Contract award notice

Information

Published

External Reference: 2025-555897

FTS Reference: 2025-060783

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

The North Yorkshire Council
8867655
County Hall, Racecourse Lane,
Northallerton
DL7 8AD
UK
Contact person: Dalvinder Khing
NUTS code:  UKE22 -  North Yorkshire CC
Internet address(es):
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority
I.5)

Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Weather Forecasting and Weather Station Bureau Services
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

71351600  -  Weather-forecasting services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

To procure this service through an Open procedure and establish two contracts encompassing the Winter Forecasting and Bureau Service elements across the council area. A variant option for a combined offer will also be included as these projects will be offered to the market in tandem. From the market research there are some suppliers in the market who could fulfil both contracts and there could be opportunity to delivery efficiencies from a variant. Any variant will only be reviewed one the compliant bids have been evaluated and provisional preferred supplier identified
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  1449578.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Weather Forecasting
Lot No:  1
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

71351600  -  Weather-forecasting services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKE22 -  North Yorkshire CC
NUTS code:  UKE -  YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

To procure this service through an Open procedure and establish two contracts, one for the Weather Forecasting Service and one for Weather Station Bureau Service.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Service Delivery  /  Weighting:  12
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Forecast Service  /  Weighting:  20
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Forecast Accuracy  /  Weighting:  12
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Forecast Information Presentation  /  Weighting:  8
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Staff Experience  /  Weighting:  8
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality Assurance-System and Products  /  Weighting:  5
Price  -  Weighting:  35
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Weather Station Bureau Services
Lot No:  2
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

50312310  -  Maintenance of data network equipment
72313000  -  Data capture services
38127000  -  Weather stations
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKE22 -  North Yorkshire CC
NUTS code:  UKE2 -  North Yorkshire
NUTS code:  UKE -  YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

To procure this service through an Open procedure and establish two contracts encompassing the Winter Forecasting and Bureau Service elements across the council area.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Service Delivery  /  Weighting:  12
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Road Weather Station Maintenance  /  Weighting:  20
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Data Accuracy  /  Weighting:  10
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Bureau Data Presentation  /  Weighting:  10
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Staff Experience  /  Weighting:  8
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality Assurance - System and Product  /  Weighting:  5
Price  -  Weighting:  35
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

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

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the FTS: 2025/S 000-005396

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Lot No: Weather Forecasting Contract

Title: Weather Forecasting

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

01/09/2025
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  2
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  2
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

MetDesk Ltd
151303164
Hale Court
Wendover
HP22 6NJ
UK
NUTS code:  UKE22 -  North Yorkshire CC

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  542518.06  GBP

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 2

Lot No: Weather Bureau Contract

Title: Weather Station Bureau Services

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

01/09/2025
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  1
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Vaisala Ltd
336 1000 11
6230 Bishops Court, Solihull Parkway, Birmingham Business Park
Birmingham
B37 7YB
UK
Telephone: +44 1216831200
Fax: +44 1216831299
NUTS code:  UKE22 -  North Yorkshire CC
Internet address: http://www.vaisala.com

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  907060.00  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
London
UK

VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

The Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000