Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 17 Mar 2026, 13:21 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Lumar web crawler renewal

Authority: Met Office (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

+6 more

Awarded value£45,142published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to WRITTEN BYTE LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Renewal of software support for Lumar web crawler.

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

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: 17 Mar 2026, 13:21 GMT
Last source update: 30 Mar 2026, 08:22 BST
Authority reference: P120436
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-028832
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
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 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066c38 Find a Tender

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Mar 2026

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Awards 1

Awarded value £45,1421 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
WRITTEN BYTE LTDSMELumar software renewal17 Mar 2026 – 15 Mar 2027	£45,142	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · WRITTEN BYTE LTDSME
Signed
17 Mar 2026
Value
£45,142
Period
17 Mar 2026 – 15 Mar 2027
Status
active

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

1 commercial party on the notice

WRITTEN BYTE LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05936299GB-PPON: PJCQ-6338-PJQH Written Byte Ltd, London, London, EC1V 2NXContact email

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Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender30 Mar 2026, 08:22 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender17 Mar 2026, 13:21 GMT