Land Observations Networks Modems and Sims - Re-tender
What the buyer is asking for
We 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. Advert on Proactis can be found here: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=76a4311d-74ab-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True
How this is scored
Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.
- 70%qualityTechnical
- 30%costPrice
- Buyer
- Met Office
- Value
- £208,333
- Submission deadline
- 05 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST (13 days left)
- Enquiry deadline
- 28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by
- 11 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract start
- Not stated
- Contract end
- Not stated
- Category
- services
- Lots
- 1
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- CPV codes
- 32581000, 72300000
- Legal basis
- 2023/54
How contested is this?
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Timeline
4 published dates · Europe/London
- Tender notice published5 days ago16 Sept 2026, 15:28 BST
- Clarification questions byin 6 days28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadlinein 13 days5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected byin 81 days11 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
Commercial outcome and contract awards
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Bid statistics
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Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender
- Tender notice8 Sept 2026, 12:10 BST084832-2026
- Tender updated8 Sept 2026, 12:14 BST084838-2026
- Tender updated16 Sept 2026, 15:28 BST087884-2026
Documents
How to bid
https://procontract.due-north.com/
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