Award

Weather Forecasting

SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

11 Oct 2022 at 15:55

Tender

08 Jul 2022 at 15:35

Summary of the contracting process

The Swindon Borough Council is seeking service providers for the provision of weather forecasting services. This tender opportunity involves providing weather forecasts tailored to the geographical area managed by the council from the 2nd Monday in October to the end of April annually. The initial contract term is 24 months, with a potential extension up to 3 years, with estimated spends ranging between £15,000 and £26,000. Suppliers need to register with ProContract to access tender documents. The deadline for RFQ responses is 8th August 2022.

This tender by the Swindon Borough Council presents an opportunity for service providers in weather forecasting to secure a long-term contract for tailored weather services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with experience in providing location-specific forecasts would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement stage is currently active, with a focus on services in the weather-forecasting industry. The contract period runs from September 2022 to September 2024, offering stability and growth potential for successful bidders.

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Notice Title

Weather Forecasting

Notice Description

Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of weather forecasting. To provide weather forecasts as detailed below throughout the winter period between the 2nd Monday in October to the last day of April on an annual basis. All weather forecast information is to be loaded onto the Findlay Irvine ICELERT website and Text Forecasts to be e-mailed to Senior Support Officers (up to 10 officers). Forecasts provided shall be written specifically for the geographical area managed by Swindon Borough Council, generic regional text shall not be provided. The Forecaster shall have the ability to change or edit individual values in any cell within the hazard table and to manually adjust site specific graphs, altering forecasts minimum temperatures, temperature curves and surface hazards in order to improve the quality if deemed necessary. The initial contract term will be for 24 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months (1 periods of 12 months) for a potential total contract term of 3 years as stated in the RFQ documents. Estimated contract spend is between PS15,000 and PS18,000 across the initial 2 year contract term and between PS21,000 and PS26,000 across the potential total 3 year contract term. Full details relating to the Services are provided in the RFQ documents. To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com RFQ clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal, including the project reference and title clearly in the Subject title, by 1st August 2022, 15:00 hrs UK Local time. The Council's responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically via Messaging in ProContract tender portal. RFQ Responses are required to be submitted no later than 8th August 2022, 15:00 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ Please note that this project has been advertised on Contracts Finder/ other web portals, however, Supplying the South West Portal, https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN621459 No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the RFQ documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the RFQ documents.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-aba21ee9-22a4-40d4-9f1b-5c2a7c4541fc
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0871e875-bef5-411b-8f25-80ddb7651b70
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

71351600 - Weather-forecasting services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£25,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£24,492 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Oct 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
8 Aug 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Aug 20223 years ago
Contract Period
14 Sep 2022 - 14 Sep 2024 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Jodie Wakefield
Contact Email
jwakefield@swindon.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7392102892

Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN1 2JH
Post Town
Swindon
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
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)

Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Eastcott
Westminster Constituency
Swindon South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

METDESK

Further Information

Notice Documents

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