Scope
Reference
DN766482
Description
The Met Office owns the Severe Space Weather Risk on the National Security Risk Assessment (NSRA) and receives funding from the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) to deliver a core national space weather capability to inform mitigation against the worst effects by government and critical sectors.
Given the prominence of the severe space weather as a 'significant' risk on the UK Government's NSRA and the higher than anticipated activity in this solar cycle, cross-government activity has increased putting greater demands and requirements on Met Office. Increased funding has been secured to resource these more demanding requirements focussed on improving UK preparedness for any future severe space weather event.
Met Office Technology team is looking to supplement its internal resources to support and advise the Space Weather programme from the technical perspective. The resources to be provided by the Delivery Partner will work in a blended team and will be supported by Met Office internal technical, product and delivery management leadership.
The Met Office require resources to develop, support, maintain and improve our Space Weather portfolio and associated technologies. We're looking for skills that align to the GDaD Profession Capability Framework
The successful supplier will be expected to supply a suitable development team with the capacity to take immediate ownership of the support and delivery of the Met Office Space Weather portfolio. Note that a period of dual contract running is planned in order to ensure an effective handover of assets and domain knowledge.
The contract will be a non exclusive contract delivered via Statements of Work on time and materials, capped time and materials and a hybrid pricing model using capped time and materials and fixed cost elements for appropriate SoW's.
The incumbent Space Weather Delivery Partner contract is due to complete in March 2026, therefore the Met Office wishes to engage with the Market to procure a replacement Delivery Partner contract.
Total value (estimated)
- £15,000,000 excluding VAT
- £18,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 9 October 2025 to 8 October 2030
- Possible extension to 9 October 2032
- 7 years, 1 day
Description of possible extension:
Option to extend for a further period of up to two years exercisable at Buyer's discretion
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Participation
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation
As set out in the Tender documents
Technical ability conditions of participation
As set out in the Tender documents
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
10 July 2025, 4:00pm
Tender submission deadline
22 July 2025, 2:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
5 September 2025
Recurring procurement
Publication date of next tender notice (estimated): 1 May 2030
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality/Technical | Further detail available in the Tender documents |
Quality | 65% |
| Price | Further detail available in the Tender documents |
Price | 25% |
| Social Value | Further detail available in the Tender documents |
Quality | 10% |
Other information
Payment terms
Available in the Tender documents
Applicable trade agreements
- Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Contracting authority
Met Office
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVZW-3234-DTLY
Met Office
Exeter
EX1 3PB
United Kingdom
Region: UKK43 - Devon CC
Organisation type: Public authority - central government