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WCC Weather forecasting services for winter maintenance

Awarded to METDESK LIMITED

Warwickshire County Council(buyer)

Published
Published 9 April 2025
Deadline
Closed 8 August 2025

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Overview

Warwickshire County Council procured a 24-hour domain-based winter highways weather forecasting service with forecaster intervention from an established weather forecasting provider. The contract was awarded to METDESK LIMITED on 28 August 2025 for £652,456, and the service is now in delivery.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£350,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
9 April 2025
Questions by
1 August 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Weather-forecasting services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£326,228
Award date
28 August 2025
Contract period
31 August 2025 → 31 August 2030
Contract length
5 years
Could run to
14 September 2037
Against estimate
7% below
Bids received
2
Winner
  • METDESK LIMITED

This contract ends on 31 August 2030, or 14 September 2037 if every extension is used.

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About the winner

METDESK LIMITED

Based in
Aylesbury
Public contracts won
14
Across UK and EU notices

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

2

2 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services drew a median of 5 bids over the last 24 months; 18% received only one.

How bids were scored

Price 40% · Quality 60%

  • Cost evaluation30%
  • Non-cost quality60%
  • Social Value10%

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Market context

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£100,000

Median of 10,809 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 3.3× the median.

Warwickshire County Council in the last 12 months

45

contracts awarded, worth £105,876,123 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    13 March 2026

  2. Contract

    9 October 2025

  3. Contract

    29 August 2025

  4. Contract Notice

    9 July 2025

  5. Prior Information Notice

    9 April 2025

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