# Weather Forecast Services

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council](/buyers/rochdale-metropolitan-borough-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [MetDesk Limited](/contract-winners/metdesk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £104,130
- Tender value: £120,000
- Award date: 20 September 2018
- Published: 20 September 2018
- Contract start: 1 October 2018
- Contract end: 30 April 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 5139965f-024e-46d7-869a-72142c9c6367-241773
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ac40b23b-0efb-48ff-9c16-7c292ca56448

## Description

Rochdale Borough Council, acting on behalf of itself and the nine other Greater Manchester Authorities, are seeking to appoint a winter highways weather forecasting service supplier with appropriate skills and resource available to undertake the exacting requirements of the AGMA winter maintenance group \(AGMA\)\. The Ten Greater Manchester Authorities include:- Bolton Council Bury Council Manchester City Council Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council Salford City Council Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Trafford Council Wigan Council To maintain the highway network in as safe a condition as possible for its users during adverse weather events has required a combination of technical skills allied to accurate weather forecasts to enable decision makers to plan and implement effective treatments of the highway\. It is therefore very important that weather forecasts can be shown to meet the standards of accuracy and quality for a contract of this type\. Additional information: Please do not contact the buyer directly, please use the above link to see the advertised opportunity\. Any questions must also be facilitated through the message and answer facility via the CHEST\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5139965f-024e-46d7-869a-72142c9c6367-241773)