MASS HPSS Software Support

Opportunity overview

Renewal of the existing Met Office HPSS software support contract from 1st April to 31st December 2025.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £679.7k
Awarded: Not supplied
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 00741598
Location: Winchester, UKJ36, SO21 2JN, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Transparency notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: ocds-h6vhtk-04eb5c
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen: IBM have proprietary ownership of the HPSS software solution therefore no other provider on the market would be able to supply the support requirements.

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗
Scheme: UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Id: singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published
Document Type: conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-PPON-PVZW-3234-DTLY
Name: Met Office

Roles

buyer

Address

Region: UKK43
Country: GB
Locality: Exeter
Postal Code: EX1 3PB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: Met Office

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Description: Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id: PVZW-3234-DTLY
Scheme: GB-PPON

Contact

Email: procurement.enquiries@metoffice.gov.uk

Organisation 2

Id: GB-COH-00741598
Name: IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region: UKJ36
Country: GB
Locality: Winchester
Postal Code: SO21 2JN
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: Building C, IBM Hursley Office, Hursley Park Road

Details

Url: http://www.ibm.com/uk-en/ ↗
Vcse: No
Scale: large

Identifier

Id: 00741598
Scheme: GB-COH

Contact

Email: ukcat@uk.ibm.com

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Id: PNQM-8935-PYGQ
Scheme: GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: MASS HPSS Software Support
Status: pending
Above Threshold: Yes
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKC
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 2

Region: UKD
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 3

Region: UKE
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 4

Region: UKF
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 5

Region: UKG
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 6

Region: UKH
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 7

Region: UKI
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 8

Region: UKJ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 9

Region: UKK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 48000000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Software package and information systems

Entry 2

Id: 72000000
Scheme: CPV
Description: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Value

Amount: 679,722
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 816,000

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 008663-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008663-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK5
Description: Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: awardNotice
Published: 11 Mar 2025, 10:47

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-00741598
Name: IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Status: scheduled
Due: 17 Mar 2025, 23:59

Related lots

Contract period

Ends: 31 Dec 2025, 23:59
Starts: 1 Apr 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Exeter · UKK43 · EX1 3PB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

ocds-h6vhtk-04eb5c-2025-03-11T10:47:11ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender · 11 Mar 2025, 10:47