Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Worcestershire County Council
County Hall, Spetchley Road
Worcester
WR5 2NP
UK
Telephone: +44 1905845556
E-mail: aash1@worcestershire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG12
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.worcestershire.gov.uk
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
Highways Winter Service Forecasting Contract
Reference number: WCC 00000494
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71351600
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Council is looking to commission a localised weather forecasting solution for the purpose of assisting in the delivery of an effective and efficient Winter Service. This is an essential resources as it assists those managing the Winter Service to make informed decisions as to when, for example, the gritting fleet should be deployed and the nature of gritting/salting that is appropriate, based on local climatic data and subsequent, specific, forecasting. Without this service Worcestershire County Council (WCC) may fail in its common-law duty of care to maintain safe highways and, conversely, may deploy the gritting fleet unnecessarily at a cost disproportionate to the cost of the weather forecasting service.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
300 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71351600
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG12
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council is looking to commission a localised weather forecasting solution for the purpose of assisting in the delivery of an effective and efficient Winter Service. This is an essential resources as it assists those managing the Winter Service to make informed decisions as to when, for example, the gritting fleet should be deployed and the nature of gritting/salting that is appropriate, based on local climatic data and subsequent, specific, forecasting. Without this service Worcestershire County Council (WCC) may fail in its common-law duty of care to maintain safe highways and, conversely, may deploy the gritting fleet unnecessarily at a cost disproportionate to the cost of the weather forecasting service. The contract will be a single supplier contract, for an initial duration of 3 years, extendable at the Authority's discretion for a further 2 periods of one year each, up to a maximum of 5 years, effective from May 2018. The Service is carried out under the terms and conditions of the NEC4 Professional Services Short Contract, published in June 2017, by the Institution of Civil Engineers.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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.2.14) Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about 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 OJ S:
2018/S 019-039448
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Highways Winter Service Forecasting Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/05/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 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
Wendover
UK
NUTS: UKG12
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 240 327.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
Worcester
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Worcestershire County Council
County Hall, Spetchley Road
Worcester
WR5 2NP
UK
Telephone: +44 1905845556
E-mail: aash1@worcestershire.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.worcestershire.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Worcestershire County Council
County Hall, Spetchley Road
Worcester
WR5 2NP
UK
Telephone: +44 1905845556
E-mail: aash1@worcestershire.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.worcestershire.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/05/2018