Supply of 12 Surface Drifters with Salinity Sensors for Oceanographic Research
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · Awarded contract
AwardedSupply of 12 Surface Drifters with Salinity Sensors for Oceanographic Research
Awarded 06 Aug 2019
Awarded06 Aug 2019
Value£67,400.00
SupplierNKE Instrumentation
RegionSouth East
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 6y 2mo ago1y 1mo term
Awarded 6 Aug 2019Expired 30 Aug 2020
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UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED awarded a contract to NKE Instrumentation for the supply of 12 surface drifters (floating buoys) equipped with salinity sensors.
The drifters will be deployed quarterly (3 in September 2019, 3 in December 2019, 3 in March 2020, and 3 in June 2020) to track ocean surface currents via GPS and measure ocean surface temperature, salinity, and barometric pressure.
These instruments complement drifter trajectories not equipped with salinity and temperature sensors, which are being procured separately.
The contract value is £67,400.
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