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Psyclone Development and Support 2026-27

Met Office

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10 Jun 2026 at 15:14

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24 Mar 2026 at 12:40

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Summary of the contracting process

The Met Office has completed a direct procurement process for the title "Psyclone Development and Support 2026-27," focusing on services related to software programming and consultancy. This procurement, located in Exeter, UK, was managed under the legal basis of UKPGA 2023/54. The project aims at supporting the development and optimisation of the LFRic API and includes a contract awarded on 10 June 2026, with a contract period from 1 July 2026 to 31 March 2027. This award was directly granted to the Science and Technology Facilities Council, which has been a longstanding collaborator with the Met Office on these high-performance computing initiatives due to its specialised expertise and government ownership.

This tender opens opportunities for organisations proficient in high-performance computing and software consultancy, particularly those specialising in scientific code generation and optimisation frameworks. Businesses that possess a deep understanding of scientific software, and can support complex simulations on modern supercomputers, are particularly well-suited to engage with similar future projects. Companies looking to grow their expertise in government-led initiatives in scientific computing will find potential collaboration prospects within this sphere, particularly if they have previous collaborative histories with public authorities like the Met Office and relevant technical competencies.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Psyclone Development and Support 2026-27

Notice Description

Psyclone Support and LFRiC API Development and Optimisation

Procurement Information

The supplier Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is government-owned. The Met Office have collaborated with STFC for 10 years on the development of the software tool PSyclone. PSyclone is a domain specific language that enables performance portability of scientific codes on next generation compute architectures like GPUs. PSyclone is a key underpinning component of LFRic, our next generation atmosphere model which is central to our Next Generation Modelling Systems Strategic Action. Furthermore, these capabilities are also important in the preparations for Generation 2 supercomputer procurement. PSyclone is a specialist scientific software tool developed by the UK's Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) for high-performance computing (HPC). It's a code-generation and optimisation framework that helps scientists run complex simulation models efficiently on modern supercomputers (CPUs, GPUs, clusters, etc.). The project is cutting-edge research, and ongoing work is strongly dependent on background knowledge of the key workers at STFC. The collaboration is successful and productive.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0672a7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054830-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£730,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Jun 20263 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Jun 20263 months ago
Contract Period
1 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
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
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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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

Further Information

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