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Germany – Meteorological instruments – Luftfeuchtesensoren

Germany – Meteorological instruments – Air humidity sensorsEnglish, machine translated

Issued by Deutscher Wetterdienst · via TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (EU)

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Published
10 Nov 2026
Closes
3 Dec 2026, 23:59 UTC
Reference
780929-2026
Location
Germany
Sector
Manufacturing & Supply
Type
goods

At a glance

Deutscher Wetterdienst in Germany has published an invitation to bid in manufacturing & supply: “Germany – Meteorological instruments – Luftfeuchtesensoren”. Submissions close on 3 December 2026, 24 days from today. Quote reference 780929-2026 in any correspondence with the buyer. One document is attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 25 notices from this buyer since 2026, 5 of them currently open. There are 753 open manufacturing & supply notices in Germany on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (EU), not through FreeTender.

Key requirements

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English summary

Machine translated from German by FreeTender. The original notice below is the binding text.

Delivery of air humidity sensors Lots Lot 1 — Air humidity sensors: The aim of the measure is to replace all air humidity sensors for in-situ measurement of air humidity in the operational measurement network of the DWD, i.e. at weather stations on land as well as at maritime measurement stations, with new sensors. There is a total requirement of at least 815 air humidity sensors and an additional 440 sensors (total) optionally procured for the German Weather Service and the Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Use of the Bundeswehr.

Details

Lieferung von Luftfeuchtesensoren

Lots Lot 1 — Luftfeuchtesensoren: Ziel der Maßnahme ist es, alle Luftfeuchtesensoren zur in-situ Messung der Luftfeuchte im operationellen Messnetz des DWD, d.h. an Wetterstationen an Land als auch an maritimen Messstationen, durch neue Sensoren zu ersetzen. Es besteht ein Gesamtbedarf von mindestens 815 Stück Luftfeuchtesensoren und zusätzlichen 440 Stück (gesamt) optional zu beschaffenden Sensoren für den Deutschen Wetterdienst und das Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr. Falls die Sensoren für den Betrieb spezielle Software benötigt, ist diese vom Gerätehersteller als Bestandteil des Messgerätes mitzuliefern. Die Software muss fernwartbar, d.h. aus der Ferne konfigurierbar und Firmware-Updates müssen möglich sein. Die gesamte Maßnahme erstreckt sich über mindestens vier Jahre. Ende 2026 beginnt das Ausschreibungsverfahren, welches nach einer Teststellung, Auswertung und Zuschlagserteilung Mitte 2027 abgeschlossen wird. Die Serienlieferungen sollen gestaffelt zwischen 2027 und 2030 erfolgen. Weiterhin sollen Abrufe für optionale Liefermengen für 10 Jahre ab Vertragsschluss möglich sein.

Buyer: Deutscher Wetterdienst

Buyer country: DEU

Procedure: open

CPV code: 38120000

Full notice, tender documents and how to bid are on the official TED page (link above).

Context for bidders

We hold 25 notices from Deutscher Wetterdienst, going back to August 2026 — 5 of them still open. They buy mostly in Construction & Infrastructure, Facility Management & Cleaning and Manufacturing & Supply. There are 753 open Manufacturing & Supply tenders in Germany. This one closes in 24 days.

Documents

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