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Barometer Upgrade for Drifting Buoys Procurement

Met Office · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 16:41.

Opportunity overview

A three-quote procurement process was undertaken for the acquisition of barometer upgrades for SIO Iridium-SVP drifting buoys, to support Surface Observations Operations. Of the 3 known suppliers in the market only one supplier was able to provide the requirement due to no supply available. Consequently, only one compliant quotation was received for consideration.

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.

Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UC San Diego)

No match
Contract value
£31.4k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Sept 2026
Including VAT
£31.4k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PRBL-3467-BLBW
Location
La Jolla, California, US, 92093-0210, United States

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
DN823043
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

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
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UC San Diego)
Id
GB-PPON-PRBL-3467-BLBW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRBL-3467-BLBW

Address

Street Address
9500 Gilman Drive MC 0210
Locality
La Jolla, California
Postal Code
92093-0210
Country
US
Country Name
United States
Region
US

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
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
34930000
Description
Marine equipment

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PRBL-3467-BLBW
Name
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UC San Diego)

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Barometer Upgrade for Drifting Buoys
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
3 Sept 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
4 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
26 Nov 2026, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
31,400
Amount
31,400
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Delivery of the Goods
Description
The Supplier shall deliver the Goods to the stipulated Met Office location by no later than 26th November 2026, as per the delivery date stipulated on the Purchase Order. This delivery date accounts for the Supplier's manufacturing and shipping lead time from date of order placement.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
087229-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
15 Sept 2026, 11:46
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. 087229-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·