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FoOM Tools and Systems

Met Office

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11 Jan 2021 at 13:28

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Met Office is planning a procurement titled "FoOM Tools and Systems," focusing on advanced IT services, particularly in consulting and software development within the meteorological sector. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with value projections set at £18 million. This Early Market Engagement aims to gather supplier insights to refine the final procurement requirements and costs. The communication regarding this engagement is scheduled for January 11, 2021, with suppliers required to register on the Met Office ProActis e-procurement portal to participate.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in IT services and software development, particularly those with expertise in innovative meteorological tools and systems. Companies that offer flexible, high-tech solutions and are able to demonstrate their capability to deliver cutting-edge visualisation and interpretation tools would be well-positioned to compete for this contract. By engaging with the Met Office during this early stage, potential suppliers can influence the project scope and align their offerings with the agency's evolving needs, thereby fostering business growth in the sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

FoOM Tools and Systems

Notice Description

We are looking for partners to work with us to innovate our tools and visualisation systems to a new level of capability, using the very latest technologies for viewing, interpreting and creating the next generation of meteorological services. In April 2020, the Met Office ran an early market engagement for its future Visualisation tool. Since that exercise was completed, the Met Office has made the decision to expand the scope of the project to include some of the additional tools used by Operational Meteorologist to deliver services to its customers. By broadening this scope, the business seeks to introduce a modern, agile and future-proof toolset which provides the flexibility and resilience to deliver ongoing services to customers in an evolving market The Met Office wishes to understand the maturity of the marketplace and its potential to deliver the requirements set out in this document. Using the responses to this engagement, the Met Office is looking to build confidence that suitable suppliers exist to deliver the various capabilities and to validate/refine the initial rough order of magnitude costs that the project is currently using to build the project's Business Case.

Lot Information

Lot 1

We are looking for partners to work with us to innovate our tools and visualisation systems to a new level of capability, using the very latest technologies for viewing, interpreting and creating the next generation of meteorological services. In April 2020, the Met Office ran an early market engagement for its future Visualisation tool. Since that exercise was completed, the Met Office has made the decision to expand the scope of the project to include some of the additional tools used by Operational Meteorologist to deliver services to its customers. By broadening this scope, the business seeks to introduce a modern, agile and future-proof toolset which provides the flexibility and resilience to deliver ongoing services to customers in an evolving market The Met Office wishes to understand the maturity of the marketplace and its potential to deliver the requirements set out in this document. Using the responses to this engagement, the Met Office is looking to build confidence that suitable suppliers exist to deliver the various capabilities and to validate/refine the initial rough order of magnitude costs that the project is currently using to build the project's Business Case.

Renewal: as required for duration of use of systems- support and maintenance including changes where required

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02893b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000487-2021
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

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
11 Jan 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
11 Jan 2021Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Met Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX1 3PB
Postcode Area
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

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