Award

WCC Weather forecasting services for winter maintenance

WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

09 Oct 2025 at 08:26

Award

29 Aug 2025 at 09:35

Tender

09 Jul 2025 at 14:37

Planning

09 Apr 2025 at 09:11

Summary of the contracting process

Warwickshire County Council has completed an open procurement process for weather forecasting services for winter maintenance, as detailed in their award and contract notice as of 9th October 2025. The procurement, under the title "WCC Weather forecasting services for winter maintenance," is focused on providing accurate weather-forecasting services tailored to the Warwickshire road network. The process has reached the award stage, with METDESK LIMITED being the awarded supplier. This contract, categorized under services within the weather-forecasting industry (CPV 71351600), covers the UKG region in the United Kingdom. Key dates include the contract start on 12th September 2025 and an initial five-year term with options for a two-year extension, highlighting the longer-term engagement Warwickshire County Council seeks through this procurement.

This tender presents substantial business growth opportunities for companies equipped with advanced weather forecasting capabilities, particularly those with experience in providing specialised services to government entities. The contract's value, grossing at £391,473 GBP, coupled with potential additional purchases, offers a lucrative scope for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) like METDESK LIMITED, which is already engaged as the supplier. Business entities with expertise in integrating complex data models and ensuring continuous service delivery would find this contract aligns well with their capabilities. Companies capable of maintaining high service standards, including accurate forecasting, rapid incident response, and robust service availability, are well-suited to compete in such tenders.

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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

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

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

METDESK

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