Notice Information
Notice Title
Procurement for the redevelopment of EUMETNET observations data hubs and ongoing support on behalf of the Met Office
Notice Description
The Met Office is responsible for services delivering meteorological observations to a global audience on behalf of three EUMETNET Observations Programmes (E-Profile, EGVap and E-ABO). The Met Office has delivered these observations services for more than a decade. The IT systems delivering the services managed by the Met Office, on behalf of EUMETNET, are commonly known as Datahubs. The E-ADAS (EUMETNET AMDAR data acquisition system) Datahub processes AMDAR observations from European airlines that are part of the EUMETNET aircraft-based observations programme (EABO). The E-Profile Datahub processes data from several types of observing instrument that vertically profile the atmosphere. These instruments include radar wind-profilers, automatic LIDARs and Ceilometers. The E-GVap Datahub is the simplest of the three. The E-GVap Datahub receives data in a standard format (from the geodetic community) and converts these data into a format that can be used by NMHSs. The three Datahubs are currently operational but are reaching end-of-life due to their age and deployment on Met Office on-premises platforms (LINUX VMs). The use of on premises platforms is contrary to the Met Office strategy of using public cloud (i.e.Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services). To ensure the long-term viability of the datahubs, the Met Office is looking to work with a partner to redevelop and then operationally support all three datahubs.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The initial Contract term is expected to be for a period of 2.5-years (1 July 2026- 31 December 2028) followed by 5 x 1-year optional extension periods up to Dec 2033. The Contract value within the initial Contract term shall include the initial development and the initial operational costs with the intention of having all 3 Datahubs fully operational by the end of the initial Contract term.
Planning Information
Please see procurement scope and description
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0568bb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053583-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
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
- £871,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £871,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £744,515 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Jun 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Apr 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Dec 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 28 May 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- 2026-05-31
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MET OFFICE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
- TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Exeter
- Electoral Ward
- Pinhoe
- Westminster Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053583-2026
8th June 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023359-2026
16th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023293-2026
16th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023289-2026
16th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044143-2025
30th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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