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Provision of Weather Forecasting Services

Falkirk Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

08 Sep 2020 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Tender

06 Mar 2020 at 00:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Falkirk Council is leading a procurement process for the "Provision of Weather Forecasting Services," targeting the provision of weather radar across the Falkirk, Stirling, and Clackmannanshire Councils' consortium. With a budget of £100,000, the tender was awarded on 5 August 2020, following an open procurement method. The contract commenced on 1 October 2020 and is set to conclude on 30 September 2024. Interested parties in this tender were invited to submit bids electronically until the deadline of 6 April 2020.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in weather forecasting and related technologies, particularly those that can provide comprehensive services covering multiple geographic zones and active collaboration with local governments. Suitable competitors would be companies with experience in delivering weather services, those possessing the necessary technical expertise and certifications, as well as smaller enterprises that can demonstrate a strong operational capacity in line with the specified requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Weather Forecasting Services

Notice Description

Falkirk Council tendered for the provision of weather forecasting services including the provision of weather radar for the Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire Councils' consortium (FSC consortium). The forecast will be for 4 zones Stirling Urban, Stirling Rural, Clackmannanshire and Falkirk Council areas.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The tender is for the provision of weather forecasting services including the provision of weather radar for the Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire Councils' consortium (FSC consortium). The FSC Consortium wishes to undertake a tendering process to enter into a Single Framework Agreement with forecast provider who must be capable of downloading and interrogating hourly reports from FSC weather stations. The forecast provider must provide view of the camera images from the sites which have cameras. -The successful service provider will be an interactive partner capable of working with the FSC Consortium forming a partnership and assisting in the decision making process for the delivery of winter gritting operations. -The forecast is for 4 zones Stirling Urban, Stirling Rural, Clackmannanshire and Falkirk Council areas. -Short range forecasts, including site specific graphs will be required from 1st October to 30th April each year. -2-5 day medium range forecast for each zone will be required from 1st October to 30th April each year. -Stirling and Falkirk require a 5/6 day summer forecast from the 1st May until the 30th September each year.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000616243
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP394233
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website 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
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Sep 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
6 Apr 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Aug 20206 years ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2020 - 30 Sep 2024 4-5 years
Recurrence
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: April 2024

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Falkirk Council
Additional Buyers

Clackmannanshire Council

Stirling Council

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ALLOA
Postcode
FK1 5RS
Postcode Area
Falkirk and Stirling
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM12 Falkirk
Delivery Location
TLM76 Falkirk
Local Authority
Falkirk
Electoral Ward
Falkirk South
Westminster Constituency
Falkirk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MetDesk Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR382952
    Provision of Weather Forecasting Services - Falkirk Council wishes to tender for the provision of weather forecasting services including the provision of weather radar for the Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire Councils' consortium (FSC consortium). The forecast will be for 4 zones Stirling Urban, Stirling Rural, Clackmannanshire and Falkirk Council areas.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP394233
    Provision of Weather Forecasting Services - Falkirk Council tendered for the provision of weather forecasting services including the provision of weather radar for the Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire Councils' consortium (FSC consortium). The forecast will be for 4 zones Stirling Urban, Stirling Rural, Clackmannanshire and Falkirk Council areas.

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