Notice Information
Notice Title
WCC Weather forecasting services for winter maintenance
Notice Description
The winter service requires a weather forecaster in place to monitor weather conditions and advise on forecast to allow WCC winter decision makers to make an informed decision on winter actions. The weather forecaster produces reports based on multiple weather models and our local weather stations to ensure the forecast is relevant to the Warwickshire Road network. The forecaster also provides a decision board to record and send out details of the winter decision by email/text and social media.
Lot Information
Lot 1
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 winter weather forecasting.
Renewal: The initial contract term will be for a period of 5 years. This may be extended up to a period of 24 months at the sole discretion of the Council.
Planning Information
We welcome interested suppliers to complete the Questionnaire that has been published via our e-procurement portal (CSW-jets). CSW-Jets Reference: WCC - 22199. The Council would be grateful if you could complete the questions in the market testing document and respond by the 23rd April 2025 at 12 Noon. You should submit your completed responses by uploading via CSW Jets. The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://intendhost.co.uk/csw-jets/aspx/Home Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address. Contact Details: If you have any questions regarding this Market testing exercise, then please upload via the correspondence function on CSW Jets
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ff5b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063539-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details 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
- £350,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £350,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £326,228 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £326,228 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 23 Apr 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 28 Aug 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 11 Sep 2025 - 11 Sep 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- 2031-06-02
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WARWICK
- Postcode
- CV34 4SA
- Post Town
- Coventry
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG13 Warwickshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLG West Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Warwick
- Electoral Ward
- Warwick Saltisford
- Westminster Constituency
- Warwick and Leamington
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063539-2025
9th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052315-2025
29th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038688-2025
9th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013859-2025
9th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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