Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cdd-a711-7334-a415-9d470e8b619c/road-weather-monitoring-service-and-monitoring-station-maintenance awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Road Weather Monitoring Service and Monitoring Station Maintenance [Swindon Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/swindon-borough-council) Estimated value £100,000 Published 2 May 2024 Deadline Closed 3 Jun 2024 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Road Weather Monitoring Service and Monitoring Station Maintenance\\r \\r Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of a remotely monitored Road Weather Monitoring service, to include bi-annual calibration and maintenance of the two existing weather monitoring stations which are fitted with Findlay Irvine supplied equipment.\\r \\r The system will be used to monitor the following:\\r - Road depth temperature \\r ii. Road surface temperature\\r iii. Air temperature\\r iv. Relative humidity\\r - Precipitation \\r vi. Wind speed \\r vii. Wind direction \\r viii. Surface state\\r ix. Web camera images \\r \\r The Council is looking to appoint a Contractor to: \\r - Provide and support a monitoring service, including the provision of GRPS communications for the two weather monitoring stations,\\r - Carry out annual pre-winter and mid-winter calibration and maintenance at each weather station,\\r - Carry out repairs and upgrades where required.\\r \\r The initial contract term will be for 60 months for a potential total contract term of 5 years as stated in the ITT documents. Estimated contract spend is between £100,000 and £125,000 across the initial 5 year contract term.\\r \\r Full details relating to the Services are provided in the RFQ documents.\\r \\r To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](https://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 \\r \\r RFQ clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal, including the project reference and title clearly in the Subject title, by 3rd June 2024, 15:00 hrs UK Local time. The Council's responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically via Messaging in ProContract tender portal. \\r \\r RFQ Responses are required to be submitted no later than 24th May 2024 15:00 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk//r](https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/%5Cr) \\r Please note that this project has been advertised on Contracts Finder/ other web portals, however, Supplying the South West Portal, [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/) is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN722383\\r \\r No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the RFQ documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the RFQ documents.\\r Read full description ## CPV classification Weather stations Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/422ac8e5-2d05-4529-88aa-5d0f63abd953) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. 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