Scope
Reference
DN787605
Description
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.
Full details relating to the Services are provided in the tender documents..
Total value (estimated)
- £55,000 excluding VAT
- £66,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 6 October 2025 to 30 April 2028
- Possible extension to 30 April 2030
- 4 years, 6 months, 26 days
Description of possible extension:
Option to extend 1 x 24 months.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 71351600 - Weather-forecasting services
Contract locations
- UKK14 - Swindon
Submission
Enquiry deadline
10 September 2025, 12:00pm
Tender submission deadline
17 September 2025, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
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.
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Award criteria
Quality = 35% (Methodology 10%; Skills, Experience & Qualifications 10%; Staff Allocations 5%; Additional Features 5%; Social Value 5%); Price = 65%.
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Contracting authority
Swindon Borough Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNPT-6195-XDWV
Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices, Euclid Street
Swindon
SN1 2JH
United Kingdom
Region: UKK14 - Swindon
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government