Awarded contract

Ground Water Flood Forecasting Service

  • Met Office

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-012438

Published 3 June 2021, 1:40pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Met Office

Fitzroy Road

Exeter

EX1 3PB

Contact

Mrs Mel Staton

Email

mel.staton@metoffice.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1392885279

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local Agency/Office

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Weather and climate services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Ground Water Flood Forecasting Service

Reference number

DN514238

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71351600 - Weather-forecasting services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

A groundwater flood forecasting service that can support operational decision making on groundwater flood risk for the FFC’s Flood Guidance Statement (FGS) and Monthly Outlook (a 30 day high level forecast.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £91,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

A groundwater flood forecasting service that can support operational decision making on groundwater flood risk for the FFC’s Flood Guidance Statement (FGS) and Monthly Outlook (a 30 day high level forecast. The service will support a scenario based approach to groundwater flood forecasting covering the Best Estimate (BE) and Reasonable Worse Case (RWC) scenarios through use of Numerical Weather Prediction ensemble forecasts. The service will also be used to trigger and support better quality conversations between the FFC and local Environment Agency forecasters on groundwater flooding. The service will focus on providing guidance relevant to individual locations (represented by individual boreholes) as well as larger areas through the application of upscaling to a catchment or part catchment scale.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Delivery to the specification / Weighting: 70

Cost criterion - Name: Value for money / Weighting: 30

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2020/S 244-605910


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

DN514238

Title

Groundwater flood forecasting service

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 June 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

British Geological Survey

Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth

Nottinghamshire

NG12 5GG

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Internet address

https://procontract.due-north.com

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £91,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Legal Services

The Met Office

Exeter

EX1 3PB

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://procontract.due-north.com