Contract awardedMooring buoys

Buoyancy Tower

Met Office
South West
Direct award
21 November 2025 to 16 March 2026

Procurement of a single replacement Mobilis DB14000 buoy mast for deployment at the PAP (Porcupine Abyssal Plain) site. This is a specific hardware replacement project involving the supply of specialized marine navigation and monitoring equipment.

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Awarded value: £25k; As published
Published: 1 December 2025
Awarded: 21 November 2025; Hydrosphere UK Ltd
Contract length: 4 months; Ends 16 March 2026

What the contract covers

Supply and delivery of a replacement Mobilis DB14000 buoy mast for marine monitoring and oceanographic data collection infrastructure.

Replacement Mobilis DB14000 buoy mast at the PAP site

Terms and requirements

Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 4 months
Contract dates: 21 November 2025 to 16 March 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 34930000

Services in this contract

Aids to navigation, buoys and mooringsMain service£44k typicalReplacement buoy mast for Met Office buoy at PAP site

Lifecycle

Published
1 December 2025
Contract awardedto Hydrosphere UK Ltd
21 November 2025
Contract starts
21 November 2025
Contract ends
16 March 2026

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Met Office

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Hydrosphere UK Ltd

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/337361/buoyancy-tower
Buyer reference: DN798422
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ec02
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Met Office. Buoyancy Tower. Contract award, 1 December 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/337361/buoyancy-tower (accessed 5 November 2026).