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CfT: The Supply of Meteorological Balloons and Parachutes
- Name of Contracting Authority:
- Met Eireann
- Title:
- The Supply of Meteorological Balloons and Parachutes
- CfT CA Unique ID:
- 02/2026
- Evaluation Mechanism:
- Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT)
- Description:
- Met Éireann invites quotations for the supply of Meteorological Weather Balloons and parachutes to facilitate radiosonde flights, both automatically and manually launched. The balloons should be suitable for use with helium and hydrogen lifting gases, the Vaisala AS41 Autosonde system and the associated Vaisala RS41-SG radiosondes, and also including the use of additional heavier ozone sensing payloads at Valentia Observatory. Currently 600grm balloons are used in the Autosonde and 1200 gramme balloons with external parachutes are used for the manually launched Ozone ascents. Tenders should also bid for various other balloon size options as well as for balloons with internal parachutes as technological changes and flight requirements may lead to lighter payloads and decent data being required.
- Procurement Type:
- Supplies
- Directive:
- 2014/24/EU (Classic)
- Procedure:
- Open
- CfT Involves:
- A Public Contract
- CPV Codes:
-
38100000-Navigational and meteorological instruments
38000000-Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- Contact Point:
- charles gillman
- Award per Item:
- No
- Inclusion of e-Auctions :
- No
- NUTS codes:
- IE
- Estimated value (EUR):
- 250,000
- Above or Below threshold:
- Above
- Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
- 26/04/2026 12:00
- Deadline for dispatching invitations:
- End of clarification period:
- 20/04/2026 12:00
- Upload of documents within the clarifications:
- Yes
- Tenders Opening Date:
- 27/04/2026 00:00
- Allow suppliers to make an online Expression Of Interest:
- Yes
- Contract awarded in Lots:
- No
- Contract duration in months or years, including any options and renewals:
- 84 months
- Validity of Tender in days or months:
- 6 months
- EU funding:
- No
- Multiple tenders will be accepted:
- No
- Date of Publication/Invitation:
- 24/03/2026 03:10
- TED links for published notices:
-
https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:201975-202...
- Date of Awarding:
- Language of publication:
- EN
- Number of openers:
- Two