AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Met Office published contract details for a one-month renewal of HPSS software support with IBM LIMITED. The contract record is active and explicitly records a signature date of 1 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne direct, below-threshold award was made to IBM LIMITED for lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a short-duration, single-supplier software-support renewal valued at £85,013.35 excluding VAT (£102,016.02 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
IBM LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £85,013.35 excluding VAT; £102,016.02 including VAT (contract-level value) GBP · Verified legal supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names IBM LIMITED as supplier and relates to lot 1. Supplier verification matched Companies House number 01503908 by company number. Contract 1, linked to award 1, gives the contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 095573-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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details_json.tender.status is 'complete'; lot 1 status is 'complete'.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is 'active'.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is 'active'.
Contract signed
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£85,013.35
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Contract 1 value.amount is 85013.35 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£102,016.02
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 102016.02 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 links to awardID 1; award 1 relates to lot 1. No separate lot value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence31 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-10-31T23:59:59Z.
Notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Notice 095573-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-09T11:33:07+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceRenewal of HPSS software support for one month
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Tender title is 'HPSS Software Support Renewal' and description states: 'Renewal of HPSS software support for a period of one (1) month.'
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender data contains lot 1 only; award 1 and contract 1 link to that lot.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'services'.
Published CPV classification
98% confidence50800000 — Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
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Award item 1 additionalClassifications lists CPV 50800000.
Delivery region
94% confidenceUKK, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 deliveryAddresses identifies region UKK, GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is 'direct'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo competition was used; bid and evaluation information not supplied
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The published procedure detail says 'without competition'. No bid counts, scoring or evaluation information is present.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceOne month, from 1 October 2026 to 31 October 2026
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-31; tender description also states one month.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Contract type/status
99% confidenceActive signed contract
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Contract 1 is marked active and includes dateSigned of 1 October 2026.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial context
98% confidenceThe requirement is explicitly described as a one-month support renewal, procured directly below threshold without competition.
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Tender description, procurement method and procurement-method detail.
Pricing detail
98% confidenceA total contract value is published, but no pricing breakdown or unit rates are supplied.
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Contract 1 provides gross and net totals only.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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IBM LIMITED was matched to Companies House number 01503908 by company number; no source-name mismatch is recorded.
Award-date availability
99% confidenceAward date not supplied
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Award 1 award_date is null.
Lot detail availability
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value
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Lot record fields for title, description and value are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice beyond the direct, without-competition procedure
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No bid counts, scores, evaluation narrative or award rationale are included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not provide an award decision date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation scores, selection rationale or savings information is published.
- No extension, renewal-option or follow-on procurement information is published.
- No pricing breakdown, rates or service-level details are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Met OfficeIBM LIMITEDHPSS software support renewalsoftware support contractFind a Tenderdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Met Office HPSS Software Support Renewal?
IBM LIMITED won award 1 for lot 1.
What is the value of the HPSS software support contract?
The contract value is £85,013.35 excluding VAT and £102,016.02 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The signed contract runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 October 2026.
How was the contract procured?
It was a direct procurement below threshold without competition.
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