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COV-Winter Service Weather Data System (WMCA)

Coventry City Council

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Award

28 Sep 2026 at 13:46

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TenderUpdate

27 Aug 2026 at 15:00

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Tender

21 Aug 2026 at 12:28

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Summary of the contracting process

Coventry City Council procured a weather-forecasting service for the West Midlands Combined Authority: weather-station forecasting and weather data collection to support winter road maintenance. The service is intended for use by Coventry City Council and the participating authorities: Birmingham City Council, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, Walsall Council and the City of Wolverhampton Council. The work covers these authorities’ winter maintenance requirements across Coventry, Birmingham, Dudley, Oldbury, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton. The requirement is for a weather data system and associated forecasting services, rather than general road maintenance or winter gritting operations.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Vaisala Limited following an open procedure. The award is recorded as pending. The award date is stated as 28 September 2023, while the contract is scheduled to run from 9 October 2026 to 31 October 2030, with two optional 12-month extensions at the council’s discretion, taking the possible end date to 31 October 2032. The awarded value is £600,000 excluding VAT (£720,000 including VAT). There was one lot. Evaluation weighted price at 60%; the method statement at 15%; quality at 10%; innovation at 10%; and social value at 5%. Three bids were received, with two from SMEs reaching the final stage.

For suppliers who did not win, the award demonstrates a multi-authority requirement for weather forecasting and weather-station data to inform winter maintenance. A credible competitor would need to provide dependable forecasting and data collection suited to the participating councils’ operational winter service needs, and to explain its delivery method, service quality and approach to innovation. Because price carried the greatest evaluation weight, cost competitiveness would matter alongside a clear and robust technical offer; social value also formed part of the assessment. The selected supplier is an SME, and two SMEs reached the final stage, indicating that this scale of service was competed by smaller businesses as well as others. Suppliers focused solely on road clearance or gritting, without the weather-data and forecasting capability, are less closely matched to this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

COV-Winter Service Weather Data System (WMCA)

Notice Description

Contract for weather station forecasting and data collection on behalf of the WMCA

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e987
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091445-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award 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
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£600,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Sep 20264 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
21 Sep 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Sep 20233 years ago
Contract Period
9 Oct 2026 - 31 Oct 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
2030-07-01

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Coventry City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV1 5RR
Postcode Area
Coventry
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG33 Coventry
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Coventry
Electoral Ward
St Michael's
Westminster Constituency
Coventry South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Vaisala Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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