Notice Information
Notice Title
HE0242-3 - Weather Forecasting Services
Notice Description
Weather forecasting service to support winter salting decisions.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The contract has an option to extend of 2 x 2 year periods, i.e. a total possible extension of four years, making ten years in total.
Planning Information
Wiltshire Council's current weather forecasting contract expires on 30th September 2025. The road weather forecast service is required so that Wiltshire Council can deliver an effective and efficient Winter Service and Highway Maintenance function, reacting in a timely and appropriate fashion to any hazards that may be presented to highway users in winter and optionally for supporting Highway Maintenance activities during the summer. Accordingly, the Council invites interested parties to a Pre Market Engagement (PME) event to be held via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 27th May at 10.a.m. for approximately one hour. If you would like to attend this event, please use the "Messages" section in ProContract under the DN reference 774554 to advise us, and indicate who will attend from your organisation. We would be happy to invite up to two representatives from each organisation.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0512a1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070889-2025
- 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
- Not specified
- 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
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £410,800 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £410,800 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 27 May 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 9 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WILTSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Helen Danford
- Contact Email
- procurementunit@wiltshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +441225713267
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TROWBRIDGE
- Postcode
- BA14 8JN
- Post Town
- Bath
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK72 Wiltshire
- Delivery Location
- TLK15 Wiltshire
-
- Local Authority
- Wiltshire
- Electoral Ward
- Trowbridge Central
- Westminster Constituency
- South West Wiltshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070889-2025
4th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057404-2025
17th September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032187-2025
13th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021074-2025
14th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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