Scope
Description
BAS to provide support for the following tasks:
• Finalise restructuring of the codebase into separate repos to primarily address the security risks related to private repos.
• Determine minimum testing requirements and implement tests, particularly for vulnerability/patching purposes and integration tests.
• Implement displays of Galileo and Sentinel-6 data for MEO orbits.
• Implement real-time displays of protons and electrons from MetOp01 and MetOp03 satellites in LEO to provide displays of data across the whole radiation belt and for comparison against BAS-RBM: integral electron flux, maps of electron counts, differential proton flux, integral proton flux, maps of counts for protons.
• Implementation of proton/electron contamination removal algorithm for MetOp and displays of cleaned electron/proton fluxes - removal of proton contamination from MetOp electron channels E1, E2, E3, display real-time cleaned electron counts, display real-time differential electron flux, display real-time maps of cleaned counts for protons.
• Provide support for customer engagement activities (primarily MOSWOC) to further refine visualisations.
• Implement Dictat for Navstar.
• Support for verification work to be done at the Met Office though regular discussions.
• Support for versioning of elements in codebase such as diffusion coefficients.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £158,000 excluding VAT
- £189,600 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
4 September 2025
Standstill period
- End: 15 September 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
18 September 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 18 September 2025 to 31 March 2026
- 6 months, 13 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Supplier
NERC UK LTD
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVLD-3283-PXVL
71 kingsway North, Team Valley
Gateshead
NE11 0JH
United Kingdom
Email: info@nerc.uk
Region: UKC22 - Tyneside
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1
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