WEATHER FORECASTING, BUREAU, AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES

Location

Newtown St Boswells

Description

The provision of weather forecasting, bureau and associated services to East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian, Scottish Borders, The City of Edinburgh and Fife Councils (Edinburgh, Lothians, Borders and Fife: ELBF Forum - Collaboration and Shared Services between Councils). The weather forecasting service provides routine meteorological reporting, severe weather alerts, and specialist forecasting to support operational planning and daily action during the Winter period.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Council Consortium comprising East Lothian, Fife Council, Midlothian, Scottish Borders, The City of Edinburgh and West Lothian Councils herein referred to as ‘the Consortium Members’, seeks the provision of Weather Forecasting and Related Services in accordance with the Service Requirements that includes the following; Weather Forecasting and Associated Services Web Access Package Bureau Service Roadside Weather Station Maintenance Training Development and Innovation Provision of Mobile Tablet Devices Supply & installation of Outstation Cameras (where required)

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 71351600 - Weather-forecasting services

Indicators

• An E-Auction may be used.
• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

n/a NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=831680. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: The Tenderer shall, noting the Consortium Member’s desire to stimulate economic growth and social regeneration in their respective geographical regions, state how they will add value to this contract and how they would differentiate themselves from their competitors. Below are the three main areas that this should address; Supply Chain Development Targeted Recruitment and Training Community Engagement (SC Ref:831680) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=831680