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R2O Maintenance - University of Surrey

Met Office · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 02:56.

Opportunity overview

Space Weather Implementation, Measurement, Modelling and Risk' (SWIMMR), was a £19.9m UKRI SPF funded programme led by STFC from 2019, and which largely concluded in 2023. Several of the projects were targeted at space weather scientific modelling gaps, with the aim of bringing them into operation for forecast capabilities in the Met Office Space Weather Operations Centre (MOSWOC). The project 'S3' stood up systems and enabled collaboration between academic partners and the Met Office space weather programme, bringing a platform 'sandbox environment' and portal for monitoring outputs into use at the Met Office (MO) where our scientists worked with several academic partners to bring their models into use. Whilst the original SWIMMR programme made this collaboration possible, there is much work remaining to bring the models into working operational use by the target date of September 2027, the Research to Operations to Research (R2O2R) project is the next stage in this Programme.

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.

UNIVERSITY OF SURREY(THE)

Matched by number
Contract value
£249.9k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£299.9k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH RC000671
Location
Guildford, UKJ25, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom

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
FASTER
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The deliverables within this contract are intrinsically linked to models and associated code that have been developed and are owned by the partner (supplier) to a defined level of maturity under the SWIMMR Programme and finalised as part of the R2O2R project. The academic partner retains the intellectual property rights (IPR) for the model code and provides access to the Met Office under licence. As such, the partner remains uniquely positioned to deliver the required maintenance and support services. The purpose of this contract is to ensure the continued maintenance, support, and incremental enhancement of these models within an operational context. This work requires detailed and specialist knowledge of the model architecture, development history, and underlying scientific principles, which reside with the original developers. In addition, the contract supports the ongoing operational reliability and performance of the models within the Met Office Space Weather service, as mandated by DBIST. The continuation of partner involvement ensures effective management of model updates, issue resolution, and optimisation, while maintaining alignment with operational requirements. In summary, due to the proprietary nature of the model code and the dependence on the partner's deep technical and scientific expertise, there is no alternative supplier capable of delivering these services without unacceptable risk to operational continuity and model integrity.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

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
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY(THE)
Id
GB-COH-RC000671

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
RC000671

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJPT-2767-WQLG

Address

Street Address
Stag Hill
Locality
Guildford
Postal Code
GU2 7XH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ25

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
73100000
Description
Research and experimental development services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-RC000671
Name
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY(THE)

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
12 Aug 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
The contract is below the threshold for KPI's

Period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Annual extensions up to 20230

Value

Including VAT
299,889
Amount
249,908
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
076862-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
12 Aug 2026, 14:56
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 071338-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 071921-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 076862-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·