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Profiling Floats for Ocean Data Collection

Met Office · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 04:54.

Opportunity overview

The Met Office awarded a framework agreement for the following Lots: Lot 1 - Standard floats with Iridium communications Lot 2 - Iridium floats with bio-geochemical sensors

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

SWALE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£2.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
19 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£2.6m
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02500466
Location
Chalgrove, UKJ14, OX44 7RW, United Kingdom

nke Instrumentation

No match
Shared contract value
£2.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
19 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£2.6m
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PPXP-5436-VCHN
Location
Hennebont, FR, 56700, France

SWALE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£179.1k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
19 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£214.9k
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02500466
Location
Chalgrove, UKJ14, OX44 7RW, United Kingdom

nke Instrumentation

No match
Shared contract value
£179.1k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
19 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£214.9k
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PPXP-5436-VCHN
Location
Hennebont, FR, 56700, France

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated
  • Lot 2Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN783668
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Method
withoutReopeningCompetition
Type
closed
Description
The most advantageous call-off contracts.

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Entry 2
Id
2
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Met Office
Id
GB-PPON-PVZW-3234-DTLY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVZW-3234-DTLY

Address

Street Address
Met Office
Locality
Exeter
Postal Code
EX1 3PB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK43

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
nke Instrumentation
Id
GB-PPON-PPXP-5436-VCHN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPXP-5436-VCHN

Address

Street Address
6 Rue Gutenberg
Locality
Hennebont
Postal Code
56700
Country
FR
Country Name
France
Region
FR

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
SWALE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-02500466

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02500466

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBJQ-5821-HXXW

Address

Street Address
6 Greenacres Warpsgrove Lane
Locality
Chalgrove
Postal Code
OX44 7RW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ14

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
38120000
Description
Meteorological instruments

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPXP-5436-VCHN
Name
nke Instrumentation
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-02500466
Name
SWALE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
38120000
Description
Meteorological instruments

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPXP-5436-VCHN
Name
nke Instrumentation
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-02500466
Name
SWALE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

Related lots

2

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
19 Jan 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
27 Jan 2026, 00:00
Ends
26 Jan 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
26 Jan 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The Framework Agreement may be renewed at the end of the Initial Period for a further period of one (1) year ("Further Period") by the Met Office giving written notice of renewal to the Suppliers no later than 1 months prior to the expiry of the Initial Period.

Options

Description
In order to benefit from technological developments within the product range, the Met Office reserves the right to expand the catalogue of related products incorporated into this agreement over the duration of the Framework.

Value

Including VAT
2,583,297.6
Amount
2,152,748
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Receipt of an Order

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Delivery Dates

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Accurate and timely billing of invoices

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12

Documents

Entry 1
Id
005026-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
20 Jan 2026, 16:48
Format
text/html
Entry 2
Id
2
Award ID
2
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
19 Jan 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
27 Jan 2026, 00:00
Ends
26 Jan 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
26 Jan 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The Framework Agreement may be renewed at the end of the Initial Period for a further period of one (1) year ("Further Period") by the Met Office giving written notice of renewal to the Supplier no later than 1 months prior to the expiry of the Initial Period.

Options

Description
In order to benefit from technological developments within the product range, the Met Office reserves the right to expand the catalogue of related products incorporated into this agreement over the duration of the Framework.

Value

Including VAT
214,909.06
Amount
179,090.88
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Receipt of an Order

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Delivery Dates

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Accurate and timely billing of invoices

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12

Documents

Entry 1
Id
005026-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
20 Jan 2026, 16:48
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Exeter · UKK43 · EX1 3PB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 005026-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·