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# Met Office · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/met-office-gov-ea46). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Met Office is a Central government based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 391 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Met Office
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PVZW-3234-DTLY` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 391
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £43m (median award: £38k) across 317 of 317 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Met Office)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/met-office-gov-ea46

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4.5 bids (median of 12 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 8% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 15% below the published estimate (median of 11 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 346 (97%), Framework: 12 (3%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 236 (66%), Limited / restricted: 43 (12%), Route not published: 35 (10%), Open: 22 (6%), Selective: 22 (6%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 9 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
2. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 8 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)
3. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 4 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)
4. **[Radio, television, communication](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/radio-television-communication-telecommunication-and-related-32000000) (CPV 32):** 3 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)
5. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 3 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Computacenter (UK) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/computacenter-uk-ltd-coh-01584718):** 11 procedures (12 awards)
2. **[University of Exeter](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/university-of-exeter-coh-rc000653):** 10 procedures (22 awards)
3. **[IBM Group](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ibm-group-coh-01503908):** 8 procedures (9 awards)
4. **[Campbell Scientific Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/campbell-scientific-limited-coh-01933935):** 8 procedures
5. **[IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ibm-united-kingdom-limited-coh-00741598):** 7 procedures (8 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[CACI Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/caci-ltd-coh-01649776):** £15m · [Space Weather Delivery Partner](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/space-weather-delivery-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-04ecd5) · Awarded: 12 Dec 2025
2. **[The University of Edinburgh](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-university-of-edinburgh-GB-FTS-78261):** £1.3m · [NG-LFRic Project: LFRic Modelling Code Computational Performance Optimisation and Input/Output API infrastructure functionality development in XIOS - Third Procurement Stage Oct 2026 - March 2028](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ng-lfric-project-lfric-modelling-code-computational-performance-optimisation-and-input-out-ocds-h6vhtk-078a07) · Awarded: 7 Sept 2026
3. **[Synoptic Data PBC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/synoptic-data-pbc-GB-PPON-PXXY-7849-PRPG):** £1.1m · [Data as a Service Capability](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3pods-third-party-observation-data-service-ocds-h6vhtk-052900) · Awarded: 18 Nov 2025
4. **[Synoptic Data PBC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/synoptic-data-pbc-GB-PPON-PXXY-7849-PRPG):** £745k · [Procurement for the redevelopment of EUMETNET observations data hubs and ongoing support on behalf of the Met Office](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-for-the-redevelopment-of-eumetnet-observations-data-hubs-and-ongoing-support-o-ocds-h6vhtk-0568bb) · Awarded: 29 May 2026
5. **[British Geological Survey](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/british-geological-survey-coh-08222686):** £730k · [Psyclone Development and Support 2026-27](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/psyclone-development-and-support-2026-27-ocds-h6vhtk-0672a7) · Awarded: 10 Jun 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 75
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 131
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Met Office intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/met-office-gov-ea46#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/met-office-gov-ea46
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt