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Met Office
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Total contracts
1,834
Known spend
£1bn
1636 disclosed
Average value
£713,361
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
COMPUTACENTER (UK) LIMITED
11 winslatest 05 Oct 2026£969,577
- 2
University of Exeter
8 winslatest 16 Sept 2026£14m
- 3
IBM LIMITED
£1m
- 4
CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC LTD
8 winslatest 21 Apr 2026£791,048
- 5
University of Reading
7 winslatest 16 Sept 2026£14m
- 6
IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED
£2m
- 7
BOXXE LIMITED
£144,519
- 8
University of Birmingham
6 winslatest 09 Oct 2026£14m
- 9
UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
£14m
- 10
UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY
5 winslatest 08 Oct 2026£166,491
What they buy
By CPV categoryIT servicesCPV 72
568 contracts · £960m
Lab & precision equipmentCPV 38
141 contracts · £4m
Office & computing equipmentCPV 30
138 contracts · £15m
Business servicesCPV 79
134 contracts · £8m
SoftwareCPV 48
80 contracts · £21m
Education & trainingCPV 80
68 contracts · £2m
Construction worksCPV 45
41 contracts · £2m
Repair & maintenanceCPV 50
33 contracts · £973,964
Renewal radar
Awarded contracts predicted to come up for re-tender in the next 18 months
- Engineering Services HQ LV+HV replacement 2026
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Jul 2027).
Jul 2027
40% confident
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (1834)
DN811070 indoor solar calibration unit
Procurement of a one-off Indoor Solar Calibration Unit (SRC02) from Hukseflux Thermal Sensors B.V. for the Met Office QA Laboratory to support the calibration of pyranometers used
Amazonface SIF data set processing and report
This contract will provide specialist expertise in SIF processing, interpretation and support for integration with JULES to deliver qualityassured analysis of Amazon FACE SIF obser
Amazon FACE - water cycle (WP3)
The activity includes field-based data collection, processing of sap flow and soil moisture measurements, and aggregation of datasets to generate plot-level water budgets and trait
Amazonface operational knowledge transfer, operational readiness assessment and scientific oversight services
Provision of operational knowledge transfer, operational readiness assessment, governance development, carbon budget methodology support and independent scientific oversight servic
Sonarqube cloud enterprise plan uplift
SonarQube Cloud Enterprise Plan up to 3 millions line of codes (LOCs)
MASS library solution support renewal
Renewal of Oracle library solution support for a period of one (1) month.
HPSS software support renewal
Renewal of HPSS software support for a period of one (1) month.
Weekend and bank holiday studio support
This contract is for providing studio support services on weekends and bank holidays for the BBC programme “Weather Reader”. It is aimed at companies that can supply qualified technical staff and equipment to keep the studio running during off‑peak days.
Space weather R20 maintenance - university of birmingham
Ongoing delivery of the Advanced Ensemble Networked Environment Assimilative System (AENEAS) model input datasets Integration of ODRAM version 2.2 Orbit Propagator to be supplied I
Ukceh flood outlook for FFC 2026/27
Delivery of river flow forecasts to support flood forecast centre flood outlook. Oct 2026 - Mar 2027
Media monitoring
This contract will provide media monitoring and analysis tool to provide high-quality summaries, analysis and reports.
Electrical adjustable desk frames for the office
Electrical adjustable desk frames for the office Belfast.
Frontline cleaning - hillington
Frontline Glasgow Hillington Cleaning
Codility renewal
Codility Subscription
Wiser programme applied science TAP support co-sponsorship
University of Leeds, through the Centre for Decision Research (CDR), brings aligned and additional expertise to the Met Office WISER Technical Assistance Partnership team.
Servicenow professional services P2
Requirement for ServiceNow professional services for creation and implementation of a new customer portal, phase two - workshops and further scoping.
UK nature-based carbon removal credits
The Met Office undertook an initial Preliminary Market Engagement exercise in May 2026 to understand market capability and potential approaches to the supply of verified UK nature-
Mooring ropes and thimbles
The Met office requires the supply of a mooring ropes and thimbles configuration for suitable for use with our deep sea buoys moorings. This will require the provision of ropes at
UK nature-based carbon removal credits (UK nature-based carbon removal credits - second PME)
The Met Office is looking to buy about £500,000 of verified UK nature‑based carbon removal credits for the 2026/27 financial year, with the credits to be retired by 2030/31, and is running a second Preliminary Market Engagement to gauge market interest and capability.
Mooring ropes and thimbles
The Met Office needs a supplier to provide mooring ropes and K2‑C thimbles for its deep‑sea buoy moorings. The contract will be a 3‑year framework (with a possible 12‑month extension) and the ropes must be supplied in a range of lengths, encapsulated and ready‑to‑fit with master‑links for each buoy.