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Published 31 May 2024, 11:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

2333 Winter Road Weather Forecasting

Official notice

Authority: Lincolnshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£300,000exc. VAT3.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 1 Jul 2024awarded 13 Aug 2024
Awarded to MetDesk Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Road weather forecasting for Highways Winter Services (to determine gritter routes)

CPV: Engineering-related scientific and technical services · Weather-forecasting services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Road weather forecasting for Highways Winter Services (to determine gritter routes)AwardedRenewalPublished value£300,000

Road weather forecasting for Highways Winter Services (to determine gritter routes). 3 Year contract with the option to extend for further 3 years

Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions: An initial 3 year contract with the option to extend for an additional 3 yearsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
31 May 2024, 11:45 BST
Last source update
29 Aug 2024, 09:52 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Jul 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN726338
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-027510
Classification (CPV)
Engineering-related scientific and technical servicesWeather-forecasting services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046c9d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
1 Jul 2024, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
1 Jul 2024, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Jul 2024 → 29 Aug 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Jul 2024, 13:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    1 Jul 2024, 13:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    29 Aug 2024, 09:52 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Aug 2024, 09:52 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £288,4601 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Aug 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MetDesk LtdSME£288,460 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • 2333 Winter Road Weather Forecasting · MetDesk LtdSME

    Signed
    13 Aug 2024
    Value
    £288,460
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lincolnshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Offices, Newland, Lincoln, East Midlands, LN1 1YLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MetDesk LtdAwarded supplier The Wellhead, Wendover, East Midlands, HP22 6NJ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.