Official UK procurement notice
Collation and Analysis of Weather Impacts from Social Media 2022 - 2024
Authority: Met Office (Central government)
The Met Office and Flood Forecasting Centre (FFC) require access to filtered, relevant and geo-located impact information in near real time during weather events.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Met Office and Flood Forecasting Centre (FFC) require access to filtered, relevant and
geo-located impact information in near real time during weather events. This is to support
operational situational awareness, real-time forecast modification and to support post event
verification of the National Severe Weather Warning Service and the Flood Guidance
Statement.
Impacts are often reported on social media and the ability to obtain this information quickly,
consistently and with minimal noise is becoming increasingly important. This is because
there is an increased expectation for the Met Office and FFC to have a detailed awareness of
impacts as they happen, and the collation of higher quality and quantity impact information
improves the confidence in the assessment of the skill of our forecasts.
This project will procure an operational tool that collates, filters and geo-locates near real-time impact information to support operational forecasts and verification. This will support
the Met Office corporate vision to be recognised as global leaders in weather and climate
science, given this is a nascent and emerging technology that we will be among the first to
develop and use. It will also support our anchor of improving the skill and verification of our
0–2-hour forecasts (nowcasts) as well as exploiting this particular branch of data science
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Met Office and Flood Forecasting Centre (FFC) require access to filtered, relevant andAwarded
The Met Office and Flood Forecasting Centre (FFC) require access to filtered, relevant and
geolocated impact information in near real time during weather events. This is to support
operational situational awareness, real-time forecast modification and to support post event
verification of the National Severe Weather Warning Service and the Flood Guidance
Statement.
Impacts are often reported on social media and the ability to obtain this information quickly,
consistently and with minimal noise is becoming increasingly important. This is because
there is an increased expectation for the Met Office and FFC to have a detailed awareness of
impacts as they happen, and the collation of higher quality and quantity impact information
improves the confidence in the assessment of the skill of our forecasts.
This project will procure an operational tool that collates, filters and geo-locates near real-time impact information to support operational forecasts and verification. This will support
the Met Office corporate vision to be recognised as global leaders in weather and climate
science, given this is a nascent and emerging technology that we will be among the first to
develop and use. It will also support our anchor of improving the skill and verification of our
0–2-hour forecasts (nowcasts) as well as exploiting this particular branch of data science.
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 sub-criteria (3)
- Compliance to Specification: 60%
- price: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Compliance to Specification: 60
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 26 Jan 2022, 14:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Jul 2022, 16:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Feb 2022 – …
- Authority reference
DN589873- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-018203- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030f9eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Feb 2022, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 25 Feb 2022, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
25 Feb 2022 → 4 Jul 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline25 Feb 2022, 14:00 GMT
- Bids opened25 Feb 2022, 14:00 GMT
- Notice published4 Jul 2022, 16:07 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete4 Jul 2022, 16:07 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FloodtagsSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Collation and Analysis of Weather Impacts from Social Media 2022 - 2024 · FloodtagsSME
- Signed
- 29 Jun 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Met Office and Flood Forecasting Centre (FFC) require access to filtered, relevant and | 13bids · 13 electronic · 13 from abroad | 13 | — | £43,000 – £128,400 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £43,000 – £200,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FloodtagsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.