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Purchase of CL61 Ceilometer Lidars

Met Office · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 11:11.

Opportunity overview

Purchase of 2 CL61 Ceilometer Lidars

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.

VAISALA LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
€130.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
26 Mar 2026
Including VAT
€157.2k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 01487125
Location
Birmingham, UKG32, B37 7YB, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value 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
DN806726
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The conditions of Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 to the Procurement Act 2023, have been met in relation to an award of a public contract (a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, i.e. only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
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
VAISALA LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-01487125

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
01487125

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPCV-2355-BDRZ

Address

Street Address
6230 Bishops Court Solihull Parkway
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B37 7YB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG32

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
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01487125
Name
VAISALA LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Purchase of CL61 Ceilometer Lidars
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
26 Mar 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Contract spend is below

Period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2036, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
157,234.08
Amount
130,678.4
Currency
EUR

Documents

Entry 1
Id
028050-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
26 Mar 2026, 15:09
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 023114-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 024046-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 028050-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·