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Published 11 Feb 2022, 11:22 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Road Weather Forecasting Service

Official notice

Authority: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£275,000≈ £55k / year
Submissions closed 14 Mar 2022
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Apr 2027 · extension options published · starts 1 May 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Dudley MBC in collaboration with 6 other West Midlands Authorities are seeking a suitably qualified supplier to provide road weather forecasting for the West Midlands. The deadline for submissions is 12 Noon 14th March 2022. Please obtain documents from:in-tendhost.co.uk/blackcountryportal/a… ↗

  • Recurrence: 01/12/2026

CPV: Weather-forecasting services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Provision of road weather forecasting for the West MidlandsRenewal 5 yrsPublished value£275,000
Contract period: 1 May 2022 – 30 Apr 2027 (5 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands · West Midlands
Extensions: 3 years plus the option to extend for 2 yearsVariant bids: not allowed

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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Closed
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
Yes · 01/12/2026
First published
11 Feb 2022, 11:22 GMT
Last source update
11 Feb 2022, 11:22 GMT
Award evaluation window
14 Mar 2022 – …
Authority reference
AH197/2022
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-003979
Classification (CPV)
Weather-forecasting services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031626 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/blackcountryportal/aspx/Home ↗

Submission deadline
14 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
14 Mar 2022, 12:15 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Feb 2022 → 1 May 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    11 Feb 2022, 11:22 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    14 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    14 Mar 2022, 12:15 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 May 2022, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council House, Priory Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 1HFContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.