--- title: "Collation and Analysis of Weather Impacts from Social Media 2022 - 2024" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b23296c6-1b22-4906-87b1-12e21f6fdb15" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b23296c6-1b22-4906-87b1-12e21f6fdb15" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b23296c6-1b22-4906-87b1-12e21f6fdb15.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b23296c6-1b22-4906-87b1-12e21f6fdb15.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "MET OFFICE" published: "2022-02-07" --- # Collation and Analysis of Weather Impacts from Social Media 2022 - 2024 Buyer: MET OFFICE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b23296c6-1b22-4906-87b1-12e21f6fdb15 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b23296c6-1b22-4906-87b1-12e21f6fdb15) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b23296c6-1b22-4906-87b1-12e21f6fdb15.json) ## Summary The Met Office, based in Exeter, is currently seeking tenders for the project titled "Collation and Analysis of Weather Impacts from Social Media 2022 - 2024." This initiative falls under the IT services category, specifically focusing on consulting, software development, and support. The tender period is set to conclude on 25 February 2022, and the successful contractor will provide services from 1 May 2022 until 30 April 2024. The total estimated value of the contract is £130,000, with a minimum value of £100,000, and the procurement method adopted is the open procedure, allowing broad participation from interested parties. This project offers significant opportunities for businesses experienced in real-time data processing and social media analytics. Companies that can deliver innovative technological solutions to collate and filter impactful weather information from social media would be particularly well-suited to compete. Given the emphasis on high-quality and timely information for operational forecasts, both small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and larger firms specialising in IT services and data science are encouraged to participate in this tendering process, aligning with the Met Office's goal of enhancing weather and climate impact assessments. ## Notice The Met Office and Flood Forecasting Centre (FFC) require access to filtered, relevant and geolocated impact information in near real time during weather events. This is to support operational situational awareness, real-time forecast modification and to support post event verification of the National Severe Weather Warning Service and the Flood Guidance Statement. Impacts are often reported on social media and the ability to obtain this information quickly, consistently and with minimal noise is becoming increasingly important. This is because there is an increased expectation for the Met Office and FFC to have a detailed awareness of impacts as they happen, and the collation of higher quality and quantity impact information improves the confidence in the assessment of the skill of our forecasts. This project will procure an operational tool that collates, filters and geo-locates near real-time impact information to support operational forecasts and verification. This will support the Met Office corporate vision to be recognised as global leaders in weather and climate science, given this is a nascent and emerging technology that we will be among the first to develop and use. It will also support our anchor of improving the skill and verification of our 0-2-hour forecasts (nowcasts) as well as exploiting this particular branch of data science. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/150da8f9-d4e5-44e3-a2ab-ca5463f4b68e | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Feb 2022 | | Submission deadline | 25 Feb 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Apr 2022 - 30 Apr 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £130,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MET OFFICE | | Locality | EXETER | | Post town | 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 7 Feb 2022 at 08:55 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/150da8f9-d4e5-44e3-a2ab-ca5463f4b68e - 4 Feb 2022 at 13:28 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0be5a61d-f3b9-40b8-a6c9-4698a53ac858 - 26 Jan 2022 at 14:02 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f02977ea-31ed-4fba-ae56-b689b434e658 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/150da8f9-d4e5-44e3-a2ab-ca5463f4b68e 7th February 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0be5a61d-f3b9-40b8-a6c9-4698a53ac858 4th February 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f02977ea-31ed-4fba-ae56-b689b434e658 26th January 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=90a5b979-9d7e-ec11-8110-005056b64545 Further Details available here ## Notice URLs - http://www.metoffice.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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