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Published 29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Development/support of software PSyclone

Official notice

Authority: Met Office (Central government)

Direct award
Awarded value£209,730published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to United Kingdom Research and Innovation

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Development of PSyclone software provided by STFC

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Last source update
29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Authority reference
DN792336
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060446
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a3df Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Supplier has IPR rights to software requiring development..

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 29 Sept 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    6 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £209,7301 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
United Kingdom Research and Innovation6 Oct 2025 – 30 Mar 2026£209,730—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Met Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVZW-3234-DTLY Met Office, Exeter, South West, EX1 3PBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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