PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

PL0213 Weather Forecasting

How to read contract values: notice stages, dates and worked examples

Worcestershire County Council · published 30 Oct 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID835d01fd-8182-4a21-8573-21020ebcc1f0-919855
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-d29ff6fc-a56c-4222-b16a-a4f3ca58c28a
Buyer identifierGB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/JVDD5xhn
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£111,000
award field
Tender value
£111,000
tender field
Procurement method
Other - Direct award
Category
services
CPV
71351600
Weather-forecasting services
Delivery
West Midlands, United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

Weather forecasting services The services include but are not limited to Highways Winter Service Weather Forecasting. The contract requires a supplier who will bring their experience and innovative solutions to deliver added value. In order to achieve this we would expect our suppliers to: o Deliver services to optimum time, quality and cost efficiency o Deliver continuous improvement founded upon agreed performance and benchmarking criteria o Promote and sustain an open, co-operative and business-like culture o Integrate public and private sector skills in delivering services o Support the Authority's capability and promote core skills development o Have clear lines of communication and accountability o Support the Authority's goal to improve service delivery and innovation Additional information: Worcestershire County Council wishes to advise that the contract for Weather Forecasting Services (Procurement Reference: IT-336-3430-WCC 00003430) awarded to MetDesk Limited has been varied by mutual agreement. The original contract term was due to expire in September 2026. Following the execution of a Deed of Variation, the contract term has been extended to 31 May 2029 to ensure the continued provision of weather forecasting and highways winter service forecasting services. The scope of the services remains unchanged. All other terms and conditions of the contract remain in full force and effect.

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

Reported dates, without an invented lifecycle.

The current projection contains one award release, not a verified chain of planning, tender, award, contract and modification records. Dates are shown in source-field order and are not silently repaired.

Source-date conflictAt least one reported end date precedes its corresponding start date. Check the official notice before using the schedule.
  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release30 Oct 2026
  2. 02Tender period startsTender-period field as published19 Sept 2026
  3. 03Tender period endsTender-period field as published1 Sept 2023End precedes start · verify
  4. 04Contract startsContract-period field as published19 Sept 2026
  5. 05Contract endsContract-period field as published31 May 2029
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

A company profile appears only when this release carries a usable company number. Name-only suppliers remain name-only.

SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 30 Oct 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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