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Artifactory Subscription

Met Office

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25 Sep 2026 at 15:28

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Met Office procured a 12-month subscription to JFrog Artifactory, a software repository and package management service used to store, manage and distribute software artefacts. The purchase is classified as an IT service. The buying organisation is the Met Office, based in Exeter. Delivery is recorded as taking place in the United Kingdom. This requirement concerns access to the Artifactory service through a subscription rather than a described software development or consultancy project. The contract covers one lot and is focused on the subscription service for the Met Office.

The procurement is complete: the Met Office selected JFROG UK LIMITED and signed the contract on 17 September 2026. The award is active, and the contract runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. Its value is USD 68,400. The purchase was made by direct award, below the applicable threshold and without competition. The procurement covered a single lot. The published information does not set out an evaluation basis or supplier eligibility criteria; the route recorded was a non-competitive direct award. The contract is for a one-year Artifactory subscription service.

For a future requirement of this kind, a credible supplier would need to provide a dependable Artifactory subscription service and support the Met Office’s use of software repository and package management tooling. The selected supplier, JFROG UK LIMITED, is recorded as an SME, showing that this subscription requirement was delivered by a specialist supplier rather than necessarily requiring a large contractor. Businesses with direct experience supplying JFrog Artifactory subscriptions to public-sector organisations, and the operational capacity to maintain the service throughout a full subscription term, are well placed to compete if a comparable need returns. The buyer used a direct award without competition for this purchase, so suppliers should also understand that this particular procurement route did not provide an open competitive evaluation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Artifactory Subscription

Notice Description

12 month Artifactory Subscription Services

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077ad0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091102-2026
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
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£68,400 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 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
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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

JFROG LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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