Mooring Ropes and Thimbles

What the buyer is asking for

The Met office requires the supply of a mooring ropes and thimbles configuration for suitable for use with our deep sea buoys moorings. This will require the provision of ropes at various lengths need to individually configurable to requirements of each buoy and must come encapsulated and provided with K2-C thimbles with master-links. The Met Office is looking to award framework contract for 3 years with the possibility of extending for a further 12 months.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 60%qualityTechnical requirementsSee ITT document
• 10%qualitySocial ValueSee ITT documents
• 30%pricePriceSee ITT

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• economic

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• technical

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How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice publishedyesterday

   5 Oct 2026, 11:13 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 24 days

   30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 34 days

   9 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 70 days

   14 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice5 Oct 2026, 11:13 BST093704-2026

Documents

• The Met office requires the supply of a mooring ropes and thimbles configuration for suitable for use with our deep sea buoys moorings. This will require the provision of ropes at various lengths need to individually configurable to requirements of each buoy and must come encapsulated and provided with K2-C thimbles with master-links. The Met Office is looking to award framework contract for 3 years with the possibility of extending for a further 12 months.
• Tender notice on Find a Tender