Planning

WCC Weather forecasting services for winter maintenance

  • Warwickshire County Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-013859

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04ff5b

Published 9 April 2025, 10:11am



Scope

Reference

WCC - 22199

Description

WCC is seeking to produce a specification for a weather forecaster which integrates with our 6 Vaisala weather stations and receive data from the 4 additional sensors to help refine the weather forecast. We are looking at a more efficient method of treatment than a one out all out approach to reduce operating costs for the service and reduce carbon emissions.

The weather forecast data needs to be delivered in a format that is accessible 24/7 by the decision makers, we also may have questions around the forecast, especially during snow events, so any forecaster would need to be contactable 24/7 during the winter season.

We need to ensure we communicate effectively with our supervisors, drivers, neighbouring authorities, other relevant third parties and the travelling public, what treatment we are planning and how we are carrying this out so would like the market to provide some solutions on how this could be achieved easily and effectively.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2032
  • Possible extension to 30 September 2034
  • 9 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 71351600 - Weather-forecasting services

Contract locations

  • UKG - West Midlands (England)

Engagement

Engagement deadline

23 April 2025

Engagement process description

We welcome interested suppliers to complete the Questionnaire that has been published via our e-procurement portal (CSW-jets). CSW-Jets Reference: WCC - 22199.

The Council would be grateful if you could complete the questions in the market testing document and respond by the 23rd April 2025 at 12 Noon. You should submit your completed responses by uploading via CSW Jets.

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://intendhost.co.uk/csw-jets/aspx/Home

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address.

Contact Details:

If you have any questions regarding this Market testing exercise, then please upload via the correspondence function on CSW Jets


Contracting authority

Warwickshire County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDTN-5446-NMXW

Shire Hall

Warwick

CV34 4SA

United Kingdom

Region: UKG13 - Warwickshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government