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# 118_21 – Weather Forecasting Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/118-21-weather-forecasting-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02d03d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ESPO: "118_21 – Weather Forecasting Services". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £5,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.eastmidstenders.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [ESPO](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/espo-GB-FTS-508)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £5,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 September 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Weather-forecasting services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/118-21-weather-forecasting-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02d03d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02d03d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/118-21-weather-forecasting-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02d03d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [eastmidstenders.org](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eastmidstenders.org)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/118-21-weather-forecasting-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02d03d#participate

## Description
The requirement is for the provision of a weather forecasting service which will primarily serve to assist with winter road maintenance. This involves the provision covering the road networks as maintained by EAC members as well as other eligible public sector bodies during the course of the framework.
ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself.
Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders' information only.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Weather Forecasting Services for the East Anglian Consortium (EAC)
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71351600
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £1,000,000
- **Description:** Lot 1 - Tenders are invited for the provision of a weather forecasting service for winter road maintenance purposes for the EAC (East Anglian Consortium). The successful tenderer will be required to provide the specified services to the EAC for the p...
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2021 to 30/09/2024

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Provision of weather forecasting services to all eligible public bodies throughout the UK
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71351600
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £4,000,000
- **Description:** Lot 2 - Tenders are invited for the provision of a weather forecasting service for winter road maintenance purposes for national usage. The successful tenderers will be required to provide the specified services on a national basis for the period of ...
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2021 to 30/09/2024

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Weather Forecasting Services for the East Anglian Consortium (EAC) (active)
  - Award id: `024719-2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **MeteoGroup UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-52231`
  - Value: £1,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Provision of weather forecasting services to all eligible public bodies throughout the UK (active)
  - Award id: `024719-2021-2`
  - Supplier(s): **MetDesk Limited, MeteoGroup UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-122924`, `GB-FTS-52231`
  - Value: £4,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Weather Forecasting Services for the East Anglian Consortium (EAC) (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,000,000
  - Signed Date: 27/09/2021

- **Contract:** Provision of weather forecasting services to all eligible public bodies throughout the UK (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,000,000
  - Signed Date: 27/09/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024719-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-10-05T10:38:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T18:13:56.832Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02d03d