Profiling Floats for Ocean Data Collection
Awarded to SWALE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, nke Instrumentation
Met Office(buyer)
- Published
- Published 22 September 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 22 October 2025
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- Met OfficeBuyer
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Exeter, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PVZW-3234-DTLY
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Lots (2)
Standard floats with Iridium communications
Standard floats with Iridium communications (temperature, salinity and depth only).
£2,152,748Won by nke InstrumentationWon by SWALE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDIridium floats with bio-geochemical sensors
Bio-geochemical-Argo is the extension of the Argo array of profiling floats to include floats that are equipped with additional sensors for pH, oxygen, nitrate, chlorophyll fluorescence, suspended particles and down-welling irradiance. With respect to Lot 2, it is likely that purchases of such floats may range from those with a single additional sensor (most likely dissolved oxygen) through to the full sensor suite.
£179,091Won by nke InstrumentationWon by SWALE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Goods
- Estimated value
- £1,900,000
- Procedure
- Open
- Contract type
- Framework agreement
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 22 September 2025
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £2,331,839
- Award date
- 18 December 2025
- Contract period
- 27 January 2026 → 26 January 2029
- SWALE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
- nke Instrumentation
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20 January 2026
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18 December 2025
Contract Notice
22 September 2025
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