Official UK procurement notice
Road Weather Forecasting and Ice Prediction Services
Authority: Westmorland and Furness Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWestmorland and Furness Council requires a Contractor to supply a council wide road weather forecasting (weather patterns of heavy rain all year round that may cause flooding to properties and roads) and ice prediction service which provides an adequate level of information to enable the Authority to determine whether roads in their area will require treatment to prevent the formation of ice, or settling of snow, such as might impede or endanger traffic on these roads.
CPV: Weather-forecasting services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- 10 Jul 2024, 15:18 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Mar 2025, 11:41 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Aug 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN731939- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010361- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047c53Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 13 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
13 Aug 2024 → 20 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline13 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened13 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published20 Mar 2025, 11:41 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete20 Mar 2025, 11:41 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met Desk LtdSME | £582,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 010361-2025-1 · Met Desk LtdSME
- Signed
- 23 Sept 2024
- Value
- £582,000
- Period
- … – 30 Sept 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Met Desk LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.