Official UK procurement notice
Barometer Upgrade for Drifting Buoys Procurement
Authority: Met Office (Central government)
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: UK
Awarded value £31,400published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 3 Sept 2026
Awarded to Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UC San Diego)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA 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.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
34930000 Marine equipment
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Sept 2026, 11:46 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Sept 2026, 11:46 BST
- Authority reference
DN823043- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f9f3
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £31,4001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UC San Diego)SME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Barometer Upgrade for Drifting Buoys · Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UC San Diego)SME
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2026
- Value
- £31,400
- Period
- 4 Sept 2026 — 26 Nov 2026
- Status
- active
1 agreed KPI: Delivery of the Goods
- Delivery of the Goods — 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.
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published15 Sept 2026, 11:46 BSTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender