Tender

Network Data Cabling Services

  • Met Office

UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-008903

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04ebee

Published 12 March 2025, 10:00am

Last edited 12 March 2025, 10:15am

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Change made to location of service delivery from UK to SW UK.

Scope

Reference

DN766411

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.

All procurement documents are made available by the Met Office on the sourcing portal as follows:

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

Suppliers will be required to register for access to the portal if they haven't already done so.

Tender clarifications and submissions will also be made via this portal.

Total value (estimated)

  • £475,000 excluding VAT
  • £570,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2028
  • 3 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
  • 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
  • 51000000 - Installation services (except software)

Contract locations

  • UKK - South West (England)

Participation

Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation

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 ability conditions of participation

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).

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Enquiry deadline

14 April 2025, 5:00pm

Tender submission deadline

22 April 2025, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Tenders should be submitted via the Met Office sourcing portal at:

https://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.

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

16 May 2025


Award criteria

This table contains award criteria for this lot
Name Description Type Weighting
Price - Fixed Service Charge (3 Year) Price 25%
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.

Quality 12%
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.

Quality 12%
Price - Rate Card Price 10%
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...

Quality 5%
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...

Quality 4.5%
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...

Quality 4.5%
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....

Quality 4.5%
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...

Quality 4.5%
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/...

Quality 4%
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...

Quality 4%
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...

Quality 4%
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...

Quality 3%
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...

Quality 3%

Other information

Applicable trade agreements

  • Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure

Justification for not publishing a preliminary market engagement notice

EME undertaken in PCR2015 regime.


Contracting authority

Met Office

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVZW-3234-DTLY

Met Office

Exeter

EX1 3PB

United Kingdom

Region: UKK43 - Devon CC

Organisation type: Public authority - central government