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title: "The West Scotland Local Authority Weather Forecasting Partnership 2023"
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# The West Scotland Local Authority Weather Forecasting Partnership 2023

Buyer: SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0366fd

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## Summary

The West Scotland Local Authority Weather Forecasting Partnership 2023 was tendered by South Lanarkshire Council for weather-forecasting services. The procurement process had a focus on providing a highly accurate road weather forecasting service and included maintenance of weather stations. The tender had a total value of 13,500,000 GBP with a procurement stage of award. The successful bidder, MetDesk Limited, committed to delivering 1210 Community Benefit points throughout the contract period.

This tender by South Lanarkshire Council presents opportunities for businesses in the weather forecasting and consultancy sector to compete for providing services to the Weather Forecast Partnership of thirteen Scottish Councils. With a focus on technical excellence and community benefits, businesses with expertise in weather-related services and a commitment to community engagement would find this tender well-suited for business growth.

## Notice

The Council identified a requirement to appoint an suitable Consultant for the provision of a highly accurate and reliable road weather forecasting and consultancy service. This service shall assist and aid all roads authorities who are members of the Weather Forecast Partnership (hereinafter referred to as the "Councils") in the delivery of their operational winter and flood response service plans. The Consultant shall also provide a maintenance service for all Council owned weather stations and monitoring equipment located within the local authority areas of the Councils in the Weather Forecast Partnership

### Lot Information

Lot 1

South Lanarkshire Council acts as the lead authority for a collaboration of thirteen Scottish Councils located in the West of Scotland, known as the "Weather Forecast Partnership". As lead authority for the Weather Forecast Partnership, South Lanarkshire Council invited bids from companies that were interested in being appointed to provide weather forecasting and weather station maintenance services for the thirteen Councils who are members of the Weather Forecast Partnership A Prior Information Notice (PIN) was published on Public Contracts Scotland on the 13th of May 2022 to gauge interest in the market which resulted in two expressions of interest. A Contract Notice was then published on Public Contracts Scotland on the 8th of September 2022, advising of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) being conducted on the electronic tendering platform Public Contract Scotland - Tender (PCS-T). Tenders were invited on a Price/Quality basis. The following weightings were used to determine the most economically advantageous tender: Technical (Quality) 70% Commercial (Price) 30% The successful Bidder was the one which achieved the highest combined Technical / Commercial score provided that all of the selection criteria contained within the Qualification Envelope, as detailed within the Contract Notice, was provided, and verified by the Council as being compliant.

Renewal: Optional extension of up to 5 years at discretion of the Councils.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011133-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender 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 | 18 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Apr 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | 2028 - 2033 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £8,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £13,500,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL; DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNCIL; EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCIL; EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL; EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL; GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL; INVERCLYDE COUNCIL; NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL; NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL; RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL; SOUTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL; WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | HAMILTON |
| Post town | Motherwell |
| Postcode | ML3 0AA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM31 East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire |
| Local authority | West Dunbartonshire |
| Electoral ward | Dumbarton |
| Westminster constituency | West Dunbartonshire |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | METDESK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71351600 - Weather-forecasting services

## Release History

- 18 Apr 2023 at 14:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011133-2023
- 8 Sep 2022 at 13:54 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025255-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk
- http://www.dumgal.gov.uk
- http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk
- http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk
- http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
- http://www.glasgow.gov.uk
- http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk
- http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
- http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
- http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk
- http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/
- http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000695526
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00010
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00063
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00153
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00168
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00183
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00196
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00219
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00223
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00225
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00337
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00400
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00405
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00410
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/go/991637290182FDF60AE3
- https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/

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