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title: "GIS (Geographic Information Systems) platform"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ecd1"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Met Office"
published: "2026-08-26"
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# GIS (Geographic Information Systems) platform

Buyer: Met Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ecd1

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## Summary

The Met Office bought access to ArcGIS geographic information systems software licences and associated support. The platform underpins its geospatial services, including public-facing climate, air-quality and weather-warning platforms. This is a specialist geospatial technology and software-support requirement, with the related classification describing map-making services (CPV 71354000). The buying organisation is the Met Office, a central government public authority based in Exeter. Delivery is for activity in the United Kingdom, supporting services that are visible to the public as well as the Met Office’s underlying geospatial operations. The requirement is therefore relevant to software vendors, authorised ArcGIS providers, licensing specialists and technical support businesses with experience of maintaining GIS platforms used for operational public-sector information services.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a direct award below the threshold, without competition. ESRI (UK) LIMITED was selected as the supplier for the single lot, and the award is active. The award was made on 26 August 2026 and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. Its value is £88,058.78 excluding VAT, or £105,670.53 including VAT. The published outcome identifies services as the main category. The route used was a below-threshold direct purchase rather than an open tender, so the opportunity records an established supplier arrangement rather than an invitation for competing bids. The procurement status is complete.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement for commercial GIS software licences and specialist support within central government. Suppliers best placed for a future requirement would be able to provide ArcGIS access, manage licensing, and deliver dependable technical support for operational geospatial services. Relevant experience would include supporting platforms that publish climate, air-quality or weather-warning information to the public, where continuity, reliability and accurate geographic data handling are important. Businesses should be able to show that they can support a public authority’s geospatial operations at an organisation-wide level, rather than supplying isolated mapping work. The selected supplier is a large specialist GIS business, indicating that credibility may depend on direct product capability, established support arrangements and the capacity to underpin public-facing services.

## Notice

This purchase is for the 12 months access to ArcGIS software licences and support, which underpin Met Office geospatial services including public-facing climate, air quality, and weather warning platforms.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081404-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £88,058 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Met Office |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Postcode area | 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 | ESRI (UK) LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71354000 - Map-making services

## Release History

- 26 Aug 2026 at 14:54 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081404-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081404-2026
  26th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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