Official UK procurement notice
IBM Watson AI Ops licence renewals (2026 - 2027)
Authority: Met Office (Central government)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: South West (UKK)
Awarded value£49,615published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Jun 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Bytes Software Services Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIBM Watson AI Ops licence renewal (2026 - 2027)
CPV: Networking software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Jul 2026, 14:11 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Jul 2026, 14:11 BST
- Authority reference
MO2154 / DN809974- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-063225- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c45fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Awarded following price only competition on RM6098.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £49,6151 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jun 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bytes Software Services Ltd | £49,615 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 063225-2026-1 · Bytes Software Services Ltd
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2026
- Value
- £49,615
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.