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Software Development Agreement

Met Office

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02 Oct 2026 at 10:55

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Met Office commissioned software development services for I/O performance analysis of the RAL4 LFRic system. The work concerns analysis of input/output performance and associated software development, rather than a general software supply. The buying organisation is the Met Office, based in Exeter. The procurement identifies one lot and the Australian National University as the selected supplier. The requirement is relevant to organisations with specialist software engineering and performance-analysis expertise, particularly in high-performance computing and scientific or weather and climate modelling environments. The work is tied to the Met Office’s LFRic system and its RAL4 configuration, so suppliers with relevant technical familiarity would be better placed than general-purpose software developers.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to The Australian National University. The Met Office used a direct award below the procurement threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 14 September 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. Its value is £60,000 excluding VAT (£72,000 including VAT). The procurement comprised one lot, which is complete, and the award is active. The published data does not state evaluation criteria or a competitive scoring basis; this was a non-competitive award. The contract covers software development services for I/O performance analysis of RAL4 LFRic.

For suppliers considering similar future work from the Met Office, this contract demonstrates demand for focused software development and I/O performance analysis for the RAL4 LFRic system. A credible competitor would need demonstrable capability in analysing and improving input/output performance, alongside software development skills relevant to the system and its technical environment. Experience with high-performance computing, scientific software and complex modelling systems would be directly relevant. The award to a large Australian university indicates that the buyer selected an established specialist organisation for this requirement; suppliers should be able to show comparable technical depth and capacity to deliver a defined, specialist assignment. This is a narrow opportunity profile, suited to teams with relevant computational science and performance-engineering expertise rather than suppliers offering general software development alone.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Software Development Agreement

Notice Description

I/O Performance Analysis for RAL4 LFRic

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077f67
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093200-2026
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72212980 - Programming languages and tools development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£60,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Oct 20264 days 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

Australian National University

Further Information

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