---
title: "Sunshine duration sensor & LIDAR Network heater"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078a56"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Met Office"
published: "2026-10-19"
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# Sunshine duration sensor & LIDAR Network heater

Buyer: Met Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078a56

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

Sunshine duration sensors, LIDAR Network heater & associated cables.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098290-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 16 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £26,258 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Met Office |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Postcode area | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX1 3PB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Pinhoe |
| Westminster constituency | Exmouth and Exeter East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EQUINOX INSTRUMENTS LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38120000 - Meteorological instruments

## Release History

- 19 Oct 2026 at 09:27 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098290-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098290-2026
  19th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.equinoxinstruments.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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