Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
National Procurement Service (Welsh Government)
T’yr Afon, Bedwas Road
Caerphilly
CF83 8WT
UK
Telephone: +44 3007900170
E-mail: NPSConstructionandFM@gov.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://npswales.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA27760
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
All Wales Adverse Weather Forecasting Services 2018-22
Reference number: : NPS-CFM-0086-18
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71351600
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The National Procurement Service on behalf of the Welsh Ministers has let a multi supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of a daily weather forecasting services to potentially all Unitary Authorities and Trunk Road Agencies in Wales.
Provide real time and weather forecast information and support to enable decision making for appropriate precautionary and reactive treatments to be undertaken during the winter months or to undertake advance planning and preparation in advance of severe weather at other times to ensure the effective operation of the transport network.
The framework duration will be 4 years.
The following are the parties who will be able to utilise the Framework Contract:
- Welsh Government and its trunk road agencies
- All unitary authorities within Wales
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 200 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71351600
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement is for the award of a new Framework Agreement for the supply of All Wales Adverse Weather Forecast Services to the public sector in Wales. The framework will require suppliers to provide weather forecasting and other services in order to assist the Welsh Government, their trunk road Agents and the Unitary Authorities in Wales to manage and operate the road network in Wales during adverse weather conditions.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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 140-320807
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/09/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MeteoGroup UK
292, Vauxhall Bridge Road
London
SW1V 1AE
UK
Telephone: +44 02038683300
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MetDesk
3 Station Approach
Wendover
HP22 6BN
UK
Telephone: +44 7903005034
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 1 200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:85554)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
National Procurement Service (Welsh Government)
T’yr Afon, Bedwas Road
Caerphilly
CF83 8WT
UK
Telephone: +44 3007900170
Internet address(es)
URL: http://npswales.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/10/2018