Official UK procurement notice
ID 5827385 - DfI - Rivers - Infrastructure Monitoring Cameras
Authority: Department for Infrastructure (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department for Infrastructure (DfI) wishes to purchase camera equipment, providing
infrastructure monitoring coverage in order to maintain a minimum of 460 designated rural
watercourses and to construct infrastructure to offer enhanced flood protection to 92
properties , for a period of five years with two optional extension periods of up to 24
months. Support for each camera will run for 5 years from the date of delivery of each
piece of equipment. . The software of the static cameras, any software updates and
airtime will also be required.
CPV: Pollution investigation services · Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment · Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services · Television and radio receivers, and sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£300,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- AC4 Total Contract Price: 80
Published award criteria (1)
- AC4 Total Contract Price: 80%
- Price carries 80 of 80 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 4 Dec 2025, 16:47 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Mar 2026, 15:34 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
ID 5827385- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079912- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ef24Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
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- Risks
The Contracting Authority has identified the following risks as risks that satisfy the criteria of Schedule 8 sub-paragraph (6)(a) of the Procurement Act 2023 i.e. that the risk/s could jeopardise the satisfactory performance of the contract but, because of its/their nature, cannot be addressed in the contract as awarded:
- Changes required to the solution due to changes to legislation and
Has concluded that there is a possibility that the contract may have to be modified as a result of a materialisation of the known risk/s at a later date in accordance with Schedule 8 paragraph 5 of the Procurement Act 2023.
Exclusions
If at any time during the procurement, or post award, it comes to the attention of the Contracting Authority (CA) or CPD, by whatever means, that a Supplier has become ‘excluded’ or ‘excludable’ as per Sec 57 of the PA 2023, the CA, after compliance with its obligations under the PA 23, reserves the right to exclude said Supplier from the procurement procedure or terminate any contract they have been awarded.
The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the rights:
(I). not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;
(II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition;
(III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice; and
(IV). to award contract(s) in stages.
and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT)
opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below.
Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the
Contracting Authority / Buyer.
The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of
charge, at: URL etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
Timeline
4 Dec 2025 → 3 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published322 days ago4 Dec 2025, 16:47 GMT
- Clarification questions by286 days ago9 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline276 days ago19 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by265 days ago30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts256 days ago9 Feb 2026
- Assessment summaries sent247 days ago18 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends237 days ago27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published233 days ago3 Mar 2026, 15:34 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Dec 2025- Tender notice published4 Dec 2025, 16:47 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Feb 2026, 14:06 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Feb 2026, 14:06 GMT
- Contract signature expected2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published3 Mar 2026, 15:34 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meteor Communications (Europe) LtdSME3 Mar 2026 – 2 Mar 2031 · up to 2 Mar 2035Extensions: There are two optional extension periods of up to two years on each occasion. · Options: While the submitted pricing schedule is £235,203, there is an estimated budget of £300,000 for this contract. | £235,203 | 18 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
ID 5827385 - DfI - Rivers - Infrastructure Monitoring Cameras · Meteor Communications (Europe) LtdSME
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2026
- Value
- £235,203
- Period
- 3 Mar 2026 – 2 Mar 2031 · up to 2 Mar 2035 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- There are two optional extension periods of up to two years on each occasion.
- Options
- While the submitted pricing schedule is £235,203, there is an estimated budget of £300,000 for this contract.
No agreed KPIs: The value of this contract is below the relevant threshold of £5 million including VAT and as such the reporting and publication of KPIs is not mandated.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPDBeneficiary authority
- CPD - Supplies and Services DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Meteor Communications (Europe) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender