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title: "Ground Water Flood Forecasting Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02b808"
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# Ground Water Flood Forecasting Service

Buyer: MET OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b808

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## Summary

The Met Office, based in Exeter, UK, is seeking to procure a Ground Water Flood Forecasting Service to support operational decision-making related to groundwater flood risks. This tender falls under the services category, specifically classified as weather-forecasting services (CPV code: 71351600). The procurement process is currently in the award stage, with a contract value of £91,000, which was signed on 1st June 2021. This procurement followed an open procedure, attracting three bids, including two from SMEs. The successful supplier is the British Geological Survey.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in environmental and climate services, particularly those adept in forecasting and data analysis related to groundwater. Companies with expertise in numerical weather prediction or scenario-based forecasting would be well-suited to compete in such contracts. Furthermore, as the focus is on enhancing local and regional flood forecasting, businesses positioned within the UK, especially those with operational capabilities in the Exeter area, are encouraged to engage with similar future tenders to further expand their market presence.

## Notice

A groundwater flood forecasting service that can support operational decision making on groundwater flood risk for the FFC's Flood Guidance Statement (FGS) and Monthly Outlook (a 30 day high level forecast.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

A groundwater flood forecasting service that can support operational decision making on groundwater flood risk for the FFC's Flood Guidance Statement (FGS) and Monthly Outlook (a 30 day high level forecast. The service will support a scenario based approach to groundwater flood forecasting covering the Best Estimate (BE) and Reasonable Worse Case (RWC) scenarios through use of Numerical Weather Prediction ensemble forecasts. The service will also be used to trigger and support better quality conversations between the FFC and local Environment Agency forecasters on groundwater flooding. The service will focus on providing guidance relevant to individual locations (represented by individual boreholes) as well as larger areas through the application of upscaling to a catchment or part catchment scale.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012438-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Jun 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 May 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £91,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MET OFFICE |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Post town | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX1 3PB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Pinhoe |
| Westminster constituency | Exmouth and Exeter East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71351600 - Weather-forecasting services

## Release History

- 3 Jun 2021 at 12:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012438-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.metoffice.gov.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:605910-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML

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