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Published 13 Mar 2026, 15:17 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Purchase of CL61 Ceilometer Lidars

Official notice

Authority: Met Office (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 17 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to VAISALA LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchase of 2 CL61 Ceilometer Lidars

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
38120000 Meteorological instruments

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
13 Mar 2026, 15:17 GMT
Last source update
26 Mar 2026, 15:09 GMT
Authority reference
DN806726
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028050
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066a27 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

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.

Review and risk notes
Risks

None identified

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

26 Mar 2026 → 27 Mar 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published211 days ago
    26 Mar 2026, 15:09 GMT
  2. Standstill ends210 days ago
    27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    13 Mar 2026, 15:17 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    17 Mar 2026, 13:16 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    26 Mar 2026, 15:09 GMT
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
VAISALA LTDPurchase of 2 CL61 Ceilometer Lidars1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2036€130,67817 Mar 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Purchase of CL61 Ceilometer Lidars · VAISALA LTD

    Signed
    26 Mar 2026
    Value
    €130,678
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2036
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Contract spend is below

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Met Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVZW-3234-DTLY Met Office, Exeter, South West, EX1 3PBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • VAISALA LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01487125GB-PPON: PPCV-2355-BDRZ 6230 Bishops Court Solihull Parkway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B37 7YBContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender