Published date: 17 August 2023
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Awarded contract (published 17 April 2024)
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Contract summary
Industry
Weather-forecasting services - 71351600
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£96,000
Procurement reference
GLOSCC001-DN685654-57524397
Published date
17 August 2023
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
Not specified
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.
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 £20k per annum, total contract value is £96k (4 x £20k + VAT of £16k).
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
About the buyer
Contact name
Mike McGowan
Address
Shire Hall
Gloucester
GL1 2TH
England
Telephone
+44 1452328900
mike.mcgowan@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Website
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