Notice Information
Notice Title
Roads Winter Weather Forecasting Service
Notice Description
The scope of the procurement is to appoint a company to provide Roads with a winter weather forecasting services. The purpose of these forecasts are to assist in deciding whether gritting operations are required on the roads within the area following the forecasting of Ice or Snow.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The type of contract is a services contract, the procedure is a regulated procurement governed by the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. The procedure being followed in an open procedure.
Renewal: Options for renewal are detailed in the Invitation to Tender
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000800647
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT540326
- 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
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71351600 - Weather-forecasting services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £109,161 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Sep 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- 48 months
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SHETLAND ISLANDS COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Graeme MacDonald
- Contact Email
- contract.admin@shetland.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1595744595
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LERWICK, SHETLAND
- Postcode
- ZE1 0LZ
- Post Town
- Lerwick
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM66 Shetland Islands
-
- Local Authority
- Shetland Islands
- Electoral Ward
- Lerwick North and Bressay
- Westminster Constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN531758&idx=1
4th June 2025 - Roads Winter Weather Forecasting Service ITT -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN531758
Roads Winter Weather Forecasting Service - The scope of the procurement is to appoint a company to provide Roads with a winter weather forecasting services. The purpose of these forecasts are to assist in deciding whether gritting operations are required on the roads within the area following the forecasting of Ice or Snow. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT540326
Roads Winter Weather Forecasting Service - The scope of the procurement is to appoint a company to provide Roads with a winter weather forecasting services. The purpose of these forecasts are to assist in deciding whether gritting operations are required on the roads within the area following the forecasting of Ice or Snow.
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