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# Mooring Ropes and Thimbles

[Met Office](https://tendernation.io/buyers/met-office)

Estimated value

£600,000

Published

5 Oct 2026

Deadline

21 days left

9 Nov 2026

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

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## About this tender

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.

## CPV classification

Marine equipment

Source

Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-078084-2026-10-05T11:13:31+01:00

[View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-078084-2026-10-05T11:13:31+01:00)

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