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title: "Weather Forecasting, Data Provision and Support"
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# Weather Forecasting, Data Provision and Support

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/weather-forecasting-data-provision-and-support-ocds-h6vhtk-03a56a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED: "Weather Forecasting, Data Provision and Support". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/network-rail-infrastructure-limited-coh-02904587)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Weather-forecasting services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03a56a`

## 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/weather-forecasting-data-provision-and-support-ocds-h6vhtk-03a56a#tl-md)

## Description
Description - Network Rail is looking to gain a better understanding of the market ability to support us in the delivery of our National Weather Forecasting Service. Our intention is to appoint a supplier that can support with the future design development and delivery of the programme from the middle of 2023 to the end of the programme in 2027. Network Rail is undertaking preliminary market engagement regarding this requirement in the form of this PIN and an associated questionnaire. This PIN is issued solely for the purposes of preliminary market and is not a call for competition. Any competition will be advertised at a later date via a separate notice.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71351600
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Network Rail is undertaking preliminary market engagement regarding this requirement in the form of a questionnaire to better understand the markets capability.
Please email Ryan.Gill@networkrail.co.uk, for access to the scope, requirements and PIN d...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004452-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-02-14T10:16:58.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T21:05:50.991Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03a56a