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The Supply of Meteorological Balloons and Parachutes
Contracting Authority
Sector
Deadline
26 April 2026
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Estimated Value
€250k
Value Range
100k-500k
Procedure
Not specified
Procurement Type
Supplies
Published
2026-03-24
Resource ID
201975-2026
CPV Classification
Common Procurement Vocabulary: the EU codes that classify what this contract is for.
- 38100000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipment (excl. glasses)
- 38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipment (excl. glasses)
Summary
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.
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