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title: "NPL - Cross Site Time Fibre (CSTF)"
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# NPL - Cross Site Time Fibre (CSTF)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/npl-cross-site-time-fibre-cstf-ocds-h6vhtk-037ece). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** NPL needs to link the two side of its Teddington site with high spec fibre optic cables. It is envisaged that horizontal directional drilling or micro tunnelling technologies will be employed, though NPL is open to other compliant proposals. To ensure future resilience 4 parallel ducts are required and due to the congested nature of the site a maximum of 4 access chambers/pits can be accommodated over the 800m run. A consistent temperature must be maintained within the ducts.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [National Physical Laboratory](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-physical-laboratory-gov-pc1387)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 December 2022 at 18:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction work
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-037ece`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/npl-cross-site-time-fibre-cstf-ocds-h6vhtk-037ece#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [turnerandtownsend.bravosolution.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fturnerandtownsend.bravosolution.com%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/npl-cross-site-time-fibre-cstf-ocds-h6vhtk-037ece#participate

## Description
NPL needs to link the two side of its Teddington site with high spec fibre optic cables. It is envisaged that horizontal directional drilling or micro tunnelling technologies will be employed, though NPL is open to other compliant proposals. To ensure future resilience 4 parallel ducts are required and due to the congested nature of the site a maximum of 4 access chambers/pits can be accommodated over the 800m run. A consistent temperature must be maintained within the ducts. The contract will be let on a design and build basis, using an NEC4 form of contract. During the design phase the contractor will coordinate with the cabling contractor providing the fibre optic cables to ensure the design of the duct and access chambers/pits complies with the acceptable bend radius on the cables and with any other specific cabling requirements.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Contract Period:** 03/02/2023 to 

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031095-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-11-03T14:17:31.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-08T14:11:22.579Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-037ece