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Published 24 Feb 2021, 15:08 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Weatherforecasting, Bureau and Associated Services

Official notice

Authority: Midlothian Council (Local council)·Consortium: 6 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Scotland (UKM7)
Published estimate£531,960≈ £177k / year
Submissions closed 1 Apr 2021awarded 6 Jul 2021
Awarded to MetDesk Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2024 · extension options published · starts 1 Oct 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Weatherforecasting, Bureau and Associated Services

  • Recurrence: February 2026

CPV: Weather stations · Weather-forecasting services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Provision of Weatherforecasting, Bureau and Associated ServicesAwardedRenewal 3 yrs
Contract period: 1 Oct 2021 – 30 Sept 2024 (3 yrs)
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Extension of two further one year periodsVariant bids: not allowed
38127000 Weather stations

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Details in tender document: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Details in tender document: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please refer to the SPD

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · publisher note attached
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
Yes · February 2026
First published
24 Feb 2021, 15:08 GMT
Last source update
22 Jul 2021, 08:55 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Apr 2021 – …
Authority reference
MID/21/07
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-017301
Classification (CPV)
Weather stationsWeather-forecasting services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0295e0 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:661335)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
1 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
1 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

1 Apr 2021 → 1 Oct 2021 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    1 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    1 Jul 2021, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    22 Jul 2021, 08:55 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Jul 2021, 08:55 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Jul 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MetDesk LtdSME——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 017301-2021-MID/21/07-1 · MetDesk LtdSME

    Signed
    6 Jul 2021
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Provision of Weatherforecasting, Bureau and Associated Services3bids · 3 electronic2—£581,275 – £953,964
Whole notice———£581,275 – £953,964

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

6 public bodies on the notice

Midlothian Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Midlothian House, Buccleuch Street, Dalkeith, Scotland, EH22 1DNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • East Lothian CouncilContracting authority Haddington, East Lothian, ScotlandContact email, phone
  • Fife CouncilContracting authority Glenrothes, ScotlandContact email, phone
  • Scottish Borders CouncilContracting authority Newtown St Boswells, UKContact email, phone
  • The City of Edinburgh CouncilContracting authority Edinburgh, ScotlandContact email, phone
  • West Lothian CouncilContracting authority Livingston, ScotlandContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria