Contract award · 20 Mar 2024

Forecasters and services to facilitate the BAS Air and Field

UK Research & Innovation awarded “Forecasters and services to facilitate the BAS Air and Field” to Met Office for £210k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionIT servicesEast of England

Value £210k
WinnerMet Office SME

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
UK Research & Innovation · Body governed by public law
Supplier
Met Office SME
Value
£210,361.48
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
IT services · Flight control software development services (CPV 72212120)
Timeline
  1. Contract date20 Mar 2024
  2. Published16 Apr 2024Published 27 days after the contract date

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forecasters and services to facilitate the BAS Air and Field

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