Met Office Delivery Partnerships Framework
This Framework will support the Met Office to award a number of potential future contracts which will include Delivery Partnership relationships of both a tactical (e.g. one-off developments) and strategic (longer term 2 / 3 project and programme requirements) nature.
Met Office Delivery Partnerships Framework
Met Office
Contract summary
Industry
- IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support – 72000000
Location of contract
EX1 3PB
Value of contract
£30,000,000
Procurement reference
METOFC001-DN481606-84509095
Published date
29 January 2021
Closing date
1 March 2021
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 August 2021
Contract end date
31 July 2025
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Restricted procedure
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
This Framework will support the Met Office to award a number of potential future contracts which will include Delivery Partnership relationships of both a tactical (e.g. one-off developments) and strategic (longer term 2 / 3 project and programme requirements) nature. The estimated value of £30 million for this Framework is based on the potential demand and varying length of contracts which the Met Office may seeks to award through it. The potential framework will help transform the Met Office by supporting the following Strategic Actions identified by the MO: • Developing and nurturing capability partnerships • Delivering a Common Met Office Data Platform • Exploiting the future of data sciences • Taking a common approach to customer data services The Met Office is therefore considering establishing a framework with a number of companies who can help with that transformation, both by bringing new skills and knowledge and by bolstering the capacity and capability of existing Met Office teams to deliver required outcomes. This should also include being able to supply additional resource to augment teams if and where further gaps are identified, ensuring up-skilling is provided if required. This does not include contingent labour which the Met Office have separate contractual arrangements in place for. The Met Office’s new strategy requires a significant step change in technology systems, resources and ways of working. This is encapsulated in a number of ‘Strategic Actions’. Several of these actions will be realised via programmes of work with both customer benefit and technology at their heart. The amount of change ahead is large and many of these changes are interrelated and complex, and the Met Office cannot make these changes alone. By extending our capacity and capability, we can move faster and focus on the areas we add real value by leveraging the expertise of partners.
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How to apply
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About the buyer
Contact name
Aled Evans
Address
Fitzroy Road
Exeter
EX1 3PB
England
Telephone
+44 3301351550