Supply of Temperature Sensor Data Loggers

Authority: Met Office (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable

Awarded value£500,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 16 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Campbell Scientific Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of Temperature Sensor Data Loggers for use throughout the Met Office Voluntary Climate Network (VCN)

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

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.

25 Mar 2026 → 26 Mar 2026 · 2 dates

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Mar 2026

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £500,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 25 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Campbell Scientific LimitedSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2033Extensions: 2 optional 12 month extensions	£500,000	16 Mar 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Campbell Scientific LimitedSME
Signed
25 Mar 2026
Value
£500,000
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2033 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
2 x 12 month extensions available.
No agreed KPIs: Below threshold.

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

1 commercial party on the notice

CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01933935GB-PPON: PTMP-8236-TWYP Campbell Park, 80 Hathern Road, Shepshed, Loughborough, East Midlands, LE12 9GXContact email

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Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender25 Mar 2026, 15:40 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender16 Mar 2026, 16:29 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender16 Mar 2026, 16:16 GMT