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Published 22 Jan 2026, 14:09 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Oracle T2 Media Tapes · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Met Office (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30) Delivery: South West (UKK)
Awarded value£220,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 10 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Insurgo Media Services Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of 1,000 T2 media tapes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: South West
30000000 Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
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
22 Jan 2026, 14:09 GMT
Last source update
20 Mar 2026, 11:23 GMT
Authority reference
2062
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-025655
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060c4d Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Switching Direct Award
Published justification

The Met Office has previously run a procurement to source T2 media tapes which was unsuccessful and didn't provide the level of quality needed.

The selected supplier has consistently provided fully compliant and certified media previously.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jan 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    22 Jan 2026, 14:09 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  3. Contract details notice published
    20 Mar 2026, 11:23 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £220,0001 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 2latest 10 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Insurgo Media Services Limited1 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2026£220,000—Awarded
Insurgo Media Services Limited£220,000 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Insurgo Media Services Limited

    Signed
    10 Mar 2026
    Value
    £220,000
    Period
    10 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Hardware goods only.

  • Contract 2 · Insurgo Media Services Limited

    Signed
    10 Mar 2026
    Value
    £220,000
    Period
    10 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Hardware goods only.

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
  • INSURGO MEDIA SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07044710GB-PPON: PMQM-1731-ZBJR Unit 12 Roseheyworth Business Park, Abertillery, Wales, NP13 1SPContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender