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Official UK procurement notice

Network Data Cabling Services

Official notice

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
Published estimate£475,000≈ £158k / year · £570,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update5.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 22 Apr 2025
Contract term 3 yrsstarts 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 #1Lot 1Awarded 3 yrsSMEPublished value£475,000
Contract period: 1 Jul 2025 — 30 Jun 2028 (3 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
Value
£475,000 exc. VAT · £570,000 inc. VAT
31000000 Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting50000000 Repair and maintenance services51000000 Installation services (except software)

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.
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 (https://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 (https://procontract.due-north.com/Login).

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Aug 2025, 10:14 BST
Last source update
5 Aug 2025, 10:14 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 16 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Authority reference
DN766411
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
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

8 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published
    12 Mar 2025, 10:00 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by
    14 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent
    15 May 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by
    16 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  6. Standstill ends
    27 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  8. Latest notice published
    5 Aug 2025, 10:14 BST

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 toValueDateStatus
Enerveo LimitedSME1 Jul 2025 — 30 Jun 2028Options: Provision of services outside defined normal working hours or that may require additional engineer resource.£450,0009 May 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Enerveo LimitedSME

    Signed
    date not published
    Value
    —
    Status
    cancelled (14 Jul 2025) — Selected supplier withdrew from process.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders00—

Notice history

11 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Mar 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    5 Aug 2025, 10:14 BSTUK12
  2. Status changed
    5 Aug 2025, 10:14 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    5 Aug 2025, 10:14 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    5 Aug 2025, 10:14 BST
  5. Contract signature expected
    13 Jun 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  6. Contract award notice published
    15 May 2025, 11:28 BSTUK6
  7. Published value updated
    15 May 2025, 11:28 BSTwas £475,000
  8. Status changed to complete
    15 May 2025, 11:28 BST
  9. Deadline withdrawn
    15 May 2025, 11:28 BST
  10. Tender notice published
    12 Mar 2025, 10:15 GMTUK4
  11. Tender notice published
    12 Mar 2025, 10:00 GMTUK4
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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Met Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVZW-3234-DTLY Met Office, Exeter, South West, EX1 3PB

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

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