# CP2275-22 Highway Winter Service Weather Forecast for South West Consortium

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Devon County Council](/buyers/devon-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [MetDesk Limited](/contract-winners/metdesk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £800,000
- Tender value: £400,000
- Award date: 11 September 2023
- Published: 19 September 2023
- Contract start: 1 October 2023
- Contract end: 30 September 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 4055b0cf-a3d0-4cb7-9452-d0273e0e1038-681671
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0924779e-ac8a-4e8a-b3fa-390e49eb18d2

## Description

A South West Consortium has been formed for the purposes of procuring and Weather Forecasting Service\. \\r \\r The road weather forecast service is required so that they can deliver an effective and efficient Winter Service and Highway Maintenance function, reacting in a timely and appropriate fashion to any hazards that may be presented to highway users in winter and optionally for supporting Highway Maintenance activities during the summer\.\\r \\r It is expected that that the forecaster will be fully conversant with the national code of practice Well Managed Highway Infrastructure, and any future variants of this code and national best practice, as set out by the National Winter Service Research Group NWSRG and seek to provide the client with appropriate weather information to enable them to fully comply with these, regarding winter service decision making\.\\r \\r Joint procurement for South West Consortium which comprises of Devon County Council\. Torbay Council\. Plymouth City Council\. \\r Dorset Council\. Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council \\r \\r Option to extend 4 x 12 months \(maximum term of seven years\) at the discretion of Devon Procurement Service\.\\r Additional information: To express your interest in this business opportunity visit Supplying the South West Procurement Portal

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4055b0cf-a3d0-4cb7-9452-d0273e0e1038-681671)