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# MASS HPSS Support

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mass-hpss-support-ocds-h6vhtk-05a136). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Met Office: "MASS HPSS Support". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Met Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/met-office-gov-ea46)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £473,942 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mass-hpss-support-ocds-h6vhtk-05a136#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05a136`

## Before you bid
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- **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/mass-hpss-support-ocds-h6vhtk-05a136#tl-md)

## Description
The Managed Archive Storage System (MASS) and associated infrastructure is a critical adjunct to the supercomputer system. MASS is the sole long-term archive for Met Office operational and scientific research data. A key element of the MASS is IBM HPSS (High Performance Storage System) software which is the Storage Management product developed to interface with tape libraries.  
The procurement is for a renewal of support to the HPSS software for a period of 6 months from 1st January to 30th June 2026.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 50000000, 50300000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **IBM United Kingdom Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-183993`
  - Value: £473,942 (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **IBM United Kingdom Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-183993`
  - Value: £473,942 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **IBM LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-58885`
  - Value: £473,942 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £473,942
  - Signed Date: 06/10/2025

- **Contract:** 2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £473,942
  - Signed Date: 06/10/2025

- **Contract:** 3 (active)
  - Signed Value: £473,942
  - Signed Date: 06/10/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F071167-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-05T10:56:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T08:12:27.175Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05a136