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title: "Digital Preservation and Archiving"
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# Digital Preservation and Archiving

Buyer: Met Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a2f6a0fc-f4ce-4589-83f3-7840aee44cd2

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## Summary

The Met Office bought a digital preservation and archiving system, classified as a library software package (CPV 48160000). The requirement is for a system to preserve and archive digital material; no further functional scope is stated. The Met Office is the buying organisation, based in Exeter, and delivery is in the United Kingdom. This is a goods procurement rather than a service or works contract. The purchase concerns the software system itself, with the award identifying Preservica Ltd as the selected supplier.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Preservica Ltd on 4 September 2026. The award value is £51,630. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029. The Met Office used a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The tender deadline was 1 September 2026 at 12:00. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, but not for voluntary, community or social enterprises. The available procurement information does not set out evaluation criteria or a breakdown into lots.

This award shows demand from the Met Office for a digital preservation and archiving system, delivered as library software through a framework call-off. Suppliers competing when this requirement returns to market would need to provide a system capable of preserving and archiving digital material and be positioned to supply it through the relevant framework route. The selected supplier, Preservica Ltd, is recorded as an SME, and the procurement was considered suitable for SMEs. That indicates smaller software suppliers can be credible competitors for this scale of requirement. The published scope does not describe technical specifications or particular accreditations, so the clearest commercial benchmark is the ability to provide the required preservation and archiving software to the Met Office.

## Notice

Digital preservation and archiving system

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/92ce740d-da7c-429e-86d5-48ee9057d73e |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £51,630 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £51,630 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Met Office |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Postcode area | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX1 3PB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Pinhoe |
| Westminster constituency | Exmouth and Exeter East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Preservica Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48160000 - Library software package

## Release History

- 20 Oct 2026 at 09:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/92ce740d-da7c-429e-86d5-48ee9057d73e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/92ce740d-da7c-429e-86d5-48ee9057d73e
  20th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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