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Published 8 Sept 2026, 12:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Land Observations Networks Modems and Sims - Re-tender

Official notice

Authority: Met Office (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£208,333≈ £42k / year · £250,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Oct 2026
Contract term 5 yrsends 17 Jan 2032 · up to 17 Jan 2034 with extensions · starts 18 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

We operate a network of around 300 automatic weather stations (AWS), mostly in the UK, but also a small number overseas. The weather observation data collected at these sites is collated on a logger at site and then communicated every minute to our central cloud based system in real time. Some sites have mains power, some operate on a 50W solar panel. The majority of sites have 4G connectivity, but there are a subset that only have 2G connectivity at present.

We are looking for a supplier to provide a communications solution to allow for the real time transfer of our land surface observation data to our central cloud based collection system every minute in real time.

Advert on Proactis can be found here: procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

  • Not divided into lots: Looking for a total solution managed by one supplier.
  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 15 Jan 2032, 23:59 GMT.
  • No preliminary market engagement: A PME was carried out under the previous terminated procurement. PME notice can be found here https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079039-2025

CPV: Data services · Data-communications equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 5 yrsSMEPublished value£208,333
Contract period: 18 Jan 2027 – 17 Jan 2032 (5 yrs) · up to 17 Jan 2034 with extensionsValue: £208,333 exc. VAT · £250,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 1 x 24 month extension
32581000 Data-communications equipment72300000 Data services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 70%
  • Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 15 Jan 2032
First published
8 Sept 2026, 12:10 BST
Last source update
16 Sept 2026, 15:28 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 11 Dec 2026
Authority reference
DN828392
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-084832
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Data servicesData-communications equipment
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f468 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

8 Sept 2026 → 18 Jan 2027 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published50 days ago
    8 Sept 2026, 12:10 BST
  2. Latest notice published41 days ago
    16 Sept 2026, 15:28 BST
  3. Clarification questions by30 days ago
    28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Submission deadline23 days ago
    5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  5. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  6. Award decision expected byin 44 days
    11 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract startsin 81 days
    18 Jan 2027

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Sept 2026, 12:10 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    8 Sept 2026, 12:14 BST
    UK4
  3. Tender notice published
    16 Sept 2026, 15:28 BST
    UK4
Published amendments (1)

Link to tender documents amended

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Met Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVZW-3234-DTLY Met Office, Exeter, South West, EX1 3PBContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsLink to ProContract Advert https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/AdvertSummary?projectId=1cdea6eb-46a8-f111-813c-005056b64545&projectStepId=28dea6eb-46a8-f111-813c-005056b64545 Please accept EOI to view documents.

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
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