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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)
Supply of motus wave sensors
Supply of Motus Wave Sensors as and when required by Met Office with one year warranty. This Contract shall commence on the Contract Start Date and shall remain in force for an ini
Socio-economic benefit analysis - wiser
Socio-Economic Benefit analysis for the WISER Program
Strategic security partner
This contract is for a Strategic Security Partner to provide security‑related services to a UK government department. The buyer is looking for a partner who can deliver a range of security solutions and advice over the contract period.
Visualisation prototypes - arctic programme
Creating prototypes to determine which GIS too needs to be used: 1. Trafficability (cross country mobility) layer - based on science code in python language that includes vehicle t
DS8882F storage systems support (2026-27)
Renewal of support for IBM DS8882F system support for a period of one (1) year.
Single source maintenance renewal
Renewal of Single Source Maintenance (SSM) requirements from October 2026 to September 2027. The Single Source Maintenance (SSM) model has been established in the Met Office for ma
Coaching sessions
Coaching Sessions - Associate Directors
Ciams (customer identification and authorisation management service) - licences and solution build
This contract is for professional services to build a new Customer Identification and Authorisation Management Service (CIAMS) platform, including the supply of software licences and ongoing support, aimed at a public sector buyer.
IET membership renewal
26-27 Renewal of IET memberships
QS services for met office HQ W.C refurbishment project
Provision of Quantity Surveying Services in support of the Met Office HQ WC Refurbishment Project.
GIS (geographic information systems) platform
This purchase is for the 12 months access to ArcGIS software licences and support, which underpin Met Office geospatial services including public-facing climate, air quality, and w
DN820056 - practical statistics for weather and climate
This commission is for the design and delivery of a bespoke training course, Practical Statistics for Weather and Climate, providing applied statistical upskilling for Met Office d
Executive search campaign
Services to support Executive Search Recruitment Campaign.
UKCI wave modelling
UKCI Wave Modelling to produce workflows for and run ensembles of climate simulations to better understand the marine environment.
Foundations leadership course
Management 3.0 Foundations Leadership Course
Defra climate service for FFNE (CSF climate change project)
This requirement is for RSK ADAS to undertake follow-up research with farms that previously received water resource management advice, assessing the uptake of recommended adaptatio
Scalable climate services
The requirement is for the University of Leeds to provide specialist support to help the Met Office develop and deliver climate training materials for a specific sector, including
R2O maintenance - university of surrey
Space Weather Implementation, Measurement, Modelling and Risk' (SWIMMR), was a £19.9m UKRI SPF funded programme led by STFC from 2019, and which largely concluded in 2023. Several
Supply of motus wave sensor
Supply of Motus Wave Sensors as and when required by Met Office with one year warranty.
Development of extended AMM7 configuration for UKCI regional ocean modelling
Develop a validated model implementation suitable for regional climate simulations of the Northwest European Continental shelf.