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Met Office

Land Observations Networks Modems and Sims - Re-tender

Communications EquipmentCPV 72300000
Value£208k
Deadline5 Oct 2026
Published8 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 8 Sept 202627 days leftCloses 5 Oct 2026
Who to contact
procurement.enquiries@metoffice.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

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Contract value in context
£208ktotal contract value
median £120k
this tender£0£3.5m

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The brief

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.

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidCyber Essentials Plus (often mandatory for gov IT)
  • Hold at bidISO 27001 (information security)
  • Plan for deliveryData protection / DPIA readiness
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f468
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
084832-2026
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