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Sunshine duration sensor & LIDAR Network heater

Met Office

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19 Oct 2026 at 09:27

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Met Office bought sunshine-duration sensors, a heater for its LIDAR network and associated cables. This is a supply contract for meteorological instruments, rather than a service or construction project. The equipment is intended for the Met Office’s weather-observation network. Delivery is in the United Kingdom; no more specific delivery location is identified. The requirement is grouped as a single lot, covering the sensors, network heater and related cabling. Suppliers whose business includes meteorological or environmental monitoring instruments, compatible network heating equipment and associated cables would find the goods in scope. The combined requirement makes equipment compatibility across these components relevant to understanding the purchase.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to EQUINOX INSTRUMENTS LTD. The Met Office used a below-threshold procedure; the specific method is recorded as unknown. The contract was signed on 16 July 2026 and runs from 16 to 31 July 2026. Its value is £26,258 excluding VAT, or £31,509 including VAT. The award is active, and the contract is also recorded as active. The procurement had one lot, which is complete. No award evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements are recorded in the process information. The purchase covers sunshine-duration sensors, a heater for the LIDAR network and associated cables, classified as meteorological instruments.

For suppliers competing when the Met Office next buys this requirement, the award shows demand for meteorological monitoring equipment alongside a network heater and associated cabling. A credible supplier would need to offer sunshine-duration sensors and understand how they fit within an operational observing network, as well as supply a heater suitable for the Met Office’s LIDAR network and compatible cables. The requirement brings several related equipment types together, so the ability to provide a coordinated supply is commercially relevant. EQUINOX INSTRUMENTS LTD, a small and medium-sized enterprise, won the contract, demonstrating that a smaller supplier served this requirement. The award provides evidence of a compact, focused goods purchase by the Met Office, rather than a broader services or works contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Sunshine duration sensor & LIDAR Network heater

Notice Description

Sunshine duration sensors, LIDAR Network heater & associated cables.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078a56
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098290-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

CPV Codes

38120000 - Meteorological instruments

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£26,258 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
16 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Met Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX1 3PB
Postcode Area
Exeter
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
Pinhoe
Westminster Constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EQUINOX INSTRUMENTS LTD

Further Information

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