Expired contract

Sunshine duration sensor & LIDAR Network heater

Details

Buyer: Met Office
Supplier(s): EQUINOX INSTRUMENTS LTD
Value: £26,258
Topic: Meteorological instruments
Published: 19 October 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Sunshine duration sensors, LIDAR Network heater & associated cables. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Contract expiry date31 July 2026
Completed: Award published19 October 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date19 October 2026

About the buyer

Met Office buys as a central government agency, delivering weather and climate services as an executive agency and trading fund of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Collaborative government agreements route much of its buying through the Crown Commercial Service, alongside the ESPO and YPO frameworks. Standard contracts are awarded through desktop competitions or full tender exercises, usually inviting four or more suppliers to bid. The commercial team runs this process, following Cabinet Office best practice.

Over the past 5 years, most of Met Office's contract awards have been in software and information systems, research and development and IT services.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@met-office.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@met-office.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@met-office.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@met-office.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@met-office.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@met-office.gov