Buyer profile
Met Office
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Total contracts
1,835
Known spend
£1bn
1637 disclosed
Average value
£712,944
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 (1835)
IT hardware
Contract called off from Government Framework RM3733.
Provision of aircraft
Aircraft provision with suitable instrumentation to provide high level, scientific information.
Office furniture
Contract awarded following further competition run under RM3812.
IT hardware
Contract called off from Government Framework RM3733.
IT support
IT equipment maintenance, service and support for existing system.
Office furniture
Contract called off following further competition under Government Framework RM3812.
IT system development
Contract called off from Government Framework G-Cloud 10.
Civil contingency aircraft - met office
Following the Icelandic volcanic eruption in April 2010 the CAA determined that a dedicated aircraft capable of detecting volcanic ash (VA) in the atmosphere and measuring its conc
Power management system - upgrade & replacement (met office - exeter)
This project covers the undertaking of works to upgrade and replace the Power Management System [PMS] at the Met Office's FitzRoy Road site in Exeter. Whereby, the successful contr
Polar orbiting satellite data reception infrastructure
The Met Office has identified a potential requirement for the provision of polar orbiting satellite data reception infrastructure. Some of our existing reception infrastructure is
Construction consultancy services
Contract called off from NHS SBS Framework.
IT implementation services
Contract called off from Government Framework G-Cloud 10.
Meteorological equipment
Meteorological equipment for use in existing network.
IT software licences
Contract called off from Government framework RM3733.
Scientific data services
Provision of pollen forecasting.
Forestry services
Forestry services for the management of woodland adjacent to Met Office radar site.
Legal service subscription
Subscription for online technical information reference and support.
IT support services
Contract called off from Government Framework DOS2.
IT hardware
Contract called off from Government framework RM3733.
IT software and support
Contract called off from Government framework RM3733.