# Temperature Alert Socio-Economic Benefits Study

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Met Office](/buyers/met-office/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £80,000
- Published: 26 October 2018
- Planned start: 11 January 2019
- Planned end: 17 May 2019
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: a2c4ffcb-5343-4f3a-b747-ebf8305c95a9-248935
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6b91fdae-1708-463a-8496-949a61e7f1c4

## Description

To undertake a study to understand and quantify the additional socio-economic benefits, which may be realisable by the healthcare industry through the further development of the heatwave and cold weather alert service and use of the 3-month seasonal outlook\. The study should consider the impact of improvement, where possible in financial terms, to the services on - • The value placed on their well-being by at-risk individuals; • The value placed by commercial care service providers on the well-being of their at-risk individuals; • The reduction in burden to public sector health care professionals \(volume of hospital admissions, ambulance services, out-of-hours services, GP visits and consultations etc\); • The national 'value of life';

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a2c4ffcb-5343-4f3a-b747-ebf8305c95a9-248935)