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Published 21 Apr 2026, 15:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

MASS HPSS Software Support 2026

Official notice

Authority: Met Office (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: South West (UKK)
Awarded value£248,820published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 14 May 2026no call for competition
Awarded to IBM Group2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of software support from IBM from 1st July - 30th September 2026.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: South West
50000000 Repair and maintenance services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Apr 2026, 15:11 BST
Last source update
20 May 2026, 09:02 BST
Authority reference
2145
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-046036
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06879e Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

IBM HPSS software which sits on top of Met Office MASS is proprietary to IBM so no other supplier is in a position to provide support.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Apr 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    21 Apr 2026, 15:11 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  3. Contract details notice published
    20 May 2026, 09:02 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £248,8201 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 2latest 14 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IBM Group1 Jul 2026 – 30 Sept 2026£248,820—Awarded
IBM Group£248,820 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · IBM Group

    Signed
    14 May 2026
    Value
    £248,820
    Period
    1 Jul 2026 – 30 Sept 2026
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Standard OEM support is applicable.

  • Contract 2 · IBM Group

    Signed
    14 May 2026
    Value
    £248,820
    Period
    1 Jul 2026 – 30 Sept 2026
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Standard OEM support service is applicable.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Met Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVZW-3234-DTLY Met Office, Exeter, South West, EX1 3PBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • IBM LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01503908GB-PPON: PYYP-3447-ZQCQ Building C Ibm Hursley Office, Winchester, South East, SO21 2JNContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender