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WCC Weather forecasting services for winter maintenance

Warwickshire County Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Warwickshire County Council

Buyer Address: Shire Hall, Warwick, UKG13, CV34 4SA, United Kingdom

Contact Email: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
326228.0 GBP
Published
13 Mar 2026, 11:36
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
14 Sep 2025, 23:00
Contract End
14 Sep 2035, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
71351600 - Weather-forecasting services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
METDESK LIMITED
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Warwickshire County Council (the Council) is seeking a 24 Hour Domain Based 'forecaster intervened' winter highways weather forecasting service supplied by an established and recognised weather forecasting company with appropriate skills and resource available to undertake the exacting requirements of Warwickshire County Council. For the avoidance of doubt a service with any other forecast period e.g. 36 hours does not meet the requirements of Warwickshire County Council. below

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

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