Official UK procurement notice
Land Observations Networks Modems and Sims
Authority: Met Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe 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.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Sept 2031, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Data services · Data-communications equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£208,333
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 (2)
- Technical: 70%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Price
- 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
- 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
- Yes · next expected 1 Sept 2031
- First published
- 2 Dec 2025, 15:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Aug 2026, 15:32 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
DN798973- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040155- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ed3cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submissions via Proactis. Please see tender documentation for instructions.
Timeline
2 Dec 2025 → 1 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published329 days ago2 Dec 2025, 15:51 GMT
- Market engagement284 days ago15 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Please see details at procontract.due-north.com ↗
Reference DN79893 - Land Network Routers and Sims
- Tender notice published180 days ago30 Apr 2026, 16:54 BST
- Clarification questions by160 days ago20 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline148 days ago1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by77 days ago10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published68 days ago20 Aug 2026, 15:32 BST
- Contract starts56 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Dec 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Dec 2025, 15:51 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published30 Apr 2026, 16:54 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £208,33330 Apr 2026, 16:54 BST
- Status changed to active30 Apr 2026, 16:54 BST
- Procurement method changed30 Apr 2026, 16:54 BST
- Deadline published: 1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST30 Apr 2026, 16:54 BST
- Tender notice published30 Apr 2026, 17:06 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published20 Aug 2026, 15:32 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete20 Aug 2026, 15:32 BST
Published amendments (1)
Updated link to documentation
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 2 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 20 Aug 2026 | CancelledThe contracting authority identified that aspects of the tender documentation relating to the mandatory requirements did not provide sufficient clarity to ensure that tenderers' bids could be assessed consistently and comparably. The contracting authority has therefore withdrawn and terminated the procurement. No contract has been entered into. The contracting authority intends to review and revise the procurement documentation before commencing a new competitive procurement. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender