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Published 19 Oct 2022, 09:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CP2276-22 Road Weather Data Bureau Service for Devon Consortium (Devon County Council, Torbay Council and Plymouth City Council)

Official notice

Authority: Devon County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 4 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South West (UKK)

Published estimate£160,000exc. VAT

Submissions closed 18 Nov 2022awarded 20 Dec 2022

Awarded to VAISALA LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Devon County Council (DCC), on behalf of the Devon Consortium, currently comprising Devon County Council, Torbay Council (TC) and Plymouth City Council (PCC), require a Road Weather Data Bureau Service so that they can deliver an effective and efficient Winter Service and Highway Maintenance function, reacting in a timely and appropriate fashion to any hazards that may be presented to highway users, in winter and support Highway Maintenance activities in the summer.

DCC currently has a network of 33 road weather stations, whilst Torbay Council has one and Plymouth City Council has three and has a reciprocal agreement to access weather stations from adjacent highways authorities.

CPV: Data capture services · Weather-forecasting services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The weather stations are currently a combination of Vaisala (ROSA and later) and…AwardedRenewal

The weather stations are currently a combination of Vaisala (ROSA and later) and Findlay Irvine (Mk6 and later) supplied equipment, fitted with a range of meteorological and road sensors, and a number have the ability to transmit images.

Data is also received from a forecast provider. The primary aim of this procurement is to receive timely, accurate weather forecasts.

Delivery: South West

Extensions: Contract awarded for an initial term of four years with the option to extend 2 x 24 months (maximum contract term 8 years) · Option to extend 2 x 24 months (maximum term of eight years) at the discretion of Devon Procurement Service.Variant bids: not allowed

71351600 Weather-forecasting services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 65%Price: 35%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 65
Price: 35

What this means for your bid

Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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: 19 Oct 2022, 09:31 BST
Last source update: 17 Jan 2023, 09:42 GMT
Award evaluation window: 18 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference: DN634108
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-001353
Classification (CPV): Data capture servicesWeather-forecasting services
Delivery area: South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0376e6 Find a Tender

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: Information on deadlines(s) for review procedures can be found in Part 3, Chapter 6 of the
Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 18 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 18 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

18 Nov 2022 → 17 Jan 2023 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
18 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Bids opened
18 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Notice published
17 Jan 2023, 09:42 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
17 Jan 2023, 09:42 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £160,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Dec 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
VAISALA LTD	£160,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

CP2276-22 Road Weather Data Bureau Service for Devon Consortium (Devon County Council, Torbay Council and Plymouth City Council) · VAISALA LTD
Signed
20 Dec 2022
Value
£160,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Devon County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, South West, EX2 4QDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Plymouth City CouncilContracting authority Plymouth, South WestContact email
Torbay CouncilContracting authority Torquay, South WestContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High CourtReview body LONDONContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Vaisala LtdAwarded supplier 6230 Bishops Court, Birmingham Business Park, Birmingham, South West, B37 7YB

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.