Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Motus Wave Sensor
Authority: Met Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of Motus Wave Sensors as and when required by Met Office with one year warranty.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 31 Jul 2026, 14:14 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2026, 14:30 BST
- Authority reference
DN819547- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079056- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d8ecFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
New sensors will be required to replace existing stock deemed beyond economical repair for 2027 and beyond.
The Marine Moored Buoy network exclusively uses the Motus Wave sensor. Xylem are the sole UK distributor for the Motus Wave Sensor.
A significant amount of engineering effort has been dedicated to integrating MOTUS wave sensors into the Marine Moored Network, where they are the sole wave sensor used by the Met Office across our Moored ODAS buoy sites.
Previous acceptance trials have demonstrated that MOTUS is an exceptionally accurate and reliable sensor.
Continuity of sensor supply enables standardisation of fleet technology and provides technically identical outputs for reliable scientific comparability of readings.
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Jul 2026- Transparency notice published31 Jul 2026, 14:14 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published11 Aug 2026, 13:50 BSTUK6
- Procurement termination notice published19 Aug 2026, 14:30 BSTUK12
- Contract signature expected21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xylem Water Solutions UK LTDSupply of Motus Wave Sensors1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2030 · up to 31 Aug 2032Extensions: This Contract shall commence on the Contract StartDate and shall remain in force for an initial period of four (4) years from the Contract Start Date (the "Initial Period"). The Contract may be extended at the end of the Initial Period for a further period of two (2) years ("Optional Extension Period") by the Met Office giving written notice of extension to the Supplier no later than 3 months prior to the expiry of the Initial Period. · Options: Additional purchases of the same wave sensor | £130,000 | 10 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Xylem Water Solutions UK LTD
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Status
- cancelled (19 Aug 2026), Supplier is no longer the UK provider of wave sensors. Contract direct with OEM now required.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- XYLEM WATER SOLUTIONS UK LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender