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title: "Framework for Applied Science Technology Engineering Requirements (FASTER)"
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# Framework for Applied Science Technology Engineering Requirements (FASTER)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-for-applied-science-technology-engineering-requirements-faster-ocds-h6vhtk-050b18). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Met Office: "Framework for Applied Science Technology Engineering Requirements (FASTER)". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £45,600,000. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Met Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/met-office-gov-ea46)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £45,600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 December 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Design and execution of research and development, Research and experimental development services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 17 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-for-applied-science-technology-engineering-requirements-faster-ocds-h6vhtk-050b18#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-050b18`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-for-applied-science-technology-engineering-requirements-faster-ocds-h6vhtk-050b18#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FOpportunities%2FIndex%3FtabName%3Dopportunities%26resetFilter%3DTrue)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-for-applied-science-technology-engineering-requirements-faster-ocds-h6vhtk-050b18#participate

## Description
A services framework. The FASTER will be the principal mechanism by which the Met Office seeks to secure skills and capacity from Industrial and Academic Institutions in support of the delivery of Met Office requirements relating to the application of weather and climate science. FASTER covers the use of scientific techniques and knowledge alongside technology solutions to explore and understand real world questions and challenges experienced by customers and end users of our weather and climate information and subsequently develop mitigation approaches and prototype solutions.

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: Observations
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73100000, 73300000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £45,600,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Prediction and Projection
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73100000, 73300000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £45,600,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Post Processing and Analysis
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73100000, 73300000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £45,600,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Production & Customer Delivery
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73100000, 73300000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £45,600,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: Customer Experience
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73100000, 73300000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £45,600,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (5)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ADVAI LTD, Aeris-UK Limited, Fullwood Engineering Ltd (+14 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PNLC-3435-LCMD`, `GB-PPON:PXMR-7876-ZMCH`, `GB-PPON:PXPX-7881-WTBP`, `GB-COH-09487272`, `GB-PPON:PDMP-1192-YDLV`, `GB-FTS-181501`, `GB-FTS-145059`, `GB-FTS-137382`, `GB-FTS-164119`, `GB-FTS-113504`, `GB-FTS-83710`, `GB-FTS-13761`, `GB-FTS-186482`, `GB-FTS-174617`, `GB-PPON:PQQX-3644-LVNH`, `GB-PPON:PHXN-1398-CLPY`
  - Value: £9,120,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 31/03/2026

- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED, Aeris-UK Limited, HR Wallingford Ltd (+17 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PXMR-7876-ZMCH`, `GB-PPON-PLLV-1772-YDYN`, `GB-FTS-137162`, `GB-PPON:PGYY-2165-QXNQ`, `GB-FTS-42512`, `GB-FTS-12566`, `GB-PPON:PHYT-3516-XDZY`, `GB-FTS-79931`, `GB-FTS-145059`, `GB-FTS-184607`, `GB-FTS-186781`, `GB-FTS-83736`, `GB-FTS-137382`, `GB-FTS-144832`, `GB-FTS-164119`, `GB-FTS-113504`, `GB-FTS-186482`, `GB-FTS-8352`, `GB-FTS-174617`
  - Value: £9,120,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 31/03/2026

- **Award:** 3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED, AXION SOLUTIONS LTD, Aeris-UK Limited (+28 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PXMR-7876-ZMCH`, `GB-PPON-PLLV-1772-YDYN`, `GB-FTS-153134`, `GB-FTS-113486`, `GB-FTS-182379`, `GB-PPON:PXGQ-3794-LHTQ`, `GB-FTS-149572`, `GB-FTS-169048`, `GB-FTS-96367`, `GB-FTS-172289`, `GB-FTS-137162`, `GB-COH-09487272`, `GB-FTS-12566`, `GB-FTS-181501`, `GB-FTS-79931`, `GB-FTS-145059`, `GB-FTS-184607`, `GB-FTS-186781`, `GB-FTS-186654`, `GB-FTS-159110`, `GB-FTS-83736`, `GB-FTS-137382`, `GB-FTS-144832`, `GB-FTS-164119`, `GB-FTS-113504`, `GB-FTS-83710`, `GB-FTS-13761`, `GB-FTS-186482`, `GB-FTS-8352`, `GB-FTS-107532`
  - Value: £9,120,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 31/03/2026

- **Award:** 4 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ADVAI LTD, ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED, Assimila Limited (+19 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PNLC-3435-LCMD`, `GB-FTS-170262`, `GB-PPON-PLLV-1772-YDYN`, `GB-FTS-113486`, `GB-FTS-182379`, `GB-FTS-96367`, `GB-FTS-172289`, `GB-FTS-137162`, `GB-FTS-42512`, `GB-FTS-12566`, `GB-PPON:PDMP-1192-YDLV`, `GB-FTS-145059`, `GB-FTS-186781`, `GB-FTS-186654`, `GB-FTS-159110`, `GB-FTS-183499`, `GB-FTS-83736`, `GB-FTS-137382`, `GB-FTS-113504`, `GB-FTS-186482`, `GB-FTS-107532`
  - Value: £9,120,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 31/03/2026

- **Award:** 5 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **AFRY Soulutions UK Ltd, ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED, AXION SOLUTIONS LTD (+8 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PLDG-4388-CJYH`, `GB-PPON:PXMR-7876-ZMCH`, `GB-PPON-PLLV-1772-YDYN`, `GB-FTS-153134`, `GB-FTS-113486`, `GB-FTS-182379`, `GB-FTS-172289`, `GB-FTS-90910`, `GB-FTS-12566`, `GB-FTS-186482`, `GB-FTS-107532`
  - Value: £9,120,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 31/03/2026

## Contracts (5)
- **Contract:** 3 (active)
  - Signed Value: £9,120,000
  - Signed Date: 22/04/2026

- **Contract:** 4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £9,120,000
  - Signed Date: 22/04/2026

- **Contract:** 5 (active)
  - Signed Value: £9,120,000
  - Signed Date: 22/04/2026

- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £9,120,000
  - Signed Date: 21/04/2026

- **Contract:** 2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £9,120,000
  - Signed Date: 21/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F067355-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-18T17:29:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T12:24:40.292Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-050b18