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Published 6 Aug 2026, 09:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Visualisation Prototypes - ARCTIC Programme

Official notice

Authority: Met Office (Central government)

Award under framework
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£173,095published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 6 Aug 2026
Awarded to CACI Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Creating prototypes to determine which GIS too needs to be used:

  1. Trafficability (cross country mobility) layer - based on science code in python language that includes vehicle type, weather data, and soil type.
  2. Sea ice accretion layer - also based on science code and weather data. A version of this prototype has already been made but we need to update the science code.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
73100000 Research and experimental development services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award under framework
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Call-off under a framework
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Aug 2026, 09:06 BST
Last source update
7 Sept 2026, 14:35 BST
Authority reference
FASTER
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-074462
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dd14 Find a Tender
Related procedures1

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

17 Aug 2026 → 7 Sept 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends64 days ago
    17 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published43 days ago
    7 Sept 2026, 14:35 BST

Notice history

3 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 6 Aug 2026
  1. Contract award notice published
    6 Aug 2026, 09:06 BST
    UK6
  2. Contract signature expected
    18 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  3. Contract details notice published
    7 Sept 2026, 14:35 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £173,0951 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CACI Ltd1 Sept 2026 – 30 Mar 2027£173,0956 Aug 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · CACI Ltd

    Signed
    10 Aug 2026
    Value
    £173,095
    Period
    1 Sept 2026 – 30 Mar 2027
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Contract below £5m

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
  • CACI LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01649776GB-PPON: PHWT-4231-YGQG Caci House Kensington Village, London, London, W14 8TSContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender