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Mooring Ropes and Thimbles

Met Office

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05 Oct 2026 at 11:13

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Met Office is buying mooring ropes and thimbles for its deep-sea buoy moorings. The requirement is for rope assemblies in varied lengths, configurable individually to suit each buoy. Ropes must be encapsulated and supplied with K2-C thimbles and master-links. This is a supply of marine equipment, delivered in the United Kingdom. The goods will support the Met Office’s deep-sea buoy operations.

The Met Office invited offers through an open procedure for one lot. The enquiry deadline was 30 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC, and the bid deadline was 9 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC. The contract period is 5 January 2027 to 4 January 2030, with an option to extend by a further 12 months by mutual agreement for the same goods. The stated value is £600,000 excluding VAT (£720,000 including VAT). Evaluation weights technical requirements at 60%, social value at 10% and price at 30%. Economic and technical selection criteria also apply; the tender documents set out their requirements. The planned award decision date was 14 December 2026.

The requirement may suit small and medium-sized suppliers, which the buyer identifies as suitable for this opportunity. Strong candidates will be able to supply marine mooring assemblies for deep-sea buoy use, configure rope lengths to individual buoy requirements, and provide encapsulated ropes with the specified K2-C thimbles and master-links. Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate both technical capability and economic standing against the selection requirements. Technical quality is the largest part of the evaluation, so evidence that products meet the specified requirements will be important; social value and price also contribute to scoring. The buyer reserves an option to replace specified goods in line with new product lines, favouring suppliers able to accommodate product changes as well as the initial specification.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Mooring Ropes and Thimbles

Notice Description

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.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: Option to extend. Option to replace the specified goods in line with new product lines.

Renewal: Extending the contract for a further 12 months by mutual agreement for the same goods.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078084
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093704-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

CPV Codes

34930000 - Marine equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£600,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£600,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
9 Nov 20262 months to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
5 Jan 2027 - 4 Jan 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Met Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX1 3PB
Postcode Area
Exeter
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
Pinhoe
Westminster Constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East

Further Information

Notice Documents

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