DN772326 - Framework for Applied Science Technology and Engineering Requirements

A Contract Award Notice
by MET OFFICE

Source
Contracts Finder
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
8 year
Value
£57M
Sector
PROFESSIONAL
Published
07 Apr 2026
Delivery
24 Apr 2026 to 23 Apr 2034
Deadline
03 Dec 2025 12:00

Related Terms

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 43 suppliers

1 buyer

43 suppliers

Description

This notice serves as a published publicly accessible Contract Award Notice in compliance with the Procurement Act 2023, marking the start of the mandatory eight-day standstill period, which will end on the 17th April 2026. Assessment summaries were sent to bidding suppliers on the 01 April 2026. Due to registration issues with the Central Digital Platform (Find a Tender Service), this notice is being posted on Contracts Finder rather than the Central Digital Platform in accordance with Regulation 5 of the Procurement Regulations 2024. This procurement exercise establishes a Open Services Framework. FASTER will be a Framework of suppliers up to the value of £57,000,000 including VAT. It will be an Open Framework. The plan will be to open up the Framework to any new entrants within the first 3 years of the Framework duration and is planned to be in place for up to 8 years (maximum). The FASTER will be the principal mechanism by which the Met Office seeks to secure skills and capacity from UK Industrial and Academic Institutions in support of the delivery of Met Office requirements relating to the application of weather and climate science. FASTER aims to cover the use of scientific techniques and knowledge alongside technology solutions to explore and understand real world questions and challenges experienced by customers and end users of our weather and climate information and subsequently develop mitigation approaches and prototype solutions.

Award Detail

1 Advai (London)
  • Value: £57,000,000
2 Aeris (London)
  • Value: £57,000,000
3 Aspinall Instruments (Lancaster)
  • Value: £57,000,000
4 Fullwood Engineering (None)
  • Value: £57,000,000
5 Imperial College Projects (London)
  • Value: £57,000,000
6 Menapia (Leeds)
  • Value: £57,000,000
7 National Oceanography Centre (Southampton)
  • Value: £57,000,000
8 STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (Swindon)
  • Value: £57,000,000
9 UCL Consultants (London)
  • Value: £57,000,000
10 Birmingham University (Birmingham)
  • Value: £57,000,000
11 Exeter University (Exeter)
  • Value: £57,000,000
12 Leeds University (Leeds)
  • Value: £57,000,000
13 Reading University (Reading)
  • Value: £57,000,000
14 Southampton University (Southampton)
  • Value: £57,000,000
15 Surrey University (Guildford)
  • Value: £57,000,000
16 Voltitude (Farnborough)
  • Value: £57,000,000
17 WX Labs (Leeds)
  • Value: £57,000,000
18 Atkinsrealis (None)
  • Value: £57,000,000
19 British Antarctic Survey (Swindon)
  • Value: £57,000,000
20 HR Wallingford (Wallingford)
  • Value: £57,000,000
21 Jba Consulting (Skipton)
  • Value: £57,000,000
22 Lancaster University (Lancaster)
  • Value: £57,000,000
23 Montvieux (Bath)
  • Value: £57,000,000
24 Northumbria University Business & Enterprise (Newcastle upon Tyne)
  • Value: £57,000,000
25 Ove Arup & Partners (London)
  • Value: £57,000,000
26 Sayers & Partners (Watlington)
  • Value: £57,000,000
27 STFC Hartree Centre (Swindon)
  • Value: £57,000,000
28 Alan Turing Institute (London)
  • Value: £57,000,000
29 Plymouth University (Plymouth)
  • Value: £57,000,000
30 Axion Solutions (London)
  • Value: £57,000,000
31 BAE Systems Applied Intelligence (Guildford)
  • Value: £57,000,000
32 CACI (London)
  • Value: £57,000,000
33 Cambridge University (Cambridge)
  • Value: £57,000,000
34 Cirrus Software Solutions (Cheltenham)
  • Value: £57,000,000
35 Cu Services (Coventry)
  • Value: £57,000,000
36 ESRI (Aylesbury)
  • Value: £57,000,000
37 Fraser Nash Consultancy (Leatherhead)
  • Value: £57,000,000
38 Openweather (London)
  • Value: £57,000,000
39 Ve3 (London)
  • Value: £57,000,000
40 Assimila (Reading)
  • Value: £57,000,000
41 SLR Consulting (London)
  • Value: £57,000,000
42 Afry Soulutions (Warrington)
  • Value: £57,000,000
43 Hitch Marketing (Wallasey)
  • Value: £57,000,000

CPV Codes

  • 73100000 - Research and experimental development services
  • 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
  • 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development

Indicators

  • Contract is suitable for SMEs.

Other Information

Please see link to tender notice that was Published 22 October 2025, 10:14am https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067355-2025?origin=Dashboard

Reference

  • ocds-h6vhtk-050b18
  • CF 95b1d6b4-1355-413e-8e36-2e6bda20e263

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