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Mooring Ropes and Thimbles

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Buyer
Met Office
Topic
Marine equipment
Published
5 October 2026
Submission
9 November 2026in 1 month
Source
uk:procontracts

Tender 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. Keywords: Mooring ropes, Rope assemblies, Synthetic marine ropes, K2-C thimbles, master-links

Timeline

  1. Tender published5 October 2026
    Current notice
  2. Submission date9 November 2026in 1 month

About the buyer

Met Office buys as a central government agency, delivering weather and climate services as an executive agency and trading fund of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Tenders run through the Met Office's own ProActis portal, with opportunities and awards also published on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. Collaborative government agreements route much of its buying through the Crown Commercial Service, alongside the ESPO and YPO frameworks. Standard contracts are awarded through desktop competitions or full tender exercises, usually inviting four or more suppliers to bid. The commercial team runs this process, following Cabinet Office best practice.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of Met Office's contract awards have been in software and information systems, research and development and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 34930000 · Marine equipment

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