Published date: 17 April 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 8 September 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Weather-forecasting services - 71351600

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£96,000

Procurement reference

GLOSCC001-DN685654-57524397

Published date

17 April 2024

Closing date

8 September 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

8 November 2023

Contract end date

30 September 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

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. \r
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.\r
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Specification\r
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)\r
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.\r
Morning Summary Text - to be provided at 9am to ensure it includes the coldest period predicted by previous lunchtime and evening update forecasts.\r
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)\r
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)\r
2-5 Day Forecast is the minimum service level 2-8 day forecast is desirable with options for 6-10day summary\r
Weather radar for the UK indicating short and medium-term precipitation type and intensity\r
Consultancy\r
Monitoring and Alerting\r
Web Portal\r
Forecast delivery methods\r
Management and Reporting\r
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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.\r
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Anticipated value is £20k per annum, total contract value is £96k (4 x £20k + VAT of £16k).\r
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Full details are available in the ITT documents available on Procontract https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=34aed741-1d3d-ee11-8124-005056b64545

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Weather Forecaster Provision for Gloucestershire Highways

  • Opportunity
  • Published 17 August 2023

Links

Award information

Awarded date

26 September 2023

Contract start date

8 November 2023

Contract end date

30 September 2027

Total value of contract

£96,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

DTN Europe UK Limited

Address

EC2M 4TR

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Mike McGowan

Address

Shire Hall
Gloucester
GL1 2TH
England

Telephone

+44 1452328900

Email

mike.mcgowan@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk