Buyer Name: Met Office
Buyer Address: Met Office, Exeter, UKK43, EX1 3PB, United Kingdom
Contact Email: procurement.enquiries@metoffice.gov.uk
Profiling Floats for Ocean Data Collection
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
open
open
Value
2152748.0 GBP
2152748.0 GBP
Published
18 Dec 2025, 16:49
18 Dec 2025, 16:49
Deadline
n/a
n/a
Contract Start
27 Jan 2026, 00:00
27 Jan 2026, 00:00
Contract End
26 Jan 2029, 23:59
26 Jan 2029, 23:59
Category
n/a
n/a
CPV
38120000 - Meteorological instruments
38120000 - Meteorological instruments
Region
n/a
n/a
Awarded To
nke Instrumentation, SWALE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
nke Instrumentation, SWALE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Official Source
Open Find a Tender
Open Find a Tender
Description
The Met Office wishes to award a framework agreement to cover the following Lots: Lot 1 - Standard floats with Iridium communications Lot 2 - Iridium floats with bio-geochemical sensors
Linked Documents
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Opportunity Context
Lots
Lot 1 Status: complete
Lot 2 Status: complete
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