--- title: "Met Office Citizen Weather Station Data Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d208ec49-cc7b-4cbe-95d5-2e3bf5e3d16a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d208ec49-cc7b-4cbe-95d5-2e3bf5e3d16a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d208ec49-cc7b-4cbe-95d5-2e3bf5e3d16a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d208ec49-cc7b-4cbe-95d5-2e3bf5e3d16a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MET OFFICE" published: "2023-03-14" --- # Met Office Citizen Weather Station Data Service Buyer: MET OFFICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d208ec49-cc7b-4cbe-95d5-2e3bf5e3d16a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d208ec49-cc7b-4cbe-95d5-2e3bf5e3d16a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d208ec49-cc7b-4cbe-95d5-2e3bf5e3d16a.json) ## Summary The Met Office is planning a tender for the Citizen Weather Station Data Service. The Met Office, based in Exeter, United Kingdom, is seeking to increase meteorological data by utilising citizen weather stations. The engagement end date for this opportunity is 17th April 2023. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in data services and meteorology to engage with the Met Office on a significant project. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in weather data collection and analysis are well-suited to compete for this tender, which aims to enhance the UK's weather prediction capabilities using data from citizen weather stations. ## Notice The Met Office is a world leader in providing weather and climate services. We are the UK's National Meteorological Service and a Trading Fund within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), operating under set targets and returning a dividend. Recognised as one of the world's most accurate forecasters, we use more than 10 million weather observations, an advanced atmospheric model and a high-performance supercomputer to create 3,000 tailored forecasts and briefings every day. These are delivered to a wide range of customers from the Government to businesses, the general public, armed forces, and other organisations. The Met Office has been operating the Weather Observations Website (WOW; https://www.wow.metoffice.gov.uk/) since 2012, enabling members of the public to submit their weather station observations and exploiting them as an increasingly important source of third party data for use in forecast applications. This data has been demonstrated to have a positive impact, in particular when incorporated into our high resolution mesoanalyses and nowcasting applications, measurably improving our ability to predict the weather over the UK. Going forward, there are plans to evaluate the impact of assimilating data in regional numerical weather prediction models, currently covering a "UKV" modelling domain equivalent to the British Isles and its surrounds. Our objective is to significantly increase the number primarily of observed near-surface measurements of a variety of meteorological parameters by utilizing data from citizen weather stations in near-real time, supplementing the data from the ~300 Met Office automatic weather stations in the UK. This is an early market engagement to inform next steps on scope and budget for a Business Case. Further market engagement may follow. Additional information: please go and register for free on https://procontract.due-north.com/ to search for and be able to respond to this opportunity. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9999e28c-2ec3-492d-a0e8-470f89118895 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Mar 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 17 Apr 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | 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 - 72300000 - Data services ## Release History - 14 Mar 2023 at 11:20 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9999e28c-2ec3-492d-a0e8-470f89118895 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9999e28c-2ec3-492d-a0e8-470f89118895 14th March 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.metoffice.gov.uk - https://procontract.due-north.com/ - https://www.wow.metoffice.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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