Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice

Published 12 Mar 2025, 10:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Network Data Cabling Services

Authority: Met Office (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Repair & Maintenance (50)Installation services (except software) (51) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Published estimate£475,000≈ £158k / year · £570,000 inc. VAT5.3% below published estimate

Submissions closed 22 Apr 2025

Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Jun 2028 · starts 1 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of network data cabling services for a period of three years. Services shall include the design, installation and commissioning of Met Office cabling infrastructure as part of any

incident, change or problem process.

No preliminary market engagement: EME undertaken in PCR2015 regime.

CPV: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting · Installation services (except software) · Repair and maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsSMEPublished value£475,000

Contract period: 1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2028 (3 yrs)Value: £475,000 exc. VAT · £570,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible

31000000 Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting 50000000 Repair and maintenance services 51000000 Installation services (except software)

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
PA2023 Schedule 6 and 7 legal exclusions.
Requirement for submission of financial documentation on award.
Minimum financial threshold based on turnover.
ITT Response Document 1 - Procurement Specific Questionnaire made available in Met Office sourcing portal (procontract.due-north.com/Login ↗).
Technical & professional ability
Examples of previous technical delivery.
ITT Response Document 1 - Procurement Specific Questionnaire made available in Met Office sourcing portal (procontract.due-north.com/Login ↗).

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: 55%Price: 35%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (14)

Bidder Capacity - Planned Works: 12%
Bidder Capacity - Unplanned Works / Incidents: 12%
Health & Safety: 5%
Process Improvement: 4.5%
Change and Infrastructure Management: 4.5%
Transition Plans: 4.5%
Testing: 4.5%
Accreditations / Standards: 4%
Resourcing - Clearances/Staff Retention: 4%
Price - Fixed Service Charge (3 Year): 25%
Price - Rate Card: 10%
Social Value - Effective stewardship of the environment including working towards net zero: 4%
Social Value - Create employment and training opportunities particularly for those who face barriers to employment.: 3%
Social Value - Support educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications.: 3%

Published award criteria (14)

Bidder Capacity - Planned Works: Bidder provides effective evidence that it is able to meet the requirement for additional resources for planned works and is able to meet the specified service levels.
Bidder Capacity - Unplanned Works / Incidents: Bidder provides effective evidence that it is able to meet the requirement for additional resources for unplanned works and to respond to incidents and is able to meet the specified service level.
Health & Safety: Bidder provides effective evidence that it is able to meet the specified H&S requirements to ensure resources are fully qualified, appropriately certified and trained (e.g. CSCS card holders, IPAF or PASMA certified) and the Bidder is able to provide method statements and risk assessments for the service.
Process Improvement: Bidder effectively demonstrates a commitment to improving processes and procedures in order to meet customer and regulatory requirement during the term of the contract ie. via achieving ISO9001 certification, or equivalent.
Change and Infrastructure Management: Bidder provides effective evidence that they utilise Change Management (eg. ServiceNow) and Infrastructure Management (eg. Patch Manager, iTracs, NLite) processes and tools. Bidder has provided examples of processes and tools used.
Transition Plans: Bidder has provided an effective proposal / plan on how it would transition from the existing service provider to the Bidder and that includes the following elements: 1. Schedule of stages undertaken 2. Key Individuals (i.e., project manager) 3. Timescales (Gantt chart/critical path analysis) 4. Communication 5. Knowledge transfer 6. Stakeholder management/engagement
Testing: Bidder has provided effective details of the copper and fibre test equipment that it proposes to use and any software required to access the test results. Details include whether the testing equipment owned or leased and what calibrations and certifications are carried on the testing equipment.
Accreditations / Standards: Bidder has provided effective evidence of: 1. relevant industry accreditations and suitable certification and approval to work on Leviton cabling as per the SoR, or will have those certifications/approvals within 2 months of commencing the contract; 2. employee qualifications to demonstrate resources are skilled in undertaking required work on copper and fibre cabling technologies; and 3. capability to deliver in accordance with JSP 453 (previously known as JSP 604 Leaflet 4800) standards or equivalent.
Resourcing - Clearances/Staff Retention: Bidder has confirmed SC clearance levels for all resources that will work on the contract and has provided effective evidence of any staff policies and plans relating to staff retention, with appropriate examples, that are in place to foster a work environment where employees feel valued and motivated and that reduce employee turnover, prevent attrition, and foster employee engagement.
Social Value - Effective stewardship of the environment including working towards net zero: Bidder effectively describes approach to fighting climate change and delivering additional environmental benefits in the performance of the contract including working towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions and is able to meet the associated reporting requirements.
Social Value - Create employment and training opportunities particularly for those who face barriers to employment.: Bidder effectively describes approaches taken or propose to take in connection with this contract to tackling economic inequality and create employment and training opportunities particularly for those who face barriers to employment and/or are located in deprived areas, and for people in industries with known skills shortages or in high growth sectors and is able to meet the associated reporting requirements.
Social Value - Support educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications.: Bidder effectively describes approaches taken or propose to take in connection with this contract to tackling economic inequality and support educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications and is able to meet the associated reporting requirements.
Price - Fixed Service Charge (3 Year)
Price - Rate Card

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
PA2023 Schedule 6 and 7 legal exclusions.
Requirement for submission of financial documentation on award.
Minimum financial threshold based on turnover.
ITT Response Document 1 - Procurement Specific Questionnaire made available in Met Office sourcing portal (procontract.due-north.com/Login ↗).
Technical & professional ability
Examples of previous technical delivery.
ITT Response Document 1 - Procurement Specific Questionnaire made available in Met Office sourcing portal (procontract.due-north.com/Login ↗).

What this means for your bid

Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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: Cancelled
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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 12 Mar 2025, 10:00 GMT
Last source update: 5 Aug 2025, 10:14 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 16 May 2025
Authority reference: DN766411
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-008898
Latest notice: Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV): Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lightingInstallation services (except software)Repair and maintenance services
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ebee 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: 22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 14 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders should be submitted via the Met Office sourcing portal at:

procontract.due-north.com/Login ↗

Suppliers who have not yet registered will be required to register to the portal free of charge to access the procurement documents using project ref. DN766411.

Timeline

12 Mar 2025 → 5 Aug 2025 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
12 Mar 2025, 10:00 GMT
Clarification questions by
14 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission deadline
22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent
15 May 2025, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by
16 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Standstill ends
27 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts
1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published
5 Aug 2025, 10:14 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Mar 2025

Tender notice published
12 Mar 2025, 10:00 GMT
UK4
Tender notice published
12 Mar 2025, 10:15 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
15 May 2025, 11:28 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
15 May 2025, 11:28 BST
Contract signature expected
13 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Procurement termination notice published
5 Aug 2025, 10:14 BST
UK12

Published amendments (1)

Change made to location of service delivery from UK to SW UK.

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-03: 1 release · 12 Mar 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £450,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Contracts signed 1

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Enerveo Limited1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2028Options: Provision of services outside defined normal working hours or that may require additional engineer resource.	£450,000	9 May 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Enerveo Limited
Signed
date not published
Value
—
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
cancelled (14 Jul 2025), Selected supplier withdrew from process.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	0	0	—

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ENERVEO LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02317133GB-PPON: PWNC-2239-NBRM Second Floor Eagle Court 2, Birmingham, West Midlands, B26 3RZContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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