Planning

HE0242-3 - Weather Forecasting Service

  • Wiltshire Council

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-021074

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0512a1 (view related notices)

Published 14 May 2025, 9:27am



Scope

Reference

HE0242-3

Description

The road weather forecast service is required so that Wiltshire Council can deliver an effective and efficient Winter Service and Highway Maintenance function, reacting in a timely and appropriate fashion to any hazards that may be presented to highway users in winter and optionally for supporting Highway Maintenance activities during the summer.

Total value (estimated)

  • £300,000 excluding VAT
  • £360,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 October 2025 to 1 October 2031
  • Possible extension to 1 October 2035
  • 10 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 71351600 - Weather-forecasting services

Contract locations

  • UKK15 - Wiltshire CC

Engagement

Engagement deadline

28 May 2025

Engagement process description

Wiltshire Council's current weather forecasting contract expires on 30th September 2025.

The road weather forecast service is required so that Wiltshire Council can deliver an effective and efficient Winter Service and Highway Maintenance function, reacting in a timely and appropriate fashion to any hazards that may be presented to highway users in winter and optionally for supporting Highway Maintenance activities during the summer.

Accordingly, the Council invites interested parties to a Pre Market Engagement (PME) event to be held via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 27th May at 10.a.m. for approximately one hour.

If you would like to attend this event, please use the "Messages" section in ProContract under the DN reference 774554 to advise us, and indicate who will attend from your organisation. We would be happy to invite up to two representatives from each organisation.


Contracting authority

Wiltshire Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDZR-9968-RYYY

Wiltshire Council, County Hall, Bythesea Road

Trowbridge

BA14 8JN

United Kingdom

Contact name: Miss Helen Danford

Telephone: +44 1225713267

Email: helen.danford@wiltshire.gov.uk

Website: https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk

Region: UKK15 - Wiltshire CC

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government