Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Natural Resources Wales · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Met Office SME
- Value
- £295,778.60
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Meteorology services (CPV 71351610)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 012535-2023 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date25 Apr 2023
- Published2 May 2023Published 7 days after the contract date
Description
Flood Data Feeds & 24/7 Service Desk Support The provision of near real time observational and forecast data feeds, supporting 24/7 helpdesk support. The real time data feeds are taken directly into our operational FEWS Wales flood forecasting system for making forecasts of river and coastal flooding across Wales. This data includes rainfall (meteorological forecast and weather radar observations), forecast wind, astronomic tide, forecast storm surge and forecast waves. The contract also provisions for 24/7 helpdesk support given the business-critical nature of these near real time data services to NRW. Water Resources management and reporting data (MORECS Data and Monthly Areal Rainfall Datasets) The provision of weekly and monthly MORECS data (including soil moisture and evaporation data) and daily and monthly NCIC areal rainfall data used for NRW water resources situation reporting and assessments across Wales. Rain gauge network inspection & data quality control This includes: Rou…
About the supplier
Met Office: every public contract they have won.