Published date: 22 August 2018

Last edited date: 22 August 2018

This notice was replaced on 20 September 2018

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 20 September 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Weather-forecasting services - 71351600

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£1 to £120,000

Procurement reference

ROCH001-DN361108-67457731

Published date

22 August 2018

Closing date

10 September 2018

Contract start date

1 October 2018

Contract end date

30 April 2021

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Rochdale Borough Council, acting on behalf of itself and the nine other Greater Manchester Authorities, are seeking to appoint a winter highways weather forecasting service supplier with appropriate skills and resource available to undertake the exacting requirements of the AGMA winter maintenance group (AGMA).
The Ten Greater Manchester Authorities include:-
Bolton Council
Bury Council
Manchester City Council
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Salford City Council
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Trafford Council
Wigan Council
To maintain the highway network in as safe a condition as possible for its users during adverse weather events has required a combination of technical skills allied to accurate weather forecasts to enable decision makers to plan and implement effective treatments of the highway. It is therefore very important that weather forecasts can be shown to meet the standards of accuracy and quality for a contract of this type.

More information

Links

Additional text

Please do not contact the buyer directly, please use the above link to see the advertised opportunity. Any questions must also be facilitated through the message and answer facility via the CHEST.

About the buyer

Contact name

Philip Stephens

Address

Number One Riverside
Smith Street
Rochdale
OL16 1XU
England

Telephone

+44 1619121616

Email

philip.stephens@star-procurement.gov.uk

Website

http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/