---
title: "Software Development Agreement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077f67"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Met Office"
published: "2026-10-02"
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# Software Development Agreement

Buyer: Met Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077f67

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## Summary

The Met Office commissioned software development services for I/O performance analysis of the RAL4 LFRic system. The work concerns analysis of input/output performance and associated software development, rather than a general software supply. The buying organisation is the Met Office, based in Exeter. The procurement identifies one lot and the Australian National University as the selected supplier. The requirement is relevant to organisations with specialist software engineering and performance-analysis expertise, particularly in high-performance computing and scientific or weather and climate modelling environments. The work is tied to the Met Office’s LFRic system and its RAL4 configuration, so suppliers with relevant technical familiarity would be better placed than general-purpose software developers.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to The Australian National University. The Met Office used a direct award below the procurement threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 14 September 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. Its value is £60,000 excluding VAT (£72,000 including VAT). The procurement comprised one lot, which is complete, and the award is active. The published data does not state evaluation criteria or a competitive scoring basis; this was a non-competitive award. The contract covers software development services for I/O performance analysis of RAL4 LFRic.

For suppliers considering similar future work from the Met Office, this contract demonstrates demand for focused software development and I/O performance analysis for the RAL4 LFRic system. A credible competitor would need demonstrable capability in analysing and improving input/output performance, alongside software development skills relevant to the system and its technical environment. Experience with high-performance computing, scientific software and complex modelling systems would be directly relevant. The award to a large Australian university indicates that the buyer selected an established specialist organisation for this requirement; suppliers should be able to show comparable technical depth and capacity to deliver a defined, specialist assignment. This is a narrow opportunity profile, suited to teams with relevant computational science and performance-engineering expertise rather than suppliers offering general software development alone.

## Notice

I/O Performance Analysis for RAL4 LFRic

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093200-2026 |
| 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 | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| 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 | £60,000 |

## 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 | Australian National University |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72212980 - Programming languages and tools development services

## Release History

- 2 Oct 2026 at 10:55 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093200-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093200-2026
  2nd October 2026 - Contract details 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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