier
VAISALA LIMITED
- Companies House: 01487125
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPCV-2355-BDRZ
6230 Bishops Court Solihull Parkway
Birmingham
B37 7YB
United Kingdom
Email: weathersales.uk@vaisala.com
Website: http://www.vaisala.com
Region: UKG32 - Solihull
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Warwickshire County Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDTN-5446-NMXW
Shire Hall
Warwick
CV34 4SA
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk
Website: http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk
Region: UKG13 - Warwickshire
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government