Tender

Future of Operational Meteorology (FoOM) Tools and Systems

MET OFFICE

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01 Oct 2021 at 08:25

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30 Sep 2021 at 21:41

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30 Sep 2021 at 14:50

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Summary of the contracting process

The Met Office, located in Exeter, United Kingdom, is currently conducting a tender for the "Future of Operational Meteorology (FoOM) Tools and Systems." This procurement, classified under the software package and information systems industry, involves a value of £18 million and follows a selective procurement method through a restricted procedure. The tender period ends on 5th November 2021, with the contract scheduled to commence on 1st August 2022 and concluding on 7th March 2030. This initiative aims to enhance the agility of the Met Office in delivering weather and climate services, utilising advanced tooling supported by the development of a supercomputer.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses engaged in software development, IT services consulting, and systems integration. Companies specialising in graphical production, automated workflows, or meteorological data handling would be particularly well-suited to compete, as the tender is divided into four distinct lots focusing on visualisation, templated production, product distribution, and workflow automation. Engaging in this contract could enable businesses to establish long-term strategic partnerships with the Met Office and contribute to innovative solutions that enhance public and commercial meteorological services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Future of Operational Meteorology (FoOM) Tools and Systems

Notice Description

Met Office as the Authority intends to procure new tooling which will support us in achieving our vision of becoming a global leader in weather and climate services delivery. The tools delivered will help the Met Office to be more agile in responding to the needs of all our customers (including Defence, Civil Aviation, Public Weather Services and a range of other commercial customers) and will ensure we are able to fully utilise the ever-increasing data which will be provided through the current Supercomputer development. The contract(s) will support: * Increased investment in ongoing management and development of the tooling to ensure continued currency, and that patches, new releases and improvements are delivered. * Delivering enhancements to the way in which Met Office Operational Meteorologists deliver services in the future, allowing exploitation of the science and data produced by the Supercomputer, hence delivering benefit from the Supercomputer. * New capabilities which will deliver improved outputs to expert meteorologists, both from Met Office and those from partner organisations that use Met Office systems, to increase their focus on delivering greater expert service to those customers to maximise situational awareness. * Delivery of tools that enable Met Office to be more agile in responding to the needs of all Met Office customers, including Defence, Civil Aviation, PWS and a range of other commercial customers. * Where appropriate, the ability to develop longer term strategic relationships which could support the development and delivery of joint mutual benefits. * Improved Met Office tools and systems are critical to maximising the advice and guidance given which is increasingly in importance as climate changes causes more weather extremes and uncertainty. * Meeting Met Office's objective of allowing citizens, industry and business to keep safe and thrive. This procurement will be split as follows: Lot 1 Visualisation & Graphical Production Exposes increasingly large quantities of meteorological data to enable meteorologists to forecast and report the weather to a range of customers, both internal and external and across global markets. Allows meteorologists to interact with graphical data as part of the production process. This will provide the ability to create graphical outputs overlaid on data visualisations. Lot 2 Templated Production Enables the creation of large numbers of products in predefined formats, to include the automatic and manual population of those products using meteorological data, imagery, and text. Lot 3 Product Distribution Responsible for the distribution of meteorological products to their intended recipients - both internal and external. Lot 4 Workflow Automation Manages allocation of work to Operational Meteorologists - balancing workload across available resource. Improves user experience and efficiency by choreographing processes and launching the tools for the task to be performed.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-0b3fe7dc-1ceb-400a-bf72-1d69986ca4d7
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6071a94d-f465-471f-9d5d-14daeea2ee14
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£18,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Oct 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
5 Nov 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Jul 2022 - 7 Mar 2030 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MET OFFICE
Contact Name
Aled Evans
Contact Email
aled.evans@metoffice.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3301351550

Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX1 3PB
Post Town
Exeter
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
Pinhoe
Westminster Constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East

Further Information

Notice Documents

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