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Published 16 May 2022, 10:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Radiosondes and Related Goods and Services

Official notice

Authority: Met Office (Central government)

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UK

Framework ceiling (notional)£16,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 20 Jun 2022awarded 20 Mar 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purchase of radiosondes over a five year period with the option to extend to 10 years and associated goods and services. The purchase of Autosonde and manual ground launchers and associated good and services.

Recurrence: As a primary source of meteorological data, usage of radiosondes is likely to continue beyond this contract opportunity

CPV: Navigational and meteorological instruments

How this framework works

From the published notice

Places: up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£16,000,000

Delivery: UK

Extensions: Option to extend the contract for a further five years after the initial five year period. · Likely to be some or all elements of current scope, to be confirmed nearer the date.Variant bids: not allowed

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: 30%Social value: 10%Environmental: 5%

Published sub-criteria (11)

Measurement Requirements: 15%
Design and Launch Requirements: 5%
Ground Station Requirements: 5%
Data Processing and Software: 5%
Automatic Sounding: 15%
Remote Diagnostics and Support: 5%
Training Maintenance and Spares: 4%
Manufacturing: 1%
price: 30%
Social Value- Net Zero: 10%
Environmental and Compliance: 5%

Published award criteria (11)

Measurement Requirements: 15%
Design and Launch Requirements: 5%
Ground Station Requirements: 5%
Data Processing and Software: 5%
Automatic Sounding: 15%
Remote Diagnostics and Support: 5%
Training Maintenance and Spares: 4%
Environmental and Compliance: 5%
Manufacturing: 1%
Social Value- Net Zero: 10%
Price: 30%

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
“Provision of Radiosondes and Related Goods and Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

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: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Yes · As a primary source of meteorological data, usage of radiosondes is likely to continue beyond this contract opportunity
First published: 16 May 2022, 10:20 BST
Last source update: 24 Mar 2023, 14:02 GMT
Award evaluation window: 20 Jun 2022 – …
Authority reference: DN612584
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-008667
Classification (CPV): Navigational and meteorological instruments
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0337c7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Appointment period ends: 20 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 240 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 20 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Login ↗

Timeline

20 Jun 2022 → 24 Mar 2023 · 3 dates

Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
20 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
20 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Notice published
24 Mar 2023, 14:02 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
24 Mar 2023, 14:02 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 22 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Mar 2023

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Provision of Radiosondes and Related Goods and Services
Signed
20 Mar 2023
Value
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Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
The purchase of radiosondes over a five year period with the option to extend to 10…	2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad	2	—	€310,000 – €19,854,000
Whole notice	—	—	—	€1 – €19,854,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Met Office

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEnvironmental protection Fitzroy Road, Exeter, UK, EX1 3PBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The Met OfficeReview body Exeter

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Vaisala OyjFramework contractor Vanha Nurmijärventie 21, Vaanta, FI, 01670

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.