AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
South Gloucestershire Council directly awarded METDESK LIMITED a weather-forecasting services contract covering 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. The published contract record states that it was signed on 1 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for METDESK LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, direct public-sector purchase of weather forecasting and monitoring services, valued at £29,702.88 excluding VAT (£35,643.46 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
METDESK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £29,702.88 excluding VAT; £35,643.46 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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The award names METDESK LIMITED as supplier. The supplier is verified by Companies House number 08282087, and contract 1 linked to award 1 supplies the contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 1 October 2026
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Contract 1 gives dateSigned as 2026-10-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£29,702.88
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Contract 1 value.amount is 29702.88 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£35,643.46
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 35643.46 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01.
Contract end
99% confidence30 September 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-09-30.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The Contract details notice is dated 2026-10-08.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceWeather forecasting services
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The contract title is "Weather Forecasting" and the award classification is CPV 71351600, Weather-forecasting services.
Service coverage
99% confidenceDomain forecasting, precipitation analysis, severe-weather monitoring and out-of-hours monitoring
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The published description lists these services.
Operational use
99% confidencePrimarily winter service, with year-round forecasting
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The description states that the service is primarily for winter service and also supports all-year-round forecasting.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUKK12
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The awarded item lists delivery address region UKK12.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect award
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The tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold – without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Competition information
99% confidenceNo competition was used
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The published procedure detail explicitly states that the procurement was without competition.
Number of recorded awards
99% confidence1
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The source contains one award record, award 1.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence1 year
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The stated period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceSingle-supplier, direct below-threshold purchase
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One supplier is named in the sole recorded award, and the procedure is stated as direct and without competition.
Published pricing basis
98% confidenceTotal contract value only
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The contract provides net and gross totals but no unit rates, pricing schedule or cost breakdown.
Award rationale
99% confidenceNot published
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Information on evaluation, supplier selection rationale and comparative bids is not supplied in the published notice.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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METDESK LIMITED is matched to Companies House number 08282087 by company number.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract value is attributable to the sole contract and sole awarded supplier
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There is one award, one named supplier and one linked contract.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No award date, tender deadline, bid count, evaluation detail, lot title, lot value, pricing breakdown or extension terms are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is published.
- No tender deadline, number of bids, evaluation criteria, scores or supplier-selection rationale is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- No pricing breakdown, service-level detail, extension option or renewal terms are published.
- The estimated re-procurement point is derived from the stated end date only and is not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
South Gloucestershire CouncilMETDESK LIMITEDweather forecastingweather-forecasting servicesdirect awardpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won South Gloucestershire Council's weather forecasting contract?
METDESK LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 08282087.
What is the value of the contract?
£29,702.88 excluding VAT and £35,643.46 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
From 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
No. The published notice describes it as a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
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