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title: "Psyclone Development and Support 2026-27"
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# Psyclone Development and Support 2026-27

Buyer: MET OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0672a7

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## Summary

The Met Office has completed a direct procurement process for the title "Psyclone Development and Support 2026-27," focusing on services related to software programming and consultancy. This procurement, located in Exeter, UK, was managed under the legal basis of UKPGA 2023/54. The project aims at supporting the development and optimisation of the LFRic API and includes a contract awarded on 10 June 2026, with a contract period from 1 July 2026 to 31 March 2027. This award was directly granted to the Science and Technology Facilities Council, which has been a longstanding collaborator with the Met Office on these high-performance computing initiatives due to its specialised expertise and government ownership.

This tender opens opportunities for organisations proficient in high-performance computing and software consultancy, particularly those specialising in scientific code generation and optimisation frameworks. Businesses that possess a deep understanding of scientific software, and can support complex simulations on modern supercomputers, are particularly well-suited to engage with similar future projects. Companies looking to grow their expertise in government-led initiatives in scientific computing will find potential collaboration prospects within this sphere, particularly if they have previous collaborative histories with public authorities like the Met Office and relevant technical competencies.

## Notice

Psyclone Support and LFRiC API Development and Optimisation

### Procurement Information

The supplier Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is government-owned. The Met Office have collaborated with STFC for 10 years on the development of the software tool PSyclone. PSyclone is a domain specific language that enables performance portability of scientific codes on next generation compute architectures like GPUs. PSyclone is a key underpinning component of LFRic, our next generation atmosphere model which is central to our Next Generation Modelling Systems Strategic Action. Furthermore, these capabilities are also important in the preparations for Generation 2 supercomputer procurement. PSyclone is a specialist scientific software tool developed by the UK's Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) for high-performance computing (HPC). It's a code-generation and optimisation framework that helps scientists run complex simulation models efficiently on modern supercomputers (CPUs, GPUs, clusters, etc.). The project is cutting-edge research, and ongoing work is strongly dependent on background knowledge of the key workers at STFC. The collaboration is successful and productive.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054830-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £730,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| 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 | 1 |
| Supplier names | SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

## Release History

- 10 Jun 2026 at 14:14 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054830-2026
- 24 Mar 2026 at 12:40 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026775-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054830-2026
  10th June 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026775-2026
  24th March 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

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