Official UK procurement notice
Weather Forecasting Solution · UK public procurement notice
Authority: CalMac Ferries Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCalMac Ferries Ltd (CFL) is seeking to award a contract for a Weather Forecasting Solution which will provide regular and specific weather forecasts throughout the network. This will consist of regular weather forecast updates via email with full access to an online portal and the ability to produce ad-hoc reports when required. The emails must be able to make it through company firewalls and the portal must operate on the browsers available on company computers.
- Recurrence: 24-month fixed period and two 12-month extension options. Depending on which option is taken, we would review the requirement to go back out to market.
CPV: Weather-forecasting services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Renewal
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 (2)
- Quality/Technical: 30%
- price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality/Technical: 30
- Price: 70
- Suitability
Not applicable.
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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 · 24-month fixed period and two 12-month extension options. Depending on which option is taken, we would review the requirement to go back out to market.
- First published
- 5 Dec 2022, 10:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Dec 2022, 10:28 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Jan 2023 – …
- Authority reference
CSOP22-503- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-034302- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038a8aFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 23014. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:715523)
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 11 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 11 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
5 Dec 2022 → 11 Jan 2023 · 3 dates- Notice published5 Dec 2022, 10:28 GMT
- Submission deadline11 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened11 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Greenock Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria