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Published 3 Oct 2024, 14:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Met Office Marine Connectors and Cables

Official notice

Authority: Met Office (Central government)

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£150,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 31 Oct 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Marine Connectors and Cables

Met Office Marine Systems require a cable and connector manufacturing solution to connect meteorological and oceanographic sensors and satellite communications equipment to the automatic weather stations that are survivable in offshore and underwater environments.

The Connectors and Cables need to be delivered to – The National Oceanographic Centre, Waterfront Campus European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH.

This tender is for a 3 year zero-commitment contract with an option to extend for a further year. Connectors and Cables will be replaced on a as and when need basis

CPV: Marine equipment

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Renewal
Delivery: UK
Extensions: An option to extend for a further year.Variant bids: not allowed

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
What this means for your bid
  • “Met Office Marine Connectors and Cables” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
3 Oct 2024, 14:13 BST
Last source update
3 Oct 2024, 14:13 BST
Award evaluation window
31 Oct 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN745960
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-031726
Classification (CPV)
Marine equipment
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a57a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
31 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
31 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Oct 2024 → 31 Oct 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    3 Oct 2024, 14:13 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    31 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    31 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Met Office

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection Fitzroy Road, Exeter, UK, EX1 3PBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.