Official UK procurement notice
Delivery Partnerships Framework 2
Authority: Met Office (Central government)
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionDelivery Partnership Framework (DPF 2) is a four (4) year closed framework agreement valued at £75-100M (excluding VAT). DPF2 will be a mechanism to facilitate agility and innovation in the Met Office through a compliant and flexible commercial construct. DPF 2 is intended to support the development of future technology solutions to deliver Met Office products and services through the full product lifecycle.
There are 6 Lots.
Lot 1 and 1A. Data Platform
We are looking to onboard Suppliers that can support our ambition with our strategic Products and Services Data Platform (Snowflake) and its extended ecosystem.
Lot 2 and 2A. Customer Enablement Platform
We are looking to onboard Suppliers that will support our exploitation of our existing ServiceNow platform and its extended ecosystem.
Lot 3. Secure Services
This Lot will require an additional higher-security clearance to cover specific requirements in relation to Defence. This Lot has the potential to award work at above OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE classifications.
Lot 4. Applications.
This Lot will provide access to Suppliers that support a wide range of applications within Products and Services that support all existing customers. These cover a wide variety of development technologies and systems (encompassing development, support and full lifecycle provision) that are delivered through Bronze, Silver and Gold Service Levels.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Places
- up to 24 suppliers · 8 bids on the busiest of 6 lots (0.3 per place) · 14 appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Sept 2026
Published description of the framework
Further competition on the lots, prices set at a maximum of the day rates submitted under the framework, suppliers are permitted to bid at lower prices that these maxima. Further competition criteria and weightings can vary and to be published each time.
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 3 and win at most 3 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £9,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Data PlatformAwardedceiling above
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
see tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
see tender documents
Lot #2Customer Enablement PlatformAwardedPublished value£14,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
see tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
see tender documentation
Lot #3Secure ServicesAwardedPublished value£12,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
see tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
see tender documents
Lot #4ApplicationsAwardedPublished value£47,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
see tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
see tender documents
Lot #5Data Platform SME (contract value up to 1M)AwardedPublished value£6,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
see tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
see tender documents
Lot #6Customer Enablement Platform SME (contract value up to 1M)Awardedceiling above
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
see tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
see tender documents
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Social value | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Data Platform | 90% | 10% | |
| 5 · Data Platform SME (contract value up to 1M) | 90% | 10% | |
| 2 · Customer Enablement Platform | 90% | 10% | |
| 6 · Customer Enablement Platform SME (contract value up to 1M) | 90% | 10% | |
| 3 · Secure Services | 90% | 10% | |
| 4 · Applications | 90% | 10% |
- “Delivery Partnerships Framework 2” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 24 suppliers, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use the vehicle
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 May 2025, 13:44 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Sept 2026, 13:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
DN775355- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004767- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0522a5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 5 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted through the Proactis/ProContract tendering portal. Tender documents can also be found here:
Timeline
23 May 2025 → 15 Sept 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published23 May 2025, 13:44 BST
- Market engagement31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
The Met Office wishes to speak to the market to gain their insights and experience in this field which may be fed into the development and make-up of Delivery Partnership Framework Two.
Met Office intends to hold a Supplier Market Engagement event on 23 June 2025, this will be a virtual event.
In advance of this event, we will be issuing a DPF2 PME document and a Request for information (RFI) document via the Met Office ProContract portal: procontract.due-north.com/Register ↗.
The RFI will contain a number of questions we would like responses to, the RFI return date will be the 30 June 2025.
The documents will be published and available via the Met Office ProContract portal and potential suppliers will have the option to ask clarification questions during this Preliminary Market Engagement period.
To register attendance for the virtual Preliminary Market Engagement event and to access the relevant information relating to this DPF2 Preliminary Market Engagement, potential suppliers must register on the Met Office ProContract Portal: procontract.due-north.com/Register ↗
Please Note: This information will not be available via any other source.
