Official UK procurement notice
Weather Forecasting Information Services Contract
Authority: National Highways Limited (Central government)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement is for the replacement of the weather forecast information service at Highways England and will provide national and regional weather forecasting services.
Highways England requires a source of detailed weather information to make informed operational decisions to mitigate the impact of severe weather on the strategic road network. It also has a statutory duty as a highway authority to ensure that safe passage along a highway is not endangered by snow or ice. With the Severe Weather Information Service (SWIS) it forms a key part of the severe weather strategy that is committed to within the Highways England Delivery Plan. A 4-year contract divided into separate lots (as permitted by regulation 46 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) with one national lot, and three regional lots will be procured to provide Highways England with suitable national and regional resilience in the forecasting service.
CPV: Weather-forecasting services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Weather Forecasting Information Services Contract Lot 1 - National ServiceAwarded
Weather Forecasting Information Services Contract Lot 1 - National Service. Additional information: None
Lot #2Weather Forecasting Information Services Contract Lot 3Awarded
Weather Forecasting Information Services Contract for Central Region. Additional information: none
Lot #3Weather Forecasting Information Services Contract Lot 2 & 4Awarded
Weather Forecasting Information Services Contract Lot for North & South Service. Additional information: None
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 (4)
- Quality: 70
- Quality: 70
- Commercial: 30
- Commercial: 30
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality: 70
- Commercial: 30
- Quality: 70
- Commercial: 30
- Price carries 60 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 May 2022, 16:28 BST
- Last source update
- 8 May 2022, 16:28 BST
- Authority reference
2020/S 248-619087- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-011925- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-033532Find a Tender
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Weather Forecasting Information Services Contract Lot 1 - National Service1 award | |||
| Met Office | £1,023,905 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Weather Forecasting Information Services Contract Lot 31 award | |||
| MeteoGroup UK LimitedWeather Forecasting Information Services Contract Lot 3 - Central Regional Service | £735,311 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Weather Forecasting Information Services Contract Lot 2 & 41 award | |||
| MetDesk LtdSMEWeather Forecasting Information Services Contract Regional Lot 2 & 4 | £1,762,262 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Weather Forecasting Information Services Contract Lot 1 - National Service · Met Office
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2021
- Value
- £1,023,905
- Status
- active
Weather Forecasting Information Services Contract Regional Lot 2 & 4 · MetDesk LtdSME
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2021
- Value
- £1,762,262
- Status
- active
Weather Forecasting Information Services Contract Lot 3 - Central Regional Service · MeteoGroup UK Limited
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2021
- Value
- £735,311
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Weather Forecasting Information Services Contract Lot 1 - National Service | 1bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Weather Forecasting Information Services Contract Lot 3 | 3bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Weather Forecasting Information Services Contract Lot 2 & 4 | 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Met OfficeAwarded supplier
- MetDesk LtdAwarded supplier
- MeteoGroup UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.