Notice Information
Notice Title
Weather Forecasting Services
Notice Description
Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of Weather Forecasting Services to the Council. The services to be delivered are: To provide weather forecasts as detailed below throughout the winter period between the 2nd Monday in October to the last day of April on an annual basis. All weather forecast information is to be loaded onto the Findlay Irvine ICELERT website and Text Forecasts to be e-mailed to Senior Support Officers (up to 10 officers). Forecasts provided shall be written specifically for the geographical area managed by Swindon Borough Council, generic regional text shall not be provided. The Forecaster shall have the ability to change or edit individual values in any cell within the hazard table and to manually adjust site specific graphs, altering forecasts minimum temperatures, temperature curves and surface hazards in order to improve the quality if deemed necessary.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Option to extend 1 x 24 months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058ac8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073070-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- 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
- £55,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £55,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £45,840 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 5 Oct 2025 - 5 Oct 2028 3-4 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
- SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Mr Mike Sullivan
- Contact Email
- msullivan2@swindon.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SWINDON
- Postcode
- SN1 2JH
- Post Town
- Swindon
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK71 Swindon
- Delivery Location
- TLK14 Swindon
-
- Local Authority
- Swindon
- Electoral Ward
- Eastcott
- Westminster Constituency
- Swindon South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073070-2025
12th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049944-2025
19th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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