For any system issues related to registration or accessing the opportunity on the Met Office ProContract Portal please contact the ProContract Helpdesk - by emailing the ProContract support team - [email protected]
- Next notice expected380 days ago30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published269 days ago20 Jan 2026, 12:08 GMT
- Clarification questions by238 days ago20 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends225 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown5 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent67 days ago10 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by61 days ago15 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts45 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published31 days ago15 Sept 2026, 13:41 BST
Notice history
12 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025- Pipeline notice published23 May 2025, 13:44 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Jun 2025, 10:24 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Jun 2025, 11:07 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published20 Jan 2026, 12:08 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £100,000,00020 Jan 2026, 12:08 GMTwas £75,000,000
- Status changed to active20 Jan 2026, 12:08 GMT
- Procurement method changed20 Jan 2026, 12:08 GMT
- Deadline published: 5 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT20 Jan 2026, 12:08 GMT
- Contract award notice published11 Aug 2026, 08:17 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Aug 2026, 08:17 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published15 Sept 2026, 13:41 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2025-06: 2 releases · 3 Jun 2025, 3 Jun 2025
- 2025-05: 1 release · 23 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast£9,000,000 is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 2 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 2 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £9,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 1. Data Platform · CACI Ltd, Made Tech Ltd, Softwire Technology Limited
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 14 Sept 2026 – 13 Sept 2030
- Status
- active
- Options
- Framework lot values may be shared with other lots
Lot 1A. Data Platform SME (contract value up to 1M) · AKER SYSTEMS LIMITEDSME, VE3 Global LtdSME
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2026
- Value
- £6,000,000
- Period
- 14 Sept 2026 – 13 Sept 2030
- Status
- active
- Options
- Framework lot values may be shared with other lots
Lot 2. Customer Enablement Platform · APEX SYSTEMS GLOBAL LIMITED, CGI IT UK Limited, Claranet Limited
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2026
- Value
- £14,000,000
- Period
- 14 Sept 2026 – 13 Sept 2030
- Status
- active
- Options
- Framework lot values may be shared with other lots
Lot 2A. Customer Enablement Platform SME (contract value up to 1M) · BOX3 LTDSME, FlyForm Ltd.SME, NEYO LTDSME, VE3 Global LtdSME
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 14 Sept 2026 – 13 Sept 2030
- Status
- active
- Options
- Framework lot values may be shared with other lots
Lot 3. Secure Services · BAE Systems Applied Intelligence Limited, CACI Ltd, Made Tech Ltd
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2026
- Value
- £12,000,000
- Period
- 14 Sept 2026 – 13 Sept 2030
- Status
- active
- Options
- Framework lot values may be shared with other lots
Lot 4. Applications · CACI Ltd, EUROPEAN DYNAMICS UK LTDSME, Made Tech Ltd, UBDS IT Consulting LtdSME, VE3 Global LtdSME
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2026
- Value
- £47,000,000
- Period
- 14 Sept 2026 – 13 Sept 2030
- Status
- active
- Options
- Framework lot values may be shared with other lots
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Data Platform | 3final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Customer Enablement Platform | 4final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Secure Services | 5final-stage tenders · 12 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Applications | 8final-stage tenders · 24 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
| 5 · Data Platform SME (contract value up to 1M) | 2final-stage tenders · 17 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
| 6 · Customer Enablement Platform SME (contract value up to 1M) | 4final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonCACI LIMITED · Greater London · 1, 3, 4
- wonMADE TECH LIMITED · Greater London · 1, 3, 4
- wonSOFTWIRE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED · Greater London · 1
- wonAKER SYSTEMS LIMITEDSME · South East England · 5
- wonVE3 GLOBAL LTDSME · Greater London · 5, 6, 4
- wonAPEX SYSTEMS GLOBAL LIMITED · West Midlands · 2
- wonCGI IT UK LIMITED · Greater London · 2, 3, 4
- wonCLARANET LIMITED · Greater London · 2
- wonBOX3 LTDSME · Yorkshire and the Humber · 6
- wonFLYFORM LTDSME · Wales (Cymru) · 6
- wonNEYO LTDSME · Greater London · 6
- wonBAE SYSTEMS APPLIED INTELLIGENCE LIMITED · South East England · 3, 4
- wonEUROPEAN DYNAMICS UK LTDSME · Greater London · 4
- wonUBDS IT CONSULTING LIMITEDSME · South East England · 4
- did not winDEVOTEAM UK LTD · Greater London · 2
- did not winACTICA CONSULTING LIMITED · South East England · 3
- did not winAVANADE UK LIMITED · Greater London · 4
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
17 commercial parties on the notice · 14 awarded- ACTICA CONSULTING LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- AKER SYSTEMS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- APEX SYSTEMS GLOBAL LIMITEDFramework contractor
- AVANADE UK LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- BAE SYSTEMS APPLIED INTELLIGENCE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- BOX3 LTDFramework contractor
- CACI LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CGI IT UK LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CLARANET LIMITEDFramework contractor
- DEVOTEAM UK LTDBidder / tenderer
Show 7 more suppliers
- EUROPEAN DYNAMICS UK LTDFramework contractor
- FLYFORM LTDFramework contractor
- MADE TECH LIMITEDFramework contractor
- NEYO LTDFramework contractor
- SOFTWIRE TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDFramework contractor
- UBDS IT CONSULTING LIMITEDFramework contractor
- VE3 GLOBAL LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (16)
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- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender