Notice Information
Notice Title
Oracle T2 Media Tapes
Notice Description
Provision of 2,500 media tapes
Procurement Information
The Met Office has previously run a procurement to source T2 media tapes which was unsuccessful and didn't provide the level of quality needed. The selected supplier has consistently provided fully compliant and certified media previously.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ace1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064223-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
-
- CPV Codes
30234000 - Storage media
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £275,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2025 - 30 Nov 2025 30 days
- Recurrence
- Not specified
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
- 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/064223-2025
10th October 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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