Official UK procurement notice
Forecasters and services to facilitate the BAS Air and Field
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionForecasters and services to facilitate the BAS Air and Field
CPV: Flight control software development services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Forecasters and services to facilitate the BAS Air and FieldAwarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Apr 2024, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Apr 2024, 16:05 BST
- Authority reference
UKRI-3888- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-012408- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0452caFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
- The Met Office is the Government recognised body for facilitating forecasting services and support similar organisations in remote and extreme weather locations such as British overseas territories including Ascension Islands, Saint Helena and the Falkland Islands. Many of these locations are remote and have similar local weather challenges and requirement for forecasts as Rothera.
- The systems used for forecasting from Rothera Research station in support of the BAS flying and field campaigns and seasons are supported by Met office software and Met Office provisioned global weathermodels that include detailed modelling for Antarctica, increasing resilience and safety.
- The Met office facilitates forecasters and forecasting services for other Government departments including the Ministry of Defence. The Met office is contracted to support the MOD at the Falklands based military Station in Mount Pleasant Airport, where there are synergistic weather environments to Rothera and similarities in dynamic and changing weather as well as an emphasis on constant review of conditions to allow for utilisation of manageable weather windows.
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Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met Office | £210,361 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
forecasters and services to facilitate the BAS Air and Field · Met Office
- Signed
- 20 Mar 2024
- Value
- £210,361
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Research and InnovationMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Met OfficeAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.