Award

MASS Oracle Support

  • Met Office

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-059308

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05a131

Published 24 September 2025, 2:37pm



Scope

Reference

1791

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 are the Oracle Tape Libraries and Drives, encryption key managers, and associated monitoring and analytics software deployments.

The procurement is for a 7 month renewal of the Oracle support service to the Oracle archive between 1st December 2025 to 30th July 2026.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £509,034 excluding VAT
  • £610,840 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

31 October 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 December 2025 to 30 June 2026
  • 7 months

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 50300000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to personal computers, office equipment, telecommunications and audio-visual equipment

Contract locations

  • UKK - South West (England)

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Direct award justification

  • Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
  • Single supplier - technical reasons
  • Additional or repeat goods, services or works - extension or partial replacement

Hardware to be supported is proprietary to Oracle.


Supplier

ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED

  • Companies House: 01782505
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMDX-4517-DZXP

Oracle Parkway

Reading

RG6 1RA

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ11 - Berkshire

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): 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