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Published 26 Aug 2026, 13:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of Motus Wave Sensors

Official notice

Authority: Met Office (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£132,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 19 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Aanderaa Data Instruments AS

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of Motus Wave Sensors as and when required by Met Office with one year warranty.

This Contract shall commence on the Contract Start Date 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.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
34930000 Marine equipment

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
26 Aug 2026, 13:59 BST
Last source update
11 Sept 2026, 13:03 BST
Authority reference
DN819547
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-086400
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ecaa Find 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. Aanderaa no longer have a 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.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

7 Sept 2026 → 11 Sept 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends49 days ago
    7 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published45 days ago
    11 Sept 2026, 13:03 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Aug 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    26 Aug 2026, 13:59 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    26 Aug 2026, 14:11 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    11 Sept 2026, 13:03 BST
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    15 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £132,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Aanderaa Data Instruments AS28 Sept 2026 – 27 Sept 2030 · up to 27 Sept 2032Extensions: This Contract shall commence on the Contract Start Date 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.£132,00019 Aug 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Supply of Motus Wave Sensors · Aanderaa Data Instruments AS

    Signed
    10 Sept 2026
    Value
    £132,000
    Period
    28 Sept 2026 – 27 Sept 2030 · up to 27 Sept 2032 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    This Contract shall commence on the Contract Start Date 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.

    No agreed KPIs: below 5M

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
  • Aanderaa Data Instruments ASAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PLCY-7171-TVCN Sanddalsringen 5B, Nesttun, NO, 5225, NOContact 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