--- title: "FoOM Tools and Systems" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02893b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02893b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02893b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02893b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MET OFFICE" published: "2021-01-11" --- # FoOM Tools and Systems Buyer: MET OFFICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02893b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02893b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02893b.json) ## Summary The Met Office is planning a procurement titled "FoOM Tools and Systems," focusing on advanced IT services, particularly in consulting and software development within the meteorological sector. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with value projections set at £18 million. This Early Market Engagement aims to gather supplier insights to refine the final procurement requirements and costs. The communication regarding this engagement is scheduled for January 11, 2021, with suppliers required to register on the Met Office ProActis e-procurement portal to participate. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in IT services and software development, particularly those with expertise in innovative meteorological tools and systems. Companies that offer flexible, high-tech solutions and are able to demonstrate their capability to deliver cutting-edge visualisation and interpretation tools would be well-positioned to compete for this contract. By engaging with the Met Office during this early stage, potential suppliers can influence the project scope and align their offerings with the agency's evolving needs, thereby fostering business growth in the sector. ## Notice We are looking for partners to work with us to innovate our tools and visualisation systems to a new level of capability, using the very latest technologies for viewing, interpreting and creating the next generation of meteorological services. In April 2020, the Met Office ran an early market engagement for its future Visualisation tool. Since that exercise was completed, the Met Office has made the decision to expand the scope of the project to include some of the additional tools used by Operational Meteorologist to deliver services to its customers. By broadening this scope, the business seeks to introduce a modern, agile and future-proof toolset which provides the flexibility and resilience to deliver ongoing services to customers in an evolving market The Met Office wishes to understand the maturity of the marketplace and its potential to deliver the requirements set out in this document. Using the responses to this engagement, the Met Office is looking to build confidence that suitable suppliers exist to deliver the various capabilities and to validate/refine the initial rough order of magnitude costs that the project is currently using to build the project's Business Case. ### Lot Information Lot 1 We are looking for partners to work with us to innovate our tools and visualisation systems to a new level of capability, using the very latest technologies for viewing, interpreting and creating the next generation of meteorological services. In April 2020, the Met Office ran an early market engagement for its future Visualisation tool. Since that exercise was completed, the Met Office has made the decision to expand the scope of the project to include some of the additional tools used by Operational Meteorologist to deliver services to its customers. By broadening this scope, the business seeks to introduce a modern, agile and future-proof toolset which provides the flexibility and resilience to deliver ongoing services to customers in an evolving market The Met Office wishes to understand the maturity of the marketplace and its potential to deliver the requirements set out in this document. Using the responses to this engagement, the Met Office is looking to build confidence that suitable suppliers exist to deliver the various capabilities and to validate/refine the initial rough order of magnitude costs that the project is currently using to build the project's Business Case. Renewal: as required for duration of use of systems- support and maintenance including changes where required ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000487-2021 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Jan 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 11 Jan 2021 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £18,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 11 Jan 2021 at 13:28 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000487-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.metoffice.gov.uk - https://procontract.due-north.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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