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Barometer instrumentation

Met Office

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19 Oct 2026 at 14:57

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Met Office bought barometer instrumentation to support the ongoing operational requirements of in-service Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary fleets. This is a goods procurement for barometers (CPV 38122000), rather than a wider maintenance or fleet-services contract. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The requirement is linked to operational use across the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary fleets, so the relevant market is suppliers able to provide barometer equipment for those users. The stated purpose is continued support of the fleets’ existing operations.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Vaisala Limited. The Met Office used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The award covers one lot. The contract was signed on 19 October 2026 and runs from 19 October to 6 November 2026. Its value is £27,430 excluding VAT and £32,916 including VAT. The award is active, and the contract is also recorded as active. The procurement data gives no separate evaluation or award criteria, so the stated route to selection was the direct award without competition.

For suppliers considering future requirements from the Met Office, this award shows demand for barometer instrumentation to support operational Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary fleets. A credible competitor would need to supply suitable barometers for in-service fleet use and demonstrate that its products can support the operational requirement. The award went to Vaisala Limited, a supplier whose business includes instrumentation, giving a relevant market participant a benchmark for the type of supplier selected. This was a modest, single-lot goods purchase rather than a large multi-lot programme. Suppliers with the product range and capacity to fulfil a focused instrumentation requirement would be the closest fit when this buyer next requires comparable barometers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Barometer instrumentation

Notice Description

Barometer instrumentation to support the ongoing operational requirements of in-service Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) fleets.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078af6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098576-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

38122000 - Barometers

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£27,430 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
19 Oct 2026 - 6 Nov 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

Vaisala Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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