Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The North Yorkshire Council
8867655
County Hall, Racecourse Lane,
Northallerton
DL7 8AD
UK
Contact person: Dalvinder Khing
E-mail: procurement@northyorks.gov.uk
NUTS: UKE22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.northyorks.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104117
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
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:
1 449 578.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Weather Forecasting
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71351600
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE22
UKE
UK
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
Quality criterion: Service Delivery
/ Weighting: 12
Quality criterion: Forecast Service
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Forecast Accuracy
/ Weighting: 12
Quality criterion: Forecast Information Presentation
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Staff Experience
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: 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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Weather Station Bureau Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
50312310
72313000
38127000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE22
UKE2
UKE
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
Quality criterion: Service Delivery
/ Weighting: 12
Quality criterion: Road Weather Station Maintenance
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Data Accuracy
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Bureau Data Presentation
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Staff Experience
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: 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 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:
2025/S 000-005396
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: Weather Forecasting Contract
Contract No: 1
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
E-mail: richard.hogg@metdesk.com
NUTS: UKE22
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 542 518.06
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: Weather Bureau Contract
Contract No: 2
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
E-mail: weathersales.uk@vaisala.com
Fax: +44 1216831299
NUTS: UKE22
Internet address(es)
URL: 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:
: 907 060.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
London
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
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
Internet address(es)
URL: https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/09/2025