Notice Information
Notice Title
National Weather Forecasting Information Services
Notice Description
National Weather Forecasting contract that supplies forecasts throughout the year to identify severe weather risks across the road network to enable effective mitigation planning and support to Traffic Officer and National Traffic Operations Centre. (NTOC)
Lot Information
Lot 1
To operate the road network effectively, the Traffic Officer service and NTOC require weather forecast information that is designed to assist them identify severe weather risks on the road network and plan an appropriate response key to this is informing the road user. This information consists of a twice daily forecast 'advisory' report highlighting potential risks and impacts to the Strategic Road Network, support to National Highways for public and partner information services, and provision of Open Data products (rainfall radar, satellite imagery, weather warning services etc.) to our Severe Weather Information Service (SWIS) and its end users. The contract term will be for 3 years minimum with further options to extend for 3 years in increments of 2+1 years.
Procurement Information
The contract between National Highways and the Met Office establishes a cooperation between them with the aim of ensuring that public services they have to perform are provided with a view to achieving objectives they have in common namely ensuring public safety and harm prevention to those drivers using, and those individuals working on, the strategic road network. The implementation of that co-operation is governed solely by considerations relating to the public interest and regulation 12 (7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 applies.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04b412
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035880-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71351600 - Weather-forecasting services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £18,000,000 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Nov 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Oct 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LTD
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- tessa.shaw@nationalhighways.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GUILDFORD
- Postcode
- N/A
- Post Town
- Not specified
- Country
- Not specified
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- Not specified
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- Not specified
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- Not specified
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Not specified
- Electoral Ward
- Not specified
- Westminster Constituency
- Not specified
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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