Notice Information
Notice Title
Weather Forecasting Information Service Contract (WFISC)
Notice Description
This procurement is for the replacement of the Weather Forecast Information Service at Highways England and will provide national and regional weather forecasting services. Highways England requires a source of detailed weather information to make informed operational decisions to mitigate the impact of severe weather on the strategic road network. It also has a statutory duty as a highway authority to ensure that safe passage along a highway is not endangered by snow or ice. With the Severe Weather Information Service (SWIS) it forms a key part of the severe weather strategy that is committed to within the Highways England Delivery Plan. The Weather Forecasting Information Service Contract provides vital forecasting information that broadens the options available and enables effective proactive decision making at both area and national levels. A 4 year Contract divided into separate lots (as permitted by regulation 46 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) with 1 national lot, and 3 regional lots will be procured to provide Highways England with suitable national and regional resilience in the forecasting service.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-cc2ce476-eb3f-444d-b966-58b6e045bcca
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c1eafde9-ec4b-4024-a490-44a41a39f1d2
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
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- CPV Codes
71351600 - Weather-forecasting services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,300,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Dec 20205 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 Jan 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 8 Apr 2021 - 8 Dec 2025 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HIGHWAYS ENGLAND
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- it_infrastructure_procurement@highwaysengland.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEEDS
- Postcode
- LS11 9AT
- Post Town
- Leeds
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE4 West Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE42 Leeds
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
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- Local Authority
- Leeds
- Electoral Ward
- Beeston & Holbeck
- Westminster Constituency
- Leeds South
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c1eafde9-ec4b-4024-a490-44a41a39f1d2
21st December 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
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Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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