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Weather Forecasting Services

Swindon Borough Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 07:48.

Opportunity overview

Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of Weather Forecasting Services to the Council. The services to be delivered are: To provide weather forecasts as detailed below throughout the winter period between the 2nd Monday in October to the last day of April on an annual basis. All weather forecast information is to be loaded onto the Findlay Irvine ICELERT website and Text Forecasts to be e-mailed to Senior Support Officers (up to 10 officers). Forecasts provided shall be written specifically for the geographical area managed by Swindon Borough Council, generic regional text shall not be provided. The Forecaster shall have the ability to change or edit individual values in any cell within the hazard table and to manually adjust site specific graphs, altering forecasts minimum temperatures, temperature curves and surface hazards in order to improve the quality if deemed necessary.

Awarded to

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MetDesk Limited

Matched by number
Contract value
£45.8k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
5 Oct 2025
Including VAT
£55k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 08282087
Location
Aylesbury, UKJ13, HP22 6NJ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV71351600 — Weather-forecasting services

Lots

  • Lot 1£55k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN787605
Status
complete
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com RFQ/Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal, including the project reference and title clearly in the Subject title, by 10th September 2025, 1200 hrs UK Local time. The Council’s responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically via Messaging in ProContract tender portal. RFQ/Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 17th September 2025, 1200 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ Please note that this project has been advertised on Find a Tender and Supplying the South West Portal, https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN787605. No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the RFQ/tender documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the RFQ/tender documents.
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
17 Sept 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
10 Sept 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
55,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
66,000

Renewal

Description
Option to extend 1 x 24 months.

Award criteria

Description
Quality = 35% (Methodology 10%; Skills, Experience & Qualifications 10%; Staff Allocations 5%; Additional Features 5%; Social Value 5%); Price = 65%.

Contract period

Ends
30 Apr 2028, 23:59
Starts
6 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Apr 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71351600
Scheme
CPV
Description
Weather-forecasting services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
049944-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
19 Aug 2025, 16:34

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNPT-6195-XDWV
Name
Swindon Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK14
Country
GB
Locality
Swindon
Postal Code
SN1 2JH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices, Euclid Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PNPT-6195-XDWV
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Mr Mike Sullivan
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-08282087
Name
MetDesk Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ13
Country
GB
Locality
Aylesbury
Postal Code
HP22 6NJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Hale Court, Hale Road, Wendover

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
08282087
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Name
Mr Matt Norris

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71351600
Scheme
CPV
Description
Weather-forecasting services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-08282087
Name
MetDesk Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Weather Forecasting Services
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
6 Oct 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
45,840
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
55,008

Period

Ends
5 Oct 2028, 23:59
Starts
6 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
5 Oct 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Contract may be extended for one period of 24 months after the initial 3 years contract duration.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
073070-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
12 Nov 2025, 10:57

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Swindon · UKK14 · SN1 2JH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK14 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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