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title: "Road Weather Monitoring Service and Monitoring Station Maintenance"
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# Road Weather Monitoring Service and Monitoring Station Maintenance

Buyer: SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-422ac8e5-2d05-4529-88aa-5d0f63abd953

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## Summary

The Swindon Borough Council is seeking service providers for a Road Weather Monitoring Service and Monitoring Station Maintenance project located in Swindon, England. This contract falls under the CPV classification of Weather Stations. The procurement stage is currently in the award phase, with a contract period from 1st October 2024 to 30th April 2029. The tender deadline for RFQ Responses is 24th May 2024 at 15:00 hrs UK Local time.

This opportunity with the Swindon Borough Council for the Road Weather Monitoring Service and Monitoring Station Maintenance project is open to SMEs. Businesses that provide services related to weather monitoring equipment, maintenance, and calibration are well-suited to compete. Prospective suppliers must register on ProContract and submit RFQ Responses by the specified deadline. The estimated contract value ranges from £100,000 to £125,000 over the initial 5-year term.

## Notice

Road Weather Monitoring Service and Monitoring Station Maintenance Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of a remotely monitored Road Weather Monitoring service, to include bi-annual calibration and maintenance of the two existing weather monitoring stations which are fitted with Findlay Irvine supplied equipment. The system will be used to monitor the following: i. Road depth temperature ii. Road surface temperature iii. Air temperature iv. Relative humidity v. Precipitation vi. Wind speed vii. Wind direction viii. Surface state ix. Web camera images The Council is looking to appoint a Contractor to: 1. Provide and support a monitoring service, including the provision of GRPS communications for the two weather monitoring stations, 2. Carry out annual pre-winter and mid-winter calibration and maintenance at each weather station, 3. Carry out repairs and upgrades where required. The initial contract term will be for 60 months for a potential total contract term of 5 years as stated in the ITT documents. Estimated contract spend is between PS100,000 and PS125,000 across the initial 5 year contract term. Full details relating to the Services are provided in the RFQ documents. To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com RFQ clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal, including the project reference and title clearly in the Subject title, by 3rd June 2024, 15:00 hrs UK Local time. The Council's responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically via Messaging in ProContract tender portal. RFQ Responses are required to be submitted no later than 24th May 2024 15:00 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ Please note that this project has been advertised on Contracts Finder/ other web portals, however, Supplying the South West Portal, https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN722383 No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the RFQ documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the RFQ documents.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/34d78fa1-f052-4567-9b73-c380b7000d66 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Jun 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2024 - 30 Apr 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £37,230 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN1 2JH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Eastcott |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon South |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FINDLAY IRVINE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

### Codes

- 38127000 - Weather stations

## Release History

- 9 Jul 2024 at 12:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/34d78fa1-f052-4567-9b73-c380b7000d66
- 2 May 2024 at 14:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2a7bf32b-2084-4fb3-abe7-9acde2e4d334

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/34d78fa1-f052-4567-9b73-c380b7000d66
  9th July 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2a7bf32b-2084-4fb3-abe7-9acde2e4d334
  2nd May 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/ProjectManagement/ProjectDashboard?projectId=5005ce52-8d08-ef11-812b-005056b64545
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## Notice URLs

- http://www.swindon.gov.uk/
- https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/

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