--- title: "Weather Forecaster Provision for Gloucestershire Highways" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c54a463f-131c-4c99-b67a-86fa7de6eb43" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c54a463f-131c-4c99-b67a-86fa7de6eb43" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c54a463f-131c-4c99-b67a-86fa7de6eb43.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c54a463f-131c-4c99-b67a-86fa7de6eb43.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2024-04-17" --- # Weather Forecaster Provision for Gloucestershire Highways Buyer: GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c54a463f-131c-4c99-b67a-86fa7de6eb43 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c54a463f-131c-4c99-b67a-86fa7de6eb43) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c54a463f-131c-4c99-b67a-86fa7de6eb43.json) ## Summary The Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an established weather forecasting company to provide winter highways weather forecasting services. The tender process aims to select the most economically advantageous bid for the Council. The contract is valued at £96k and has a duration of 2 years, extendable to 4 years. The procurement method used is an open procedure, and the tender deadline is set for September 8, 2023. The service falls under the CPV code 71351600 - Weather-forecasting services. This tender by Gloucestershire County Council for weather forecasting services offers business opportunities for established weather forecasting companies seeking to expand into the public sector market. With an anticipated annual value of £20k, the contract provides a stable revenue stream. Companies with expertise in domain-based forecasting, consultancy, monitoring, and alerting services are well-suited to compete. The contract period spans from November 8, 2023, to September 30, 2027, ensuring a long-term partnership opportunity for winning bidders. ## Notice Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) are seeking an established and recognised weather forecasting company with appropriate skills and resource available to undertake winter highways weather forecasting services. The Tender Process seeks to determine the most economically advantageous Tender for the Authority. This will be a compliant and sustainable (i.e. not "abnormally low") bid with an overall score higher than any other Bidder's overall score. Specification Forecast Service: Domain based forecasting service. Forecast text written specifically for the geographic area managed by GCC (for the avoidance of doubt this means a more generic regional text shall not be provided) All elements of information provided to GCC shall be consistent - for example, hazard tables with the text forecast will be consistent with the textual element. Morning Summary Text - to be provided at 9am to ensure it includes the coldest period predicted by previous lunchtime and evening update forecasts. 24 hour Domain Forecast for 3 areas within the county (East = Cotswold District, Central = Stroud District, Gloucester and Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Borough, West = Forest of Dean District) 24-hour Site Specific Forecast Graphs for our weather sensors (currently 11 but looking at additional sites as part of our County Weather Station Strategy) 2-5 Day Forecast is the minimum service level 2-8 day forecast is desirable with options for 6-10day summary Weather radar for the UK indicating short and medium-term precipitation type and intensity Consultancy Monitoring and Alerting Web Portal Forecast delivery methods Management and Reporting Contract term is for 2 years with the option to extend by a further 2 years to a total of 4 years. Extension will be dependent on successful performance of the contract. Anticipated value is PS20k per annum, total contract value is PS96k (4 x PS20k + VAT of PS16k). Full details are available in the ITT documents available on Procontract https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=34aed741-1d3d-ee11-8124-005056b64545 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4b3dac19-6f4b-45da-9bd3-ca30a78b9fd3 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Apr 2024 | | Submission deadline | 8 Sep 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 25 Sep 2023 | | Contract period | 8 Nov 2023 - 30 Sep 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £96,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £96,000 | | 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 | GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | GLOUCESTER | | Post town | Gloucester | | Postcode | GL1 2TH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC | | Local authority | Gloucester | | Electoral ward | Westgate | | Westminster constituency | Gloucester | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | DTN EUROPE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71351600 - Weather-forecasting services ## Release History - 17 Apr 2024 at 18:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4b3dac19-6f4b-45da-9bd3-ca30a78b9fd3 - 17 Aug 2023 at 18:59 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4c98038-86cf-4e0a-b79a-2be0ca370089 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4b3dac19-6f4b-45da-9bd3-ca30a78b9fd3 17th April 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4c98038-86cf-4e0a-b79a-2be0ca370089 17th August 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=34aed741-1d3d-ee11-8124-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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