Notice Information
Notice Title
MASS Oracle Support
Notice Description
The Managed Archive Storage System (MASS) and associated infrastructure is a critical adjunct to the supercomputer system. MASS is the sole long-term archive for Met Office operational and scientific research data. A key element of the MASS are the Oracle Tape Libraries and Drives, encryption key managers, and associated monitoring and analytics software deployments. The procurement is for a 7 month renewal of the Oracle support service to the Oracle archive between 1st December 2025 to 30th July 2026.
Procurement Information
Hardware to be supported is proprietary to Oracle.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a131
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071163-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
50300000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to personal computers, office equipment, telecommunications and audio-visual equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £509,034 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £509,033 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 24 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2025 - 30 Jun 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MET OFFICE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement.enquiries@metoffice.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
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
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071163-2025
5th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064631-2025
13th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059308-2025
24th September 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
{
"tag": [
"compiled"
],
"id": "ocds-h6vhtk-05a131-2025-11-05T10:47:16Z",
"date": "2025-11-05T10:47:16Z",
"ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-05a131",
"initiationType": "tender",
"parties": [
{
"id": "GB-PPON-PVZW-3234-DTLY",
"name": "Met Office",
"identifier": {
"scheme": "GB-PPON",
"id": "PVZW-3234-DTLY"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Met Office",
"locality": "Exeter",
"postalCode": "EX1 3PB",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom",
"region": "UKK43"
},
"contactPoint": {
"email": "procurement.enquiries@metoffice.gov.uk"
},
"roles": [
"buyer"
],
"details": {
"url": "https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/",
"classifications": [
{
"scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
"id": "publicAuthorityCentralGovernment",
"description": "Public authority - central government"
}
]
}
},
{
"id": "GB-COH-01782505",
"name": "ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED",
"identifier": {
"scheme": "GB-COH",
"id": "01782505"
},
"additionalIdentifiers": [
{
"scheme": "GB-PPON",
"id": "PMDX-4517-DZXP"
}
],
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Oracle Parkway",
"locality": "Reading",
"postalCode": "RG6 1RA",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom",
"region": "UKJ11"
},
"contactPoint": {
"email": "uk-publicsector_gb@oracle.com"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"url": "http://www.oracle.com/uk",
"scale": "large",
"vcse": false,
"publicServiceMissionOrganization": false,
"shelteredWorkshop": false
}
}
],
"buyer": {
"id": "GB-PPON-PVZW-3234-DTLY",
"name": "Met Office"
},
"tender": {
"id": "1791",
"legalBasis": {
"id": "2023/54",
"scheme": "UKPGA",
"uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
},
"title": "MASS Oracle Support",
"description": "The Managed Archive Storage System (MASS) and associated infrastructure is a critical adjunct to the supercomputer system. MASS is the sole long-term archive for Met Office operational and scientific research data. A key element of the MASS are the Oracle Tape Libraries and Drives, encryption key managers, and associated monitoring and analytics software deployments. The procurement is for a 7 month renewal of the Oracle support service to the Oracle archive between 1st December 2025 to 30th July 2026.",
"status": "complete",
"procurementMethod": "direct",
"procurementMethodDetails": "Direct award",
"procurementMethodRationale": "Hardware to be supported is proprietary to Oracle.",
"procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [
{
"id": "singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights"
},
{
"id": "singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons"
},
{
"id": "additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement"
}
],
"lots": [
{
"id": "1",
"status": "complete"
}
],
"documents": [
{
"id": "conflictOfInterest",
"documentType": "conflictOfInterest",
"description": "Not published"
}
]
},
"awards": [
{
"id": "1",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amountGross": 610840,
"amount": 509034,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"aboveThreshold": true,
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-COH-01782505",
"name": "ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED"
}
],
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "50300000",
"description": "Repair, maintenance and associated services related to personal computers, office equipment, telecommunications and audio-visual equipment"
}
],
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UKK",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UKK",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
}
],
"relatedLot": "1"
}
],
"contractPeriod": {
"startDate": "2025-12-01T00:00:00Z",
"endDate": "2026-06-30T23:59:59+01:00"
},
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"documents": [
{
"id": "059308-2025",
"documentType": "awardNotice",
"noticeType": "UK5",
"description": "Transparency notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059308-2025",
"datePublished": "2025-09-24T14:37:33+01:00",
"format": "text/html"
}
],
"milestones": [
{
"id": "1",
"type": "futureSignatureDate",
"dueDate": "2025-10-31T23:59:59Z",
"status": "scheduled"
}
]
},
{
"id": "2",
"status": "active",
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-COH-01782505",
"name": "ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED"
}
],
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "50000000",
"description": "Repair and maintenance services"
}
],
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UKC",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UKD",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UKE",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UKF",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UKG",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UKH",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UKI",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UKJ",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UKK",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
}
],
"relatedLot": "1"
}
],
"relatedLots": [
"1"
]
},
{
"id": "3",
"status": "active",
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-COH-01782505",
"name": "ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED"
}
],
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "50000000",
"description": "Repair and maintenance services"
}
],
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UKK",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
}
],
"relatedLot": "1"
}
],
"relatedLots": [
"1"
]
}
],
"language": "en",
"contracts": [
{
"id": "1",
"awardID": "1",
"status": "active",
"period": {
"startDate": "2025-12-01T00:00:00Z",
"endDate": "2026-06-30T23:59:59+01:00"
},
"value": {
"amountGross": 610839.9,
"amount": 509033.25,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"aboveThreshold": true,
"dateSigned": "2025-10-07T00:00:00+01:00",
"noAgreedMetricsRationale": "N/A",
"documents": [
{
"id": "064631-2025",
"documentType": "contractNotice",
"noticeType": "UK7",
"description": "Contract details notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064631-2025",
"datePublished": "2025-10-13T10:52:50+01:00",
"format": "text/html"
}
]
},
{
"id": "2",
"awardID": "2",
"status": "active",
"period": {
"startDate": "2025-12-01T00:00:00Z",
"endDate": "2026-06-30T23:59:59+01:00"
},
"value": {
"amountGross": 610839.9,
"amount": 509033.25,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"aboveThreshold": true,
"dateSigned": "2025-10-07T00:00:00+01:00",
"noAgreedMetricsRationale": "N/A",
"documents": [
{
"id": "064631-2025",
"documentType": "contractNotice",
"noticeType": "UK7",
"description": "Contract details notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064631-2025",
"datePublished": "2025-10-13T10:52:50+01:00",
"format": "text/html"
}
]
},
{
"id": "3",
"awardID": "3",
"status": "active",
"period": {
"startDate": "2025-12-01T00:00:00Z",
"endDate": "2026-06-30T23:59:59+01:00"
},
"value": {
"amountGross": 610839.9,
"amount": 509033.25,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"aboveThreshold": true,
"dateSigned": "2025-10-07T00:00:00+01:00",
"noAgreedMetricsRationale": "SLA in accordance with standard Oracle support terms.",
"documents": [
{
"id": "071163-2025",
"documentType": "contractNotice",
"noticeType": "UK7",
"description": "Contract details notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071163-2025",
"datePublished": "2025-11-05T10:47:16Z",
"format": "text/html"
}
]
}
]
}