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zOS Mainframe support (2026)

Met Office · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 17:47.

Opportunity overview

Support service for zOS mainframe hardware and software for a period of one (1) year. Direct award to be made under CCS Technology Products and Associated Services (RM9098).

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.

COMPUTACENTER (UK) LIMITED

2 award entriesMatched by number
Contract value
£204.1k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
26 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£244.9k
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 01584718
Location
Hatfield, UKH23, AL10 9TW, United Kingdom
View 2 award IDs

1, 2

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
1803
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Computacenter was selected via a further competition on the CCS framework agreement for Technical Products and Associated Services (RM6068) in 2020 to supply the existing 2 x IBM z15 zOS mainframe hardware and associated software and hardware support. Historically, at the end of an agreed period of licensing and support of mainframe systems, new mainframes were purchased however Met Office subsequently renewed Support through Computacenter Ltd in 2024, for a further two years, via the TePAS2 framework (RM6098). Computacenter have successfully managed the IBM support for the past six years and there would be limited benefit in competing on-going licencing and support for the next year. Pricing of the licensing and support is determined directly by IBM so any further competition could have limited value. Price would be on the basis of list pricing and reseller margin so there could be limited variation in terms of any pricing submitted. The mainframes are also aged which could reduce any market interest in bidding for the support services given the associated technical risks. Project SKY, within the wider PMLSR programme, has a clear scheduled plan to migrate all services from the z/OS environment that will lead to the eventual decommissioning of the z15 systems. This is the strategic strategy with a current target date of September 2026. Again, this might impact the interest of the market given the high likelihood that the contract will need to be terminated early.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Met Office
Id
GB-PPON-PVZW-3234-DTLY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVZW-3234-DTLY

Address

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

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
COMPUTACENTER (UK) LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-01584718

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
01584718

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXJG-2537-XHYY

Address

Street Address
Hatfield Business Park, Hatfield Avenue
Locality
Hatfield
Postal Code
AL10 9TW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH23

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

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

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01584718
Name
COMPUTACENTER (UK) LIMITED

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

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

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01584718
Name
COMPUTACENTER (UK) LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
26 Mar 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Standard support from direct from mainframe OEM (IBM).

Period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
244,942.54
Amount
204,118.78
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
036949-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
23 Apr 2026, 10:38
Format
text/html
Entry 2
Id
2
Award ID
2
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
26 Mar 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Standard support with mainframe OEM (IBM).

Period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
244,942.54
Amount
204,118.78
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
036949-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
23 Apr 2026, 10:38
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 020960-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 036949-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·