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title: "Space Weather R2O2R - BAS"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-055404"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "MET OFFICE"
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# Space Weather R2O2R - BAS

Buyer: MET OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055404

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## Summary

The Met Office, a central government public authority located in Exeter, United Kingdom, has been involved in a procurement process focused on the "Space Weather R2O2R - BAS" project, under the legal framework of the UKPGA 2023/54. This procurement belongs to the research and development services category and has seen a direct award process due to its specialized requirements. The procurement was initially awarded to NERC UK Ltd in Gateshead on 1st October 2025, for a contract period starting from 18th September 2025 and ending on 31st March 2026. The contract, however, was later terminated on 31st March 2026, following the completion of the contract terms. The process included critical deliverables such as restructuring codebases, implementing satellite data displays, and engaging in customer engagement activities.

This tender highlighted significant opportunities for firms specialized in space weather modelling, software development, and satellite communications, particularly those with expertise in working within established scientific frameworks such as the Met Office Space Weather service. Businesses possessing unique technological solutions or pioneering research capabilities stand to gain notably by engaging in contracts of this nature, as they involve niche technical expertise and the potential for further collaboration in space weather operations. Given the requirement for deep understanding and proprietary code ownership, such tenders are particularly suited for organisations with existing intellectual property in space-related scientific models or those that are capable of bespoke, innovation-driven delivery.

## Notice

BAS to provide support for the following tasks: * Finalise restructuring of the codebase into separate repos to primarily address the security risks related to private repos. * Determine minimum testing requirements and implement tests, particularly for vulnerability/patching purposes and integration tests. * Implement displays of Galileo and Sentinel-6 data for MEO orbits. * Implement real-time displays of protons and electrons from MetOp01 and MetOp03 satellites in LEO to provide displays of data across the whole radiation belt and for comparison against BAS-RBM: integral electron flux, maps of electron counts, differential proton flux, integral proton flux, maps of counts for protons. * Implementation of proton/electron contamination removal algorithm for MetOp and displays of cleaned electron/proton fluxes - removal of proton contamination from MetOp electron channels E1, E2, E3, display real-time cleaned electron counts, display real-time differential electron flux, display real-time maps of cleaned counts for protons. * Provide support for customer engagement activities (primarily MOSWOC) to further refine visualisations. * Implement Dictat for Navstar. * Support for verification work to be done at the Met Office though regular discussions. * Support for versioning of elements in codebase such as diffusion coefficients.

### Procurement Information

The deliverables within the contract are associated with a model and code already developed and owned by the partner (supplier) to a specific maturity under the SWIMMR Programme. The academics hold the model code IPR and provide model access to Met Office and therefore are uniquely placed to provide these services to the Met Office. Delivery will 'accelerate' the model's development towards transition to operations within the Met Office Space Weather service. The purpose of the contract is to continue development of the models (which requires the 'deep expertise' of the model developer) and to transfer model and model code knowledge and expertise. In short, there is no other supplier for the work associated with the model.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030800-2026 |
| Notice type | UK11 - Contract Termination Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Apr 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Jun 2025 |
| Contract period | 17 Sep 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £158,000 |
| Contracts value | £158,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Terminated |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MET OFFICE |
| Additional buyers | Missing |
| 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 | 2 |
| Supplier names | BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY; NERC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 2 Apr 2026 at 10:50 - ContractTermination - UK11 - Contract Termination Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030800-2026
- 1 Oct 2025 at 10:27 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061233-2025
- 4 Sep 2025 at 14:27 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054007-2025
- 26 Jun 2025 at 10:45 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035352-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030800-2026
  2nd April 2026 - Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061233-2025
  1st October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054007-2025
  4th September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035352-2025
  26th June 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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