Official UK procurement notice
CP2275-22 Highway Winter Service Weather Forecast for South West Consortium
Authority: Devon County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 8 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA South West Consortium has been formed for the purposes of procuring and Weather Forecasting Service.
The road weather forecast service is required so that they can deliver an effective and efficient Winter Service and Highway Maintenance function, reacting in a timely and appropriate fashion to any hazards that may be presented to highway users in winter and optionally for supporting Highway Maintenance activities during the summer.
CPV: Weather-forecasting services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The forecaster is fully conversant with the national code of practice Well Managed…AwardedRenewal
The forecaster is fully conversant with the national code of practice Well Managed Highway Infrastructure, and any future variants of this code and national best practice, as set out by the National Winter Service Research Group (NWSRG) and seek to provide the client with appropriate weather information to enable them to fully comply with these, regarding winter service decision making.
Joint procurement for South West Consortium which comprises of Devon County Council. Torbay Council. Plymouth City Council. Dorset Council. Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
Option to extend 4 x 12 months (maximum term of eight years) at the discretion of Devon Procurement Service.
The value of the contract quoted is for the seven year term for all authorities.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price: 35
- Quality: 65
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
- 21 Jun 2023, 13:18 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Sept 2023, 11:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Jul 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN674263- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-027605- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d839Find a Tender
- Review procedure
Information on deadlines(s) for review procedures can be found in Part 3, Chapter 6 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 24 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
24 Jul 2023 → 19 Sept 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline24 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened24 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published19 Sept 2023, 11:43 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete19 Sept 2023, 11:43 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextDuration of the contract · II.2.7 | Option to extend 4 x 12 months (maximum term of eight years) at the discretion of Devon Procurement Services | Option to extend 4 x 12 months (maximum term of seven years) at the discretion of Devon Procurement Services |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MetDesk LtdSMEHighway Winter Service Weather Forecast for South West Consortium | £800,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Highway Winter Service Weather Forecast for South West Consortium · MetDesk LtdSME
- Signed
- 11 Sept 2023
- Value
- £800,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
5 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council (BCP)Contracting authority
- Dorset CouncilContracting authority
- Plymouth City CouncilContracting authority
- Torbay CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MetDesk LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.