Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
West Berkshire District Council
Council Offices, Market Street
Newbury
RG14 5LD
UK
Contact person: Service Manager Commissioning
Telephone: +44 1635519925
E-mail: robert.bradfield@westberks.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ11
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.westberks.gov.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Winter Weather Forecasting
Reference number: P00000431
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71351600
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The authorities operate an Ice Prediction System with Road Weather Outstations with road sensors which are installed at a number of locations on the road network throughout the area. The data provided by the outstations is shared between the Authorities. The outstations provide information on road conditions. The successful Contractor/Service Provider will be expected to manage this information and present it in a suitable format to the Authorities for use by its duty officers. The data will not be available to share with any other party without the express written consent of the Authority in question.The service is the provision of domain-based winter weather forecasting service utilising existing weather stations/sensors within the Berkshire Consortium area.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
368 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71351600
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ11
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
West Berkshire District Council, Bracknell Forest Borough Council, Reading Borough Council, The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Slough Borough Council and Wokingham Borough Council (the Berkshire Consortium) have agreed to work together on the procurement and management of a Road Weather Forecast and Information Service. The Contractor will enter in to a contract with West Berkshire District Council as the Lead Authority. Access to observation data and forecast information will be accessible to all Authorities listed above.The authorities operate an Ice Prediction System with Road Weather Outstations with road sensors which are installed at a number of locations on the road network throughout the area. The data provided by the outstations is shared between the Authorities. The outstations provide information on road conditions. The successful Contractor/Service Provider will be expected to manage this information and present it in a suitable format to the Authorities for use by its duty officers. The data will not be available to share with any other party without the express written consent of the Authority in question.The service is the provision of domain-based winter weather forecasting service utilising existing weather stations/sensors within the Berkshire Consortium area.The contract will be a single supplier contract, for an initial duration of five years, extendable up to a maximum of 3 years, effective from 1st October 2021.
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-016703
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: P00000431
Title: Winter Weather Forecasting Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/09/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
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
Vaisala LTD
Birmingham
UK
NUTS: UKJ11
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:
: 388 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
West Berkshire Council
Newbury
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/09/2021