AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
ORE Catapult directly awarded Vaisala France SASU a contract to supply a WCL21XP WindCube 2.1 XP vertical-profiler lidar for the NOAH asset upgrade and development project.
Published outcomeOne active award was published, valued at €75,474 gross. The record gives a scheduled future signature date, so it should not be described as signed on the supplied evidence.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, non-competitive direct purchase of specialist sensing equipment for an offshore renewable-energy asset project.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Vaisala France SASU
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 75474 EUR · Active award
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Award 1 names Vaisala France SASU as supplier and states a gross value of €75,474. The supplier is identified by GB-PPON PZLG-8124-TWXV.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender is recorded with status "complete" and lot 1 status "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Signature status
97% confidenceScheduled; not evidenced as signed
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Award 1 includes a futureSignatureDate milestone due on 12 October 2026; no signed-contract field or completed signature milestone is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence€75,474 gross
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Award 1 value is recorded as amountGross 75474, currency EUR.
Lot-level value
96% confidenceUnknown
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Lot 1 has no published value; the award covers only this lot, but no separate lot value is stated.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Transparency notice published
99% confidence23 September 2026
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Release history records transparency notice 089955-2026 published on 23 September 2026.
Award decision date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 12 October 2026.
Contract award notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice 095981-2026 was published on 12 October 2026.
Scheduled signature date
98% confidence12 October 2026
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The futureSignatureDate milestone is due by 12 October 2026.
Contract period
99% confidence13 October 2026 to 28 September 2031
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of WCL21XP WindCube 2.1 XP vertical-profiler lidar
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The notice title and description identify the equipment as a WCL21XP WindCube 2.1 XP vertical profiler lidar.
Project context
98% confidenceNOAH asset upgrade and development project
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The description says the lidar is to be installed at NOAH as part of this project.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 records mainProcurementCategory as goods.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 35125100 — Sensors
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The awarded item has CPV 35125100, described as Sensors.
Delivery location
98% confidenceUKC21, United Kingdom
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The awarded item specifies delivery in region UKC21, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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The tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition basis
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition"; award 1 is marked aboveThreshold false.
Number of bids
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Evaluation and award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published period
99% confidence13 October 2026 to 28 September 2031
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these dates.
Duration
96% confidenceApproximately 4 years 11 months 16 days
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Calculated from the published contract start and end dates.
Extension or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Signature evidence
98% confidenceNo completed signature evidence published
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Only a scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceSingle-supplier award for one lot
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The notice contains one award, one named supplier and one related lot.
Market route
97% confidenceSpecialist-equipment purchase made without competition
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The scope is a named vertical-profiler lidar product and the procedure is stated as below-threshold without competition.
Value attribution
98% confidenceThe full published award value is attributable to the sole award and sole supplier
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Award 1 has one supplier and is related only to lot 1.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion
98% confidenceActive award and published contract period are recorded, but conclusion/signature is not explicitly evidenced
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The award is active and has contract dates, while the only signature field is a scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone.
Supplier verification scope
99% confidenceNot applicable to Companies House verification
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Supplier verification status is "not_applicable" for the France-based supplier; no verified Companies House legal name is supplied.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value
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The lot record contains no title, description or value.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, scoring, pricing breakdown or award-rationale detail is included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published data does not explicitly confirm that the contract was signed; it supplies only a scheduled signature milestone.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, extension provisions and renewal options.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
- The supplier is France-based and supplier verification is marked not applicable; no verified Companies House legal name is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
ORE CatapultVaisala France SASUWindCube 2.1 XPWCL21XPvertical profiler lidarNOAHdirect awardsensorsFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the ORE Catapult WindCube award?
Vaisala France SASU received the sole published award.
What is the published value of the award?
The published gross award value is €75,474.
Was the procurement competed?
No. The notice describes a below-threshold direct award without competition.
Is the contract confirmed as signed?
No explicit signed-contract evidence is supplied. The record shows a scheduled signature milestone.
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