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MASS Oracle Support

Met Office · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 09:51.

Opportunity overview

The Managed Archive Storage System (MASS) and associated infrastructure is a critical adjunct to the supercomputer system. MASS is the sole long-term archive for Met Office operational and scientific research data. A key element of the MASS are the Oracle Tape Libraries and Drives, encryption key managers, and associated monitoring and analytics software deployments. The procurement is for a 7 month renewal of the Oracle support service to the Oracle archive between 1st December 2025 to 30th July 2026.

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.

ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£509k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Oct 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 01782505
Location
Reading, UKJ11, RG6 1RA, United Kingdom

ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED

2 award entriesMatched by number
Contract value
£509k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Oct 2025
Including VAT
£610.8k
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 01782505
Location
Reading, UKJ11, RG6 1RA, United Kingdom
View 2 award IDs

2, 3

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
1791
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Hardware to be supported is proprietary to Oracle.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons
Entry 3
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

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

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-01782505
Name
ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ11
Country
GB
Locality
Reading
Postal Code
RG6 1RA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Oracle Parkway

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
01782505
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PMDX-4517-DZXP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
50300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair, maintenance and associated services related to personal computers, office equipment, telecommunications and audio-visual equipment

Value

Amount
509,034
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
610,840

Documents

Entry 1
Id
059308-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
24 Sept 2025, 14:37

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01782505
Name
ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
31 Oct 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
30 Jun 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Dec 2025, 00:00
Award 2
Id
2
Status
active
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
50000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01782505
Name
ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED

Related lots

1
Award 3
Id
3
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
50000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01782505
Name
ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
7 Oct 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
N/A

Value

Amount
509,033.25
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
610,839.9

Period

Ends
30 Jun 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Dec 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
064631-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
13 Oct 2025, 10:52
Entry 2
Id
2
Status
active
Award ID
2
Date Signed
7 Oct 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
N/A

Value

Amount
509,033.25
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
610,839.9

Period

Ends
30 Jun 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Dec 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
064631-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
13 Oct 2025, 10:52
Entry 3
Id
3
Status
active
Award ID
3
Date Signed
7 Oct 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
SLA in accordance with standard Oracle support terms.

Value

Amount
509,033.25
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
610,839.9

Period

Ends
30 Jun 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Dec 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
071163-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
5 Nov 2025, 10:47

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05a131-2025-11-05T10:47:16ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender ·