Met Office

• Contracts awarded349
• Period covered3 Sept 2025 to 26 Oct 2026
• Distinct suppliers304
• Contract valuesMedian £113k across the 75 awards that state a value
• Suppliers named205 of 349 awards

Open to bid now

• Framework

  Mooring Ropes and Thimbles

  Met Office · £600k · Closes 9 Nov 2026

  The Met Office needs supply of mooring ropes in various lengths and K2-C thimbles with master-links, configured for deep sea buoys. This is a 3-year framework contract with a possible 12-month extension.

• Small-firm friendly

  Marine Connectors and Cables

  Met Office · £600k · Closes 30 Nov 2026

  The Met Office needs custom connectors and cables for deep sea buoys. These will be individually configured for their equipment.

What they buy

• IT, software & telecoms 120 awards
• Research & development 62 awards
• Business & professional services 32 awards
• Laboratory & precision equipment 30 awards
• Repair & maintenance 25 awards
• Furniture, equipment & supplies 17 awards

Contracts awarded

• Replacement of the damaged Essential Distribution Board
  26 Oct 2026 · ends 30 Oct 2026
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Temperature and humidity sensors
  26 Oct 2026 · ends 13 Nov 2026
  Awarded to VAISALA LIMITED
• NG-R2C - GC-Faster
  23 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Marine Systems Engineering Mooring Metal Works
  22 Oct 2026 · ends 30 Mar 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Space Weather Reverence - Immersive data art installation
  22 Oct 2026 · ends 30 Apr 2027
  Awarded to ONYVA STUDIO LTD
• Penetration Testing
  22 Oct 2026 · £160k · ends 21 Oct 2027
  Awarded to Prism Infosec Ltd
• Lift Consultancy & Principle Designer
  21 Oct 2026 · ends 30 Jun 2028
  Awarded to RAMBOLL UK LIMITED
• Space Weather R2O Maintenance - Lancaster University
  21 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Jul 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Seychelles Forecasting
  21 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• NG-LFRic Project: LFRic Modelling Code Computational Performance Optimisation and Input/Output API infrastructure functionality development in XIOS - Third Procurement Stage Oct 2026 - March 2028
  20 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2028
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Investigating the Value of Adding Diverse ML Models to the IMPROVER Blend
  20 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2028
  Awarded to University of Exeter
• Digital Preservation and Archiving
  20 Oct 2026 · £52k · ends 30 Sept 2029
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Art Mural Project
  19 Oct 2026 · ends 8 Feb 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Barometer instrumentation
  19 Oct 2026 · ends 6 Nov 2026
  Awarded to VAISALA LIMITED
• Sunshine duration sensor & LIDAR Network heater
  19 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Jul 2026
  Awarded to EQUINOX INSTRUMENTS LTD
• Scientific Journals
  19 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Dec 2027
  Awarded to SPRINGER NATURE LIMITED
• Ad Serving Platform (Google Ad Manager GAM360)
  16 Oct 2026 · £286k · ends 31 Oct 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Land Based Mitigation
  16 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2027
  Awarded to University of Exeter
• Scientific journals
  14 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Dec 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• DN811070 Indoor Solar Calibration Unit
  13 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Jan 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• AmazonFACE SIF data set processing and report
  12 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2027
  Awarded to University of Reading
• Amazon FACE - Water Cycle (WP3)
  12 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2027
  Awarded to University of Exeter
• AmazonFACE Operational Knowledge Transfer, Operational Readiness Assessment and Scientific Oversight Services
  12 Oct 2026 · £32k · ends 31 Mar 2027
  Awarded to University of Birmingham
• SonarQube Cloud Enterprise Plan Uplift
  9 Oct 2026 · ends 26 Mar 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• MASS Library Solution Support Renewal
  9 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Oct 2026
  Awarded to Oracle Corporation UK Limited

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