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The West Scotland Local Authority Weather Forecasting Partnership 2023
Weather-forecasting services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: South Lanarkshire Council: "The West Scotland Local Authority Weather Forecasting Partnership 2023". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | South Lanarkshire Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: South Lanarkshire Council
Market Analytics
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Published history for South Lanarkshire Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
4.9Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
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Coverage: 51 active published awards; 51 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySouth Lanarkshire Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published18 Apr 2023, 15:25 BST | Last source update18 Apr 2023, 15:25 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationWeather-forecasting services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0366fd | ||
What is being bought
The Council identified a requirement to appoint an suitable Consultant for the provision of a highly accurate and reliable road weather forecasting and consultancy service. This service shall assist and aid all roads authorities who are members of the Weather Forecast Partnership (hereinafter referred to as the “Councils”) in the delivery of their operational winter and flood response service plans.
The Consultant shall also provide a maintenance service for all Council owned weather stations and monitoring equipment located within the local authority areas of the Councils in the Weather Forecast Partnership
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
18 Apr 2023, 15:25 BST - Status changed to complete
18 Apr 2023, 15:25 BST - Official notice release published
18 Apr 2023, 15:25 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
18 Apr 2023, 15:25 BST - Published value updated to £8,500,000
8 Sept 2022, 14:54 BST - Status changed to active
8 Sept 2022, 14:54 BST - Official notice release published
8 Sept 2022, 14:54 BST - Submission deadline changed to 21 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
8 Sept 2022, 14:54 BST - Buyer information updated
8 Sept 2022, 14:54 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcancelledPublished valueNot publishedSouth Lanarkshire Council acts as the lead authority for a collaboration of thirteen Scottish Councils located in the West of Scotland, known as the “Weather Forecast Partnership”. As lead authority for the Weather Forecast Partnership, South Lanarkshire Council invited bids from companies that were interested in being appointed to provide weather forecasting and weather station maintenance services for the thirteen Councils who are members of the Weather Forecast Partnership A Prior Information Notice (PIN) was published on Public Contracts Scotland on the 13th of May 2022 to gauge interest in the market which resulted in two expressions of interest. A Contract Notice was then published on Public Contracts Scotland on the 8th of September 2022, advising of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) being conducted on the electronic tendering platform Public Contract Scotland – Tender (PCS-T). Tenders were invited on a Price/Quality basis. The following weightings were used to determine the most economically advantageous tender: Technical (Quality) 70% Commercial (Price) 30% The successful Bidder was the one which achieved the highest combined Technical / Commercial score provided that all of the selection criteria contained within the Qualification Envelope, as detailed within the Contract Notice, was provided, and verified by the Council as being compliant.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
18 Apr 2023, 15:25 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 12 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST · £13,500,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards MetDesk Limited Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract £13,500,000 · signed 12 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST · active |
Bid statistics bids: 2 (lot 1) electronicBids: 2 (lot 1) foreignBidsFromEU: 2 (lot 1) foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1) smeBids: 2 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
South Lanarkshire Council
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