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# Weather Forecasting Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/weather-forecasting-services-ocds-h6vhtk-058ac8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Swindon Borough Council: "Weather Forecasting Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £55,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Swindon Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/swindon-borough-council-ons-e06000030)
- **Published Value:** £55,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 September 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Weather-forecasting services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK14
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £45,840 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/weather-forecasting-services-ocds-h6vhtk-058ac8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-058ac8`

## 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-services-ocds-h6vhtk-058ac8#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/weather-forecasting-services-ocds-h6vhtk-058ac8#participate

## Description
Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of Weather Forecasting Services to the Council.
The services to be delivered are:
To provide weather forecasts as detailed below throughout the winter period between the 2nd Monday in October to the last day of April on an annual basis.
All weather forecast information is to be loaded onto the Findlay Irvine ICELERT website and Text Forecasts to be e-mailed to Senior Support Officers (up to 10 officers).
Forecasts provided shall be written specifically for the geographical area managed by Swindon Borough Council, generic regional text shall not be provided.
The Forecaster shall have the ability to change or edit individual values in any cell within the hazard table and to manually adjust site specific graphs, altering forecasts minimum temperatures, temperature curves and surface hazards in order to improve the quality if deemed necessary.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71351600
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £55,000

- **Contract Period:** 05/10/2025 to 30/04/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **METDESK LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-122924`
  - Value: £45,840 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Weather Forecasting Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £45,840
  - Signed Date: 05/10/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F049944-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-12T10:57:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T05:20:12.523Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-058ac8