Weather Forecasting Services

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    "name": "Swindon Borough Council"
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  "date": "2025-08-19T16:34:01+01:00",
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        "postalCode": "SN1 2JH",
        "region": "UKK14",
        "streetAddress": "Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices, Euclid Street"
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        "email": "msullivan2@swindon.gov.uk",
        "name": "Mr Mike Sullivan"
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    "description": "Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of Weather Forecasting Services to the Council.\nThe services to be delivered are:\nTo provide weather forecasts as detailed below throughout the winter period between the 2nd Monday in October to the last day of April on an annual basis;\nAll weather forecast information is to be loaded onto the Findlay Irvine ICELERT website and Text Forecasts to be e-mailed to Senior Support Officers (up to 10 officers);\nForecasts provided shall be written specifically for the geographical area managed by Swindon Borough Council, generic regional text shall not be provided;\nThe Forecaster shall have the ability to change or edit individual values in any cell within the hazard table and to manually adjust site specific graphs, altering forecasts minimum temperatures, temperature curves and surface hazards in order to improve the quality if deemed necessary.\nFull details relating to the Services are provided in the tender documents..",
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    "submissionMethodDetails": "To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com\nRFQ/Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal, including the project reference and title clearly in the Subject title, by 10th September 2025, 1200 hrs UK Local time. The Council\u2019s responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically via Messaging in ProContract tender portal.\nRFQ/Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 17th September 2025, 1200 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/\nPlease note that this project has been advertised on Find a Tender and Supplying the South West Portal, https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN787605.\nNo Tender submissions will be considered without completing the RFQ/tender documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the RFQ/tender documents.",
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