Supply of Sun Photometers

Authority: Met Office (Central government)

Direct award

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 17 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to CIMEL ELECTRONIQUE

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of Sun Photometers for use within the Volcanic Ash Observer Network (VAON)

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

From the official record

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.

26 Mar 2026 → 27 Mar 2026 · 2 dates

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Mar 2026

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Contracts signed 1latest 26 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CIMEL ELECTRONIQUE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2036	€600,000	17 Mar 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · CIMEL ELECTRONIQUE
Signed
26 Mar 2026
Value
€600,000
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2036
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Below

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

1 commercial party on the notice

CIMEL ELECTRONIQUEAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHDL-1982-LYXR 172 rue de Charonne, Paris, FR, 75011, FRContact email

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender26 Mar 2026, 14:59 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender17 Mar 2026, 13:05 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender17 Mar 2026, 09:08 GMT