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Published 7 Sept 2026, 12:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DS8882F Storage Systems Support (2026-27)

Official notice

Authority: Met Office (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Awarded value£97,176published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 21 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to IBM Group

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Renewal of support for IBM DS8882F system support for a period of one (1) year.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
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
7 Sept 2026, 12:08 BST
Last source update
7 Sept 2026, 12:08 BST
Authority reference
2338
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-084336
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f35a Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    7 Sept 2026, 12:08 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £97,1761 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IBM Group£97,176 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · IBM Group

    Signed
    21 Aug 2026
    Value
    £97,176
    Period
    1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2027
    Status
    active

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
  • IBM LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01503908GB-PPON: PYYP-3447-ZQCQ Building C Ibm Hursley Office, Winchester, South East, SO21 2JNContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender