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# Delivery Partnerships Framework Agreement

Buyer: MET OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f2e389d3-cc7f-4b01-be9c-aec2c179398f

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## Summary

The Met Office is conducting a Delivery Partnerships Framework Agreement valued at approximately £30 million, aimed at transforming its operations through various strategic actions. The procurement process is currently in the Award stage, with the contract period set to commence from 1st September 2021 to 31st August 2025. The tender was originally advertised on 29th January 2021, with a deadline for submissions on 1st March 2021. This procurement falls within the IT services sector, specifically focusing on consulting, software development, and support services, located in Exeter, England.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in IT consulting and software development, to partner with the Met Office on key projects. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, as the framework aims to nurture capability partnerships and enhance the Met Office's technological capacity. This is an ideal opportunity for companies that can offer innovative solutions, data science expertise, and applications development to contribute to the Met Office's strategic objectives, facilitating both immediate and long-term project requirements.

## Notice

This Framework will support the Met Office to award a number of potential future contracts which will include Delivery Partnership relationships of both a tactical (e.g. one-off developments) and strategic (longer term 2 / 3 project and programme requirements) nature. The estimated value of PS30 million for this Framework is based on the potential demand and varying length of contracts which the Met Office may seeks to award through it. The potential framework will help transform the Met Office by supporting the following Strategic Actions identified by the MO: * Developing and nurturing capability partnerships * Delivering a Common Met Office Data Platform * Exploiting the future of data sciences * Taking a common approach to customer data services The Met Office is therefore considering establishing a framework with a number of companies who can help with that transformation, both by bringing new skills and knowledge and by bolstering the capacity and capability of existing Met Office teams to deliver required outcomes. This should also include being able to supply additional resource to augment teams if and where further gaps are identified, ensuring up-skilling is provided if required. This does not include contingent labour which the Met Office have separate contractual arrangements in place for. The Met Office's new strategy requires a significant step change in technology systems, resources and ways of working. This is encapsulated in a number of 'Strategic Actions'. Several of these actions will be realised via programmes of work with both customer benefit and technology at their heart. The amount of change ahead is large and many of these changes are interrelated and complex, and the Met Office cannot make these changes alone. By extending our capacity and capability, we can move faster and focus on the areas we add real value by leveraging the expertise of partners. This requirement was advertised via this service on 29 January 2021 under reference METOFC001-DN481606-84509095. Documentation was available via Met Office ProActis Portal. https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=a2c9cf5f-83ca-ea11-8104-005056b64545 The tender deadline was 1200 on 1 March 2021.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7eec090e-92c9-421a-a18d-62b1ecaceeae |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Mar 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Aug 2021 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2021 - 31 Aug 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £30,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £30,000,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 32 |
| Supplier names | ACTICA CONSULTING; ANDIGITAL; BAE SYSTEMS APPLIED INTELLIGENCE; BJSS; CACI; COMPUTACENTER (UK; CREDERA; DELOITTE; ENVITIA; ERNST & YOUNG; FOUNDRY4 CONSULTING; FRAZER-NASH CONSULTANCY; KAINOS SOFTWARE; KIN AND CARTA CREATE EUROPE; KPMG; LANDMARK INFORMATION GROUP; MADE TECH; MERCATOR IT SOLUTIONS; PA CONSULTING SERVICES; QA; RAINMAKER SOLUTIONS; RED OAK CONSULTING; REDROCK CONSULTING; ROWE IT; RPX DIGITAL; SHOUT DIGITAL; SOMO CUSTOM; SPYROSOFT; VALTECH; WAVESTONE CONSULTING; ZAIZI; ZENSAR TECHNOLOGIES (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2021 at 09:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7eec090e-92c9-421a-a18d-62b1ecaceeae

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7eec090e-92c9-421a-a18d-62b1ecaceeae
  1st September 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=a2c9cf5f-83ca-ea11-8104-005056b64545

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