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Buyer profile · Central government
Met Office tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 10
- About one every 37 days
- Contracts awarded
- 234
- To 214 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £33.3m
- 209 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £38k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 26 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £600kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £500kestimated
- £1mestimated
- £100kestimated
- £1mframework ceiling
- £15mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
What its tenders ask for
Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)6%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)12%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)12%
- Direct award (no competition)70%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Met Office has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 35 days
- Longer than 85% of central government buyers
- Based on 10 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 6%
- Lower than 82% of central government buyers
- Based on 234 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 45%
- Lower than 58% of central government buyers
- Based on 303 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 8
- More than 83% of central government buyers
- Based on 34 awards
- Split into lots
- 10%
- Higher than 60% of central government buyers
- Based on 10 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 70%
- Higher than 81% of central government buyers
- Based on 234 procurements
- Cancelled
- 10%
- Higher than 85% of central government buyers
- Based on 10 tenders
Compared with other central government buyers
Met Office: 35 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 0 |
| 20–25 days | 6 |
| 25–30 days | 31 |
| 30–35 days | 32 |
| 35–40 days | 8 |
| 40–45 days | 5 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Met Office: 8
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 3 |
| 2–4 bids | 29 |
| 4–6 bids | 27 |
| 6–8 bids | 6 |
| 8–10 bids | 6 |
| 10–12 bids | 3 |
| 12–14 bids | 1 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 3 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 0 |
Met Office: 6%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 33 |
| 10–20% | 24 |
| 20–30% | 21 |
| 30–40% | 9 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 11 |
| 60–70% | 7 |
| 70–80% | 9 |
| 80–90% | 10 |
| 90–100% | 19 |
Met Office: 45%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 3 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 13 |
| 30–40% | 18 |
| 40–50% | 33 |
| 50–60% | 27 |
| 60–70% | 22 |
| 70–80% | 7 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 5 |
Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds Met Office.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ping Identity Identity and Access Management Capability for Ripple, SODA and MOSRS | Ping Identity Limited | £168k | 12 Nov 2026 |
| National Power Outage Plan Exercise | Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP | — | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Audio-visual hardware for Aberdeen Hub refurbishment | Gvav Limited | — | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Collaborative Research in Marine Biogeochemistry Modelling | Plymouth Marine Laboratory | — | 11 Nov 2026 |
| FASTER - Enabling AI/native discovery and access to IMPROVER Data | The Alan Turing Institute | £120k | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Temperature sensors | H & B Sensors Ltd | — | 6 Nov 2026 |
| Aphid forecasting and climate-informed pest modelling | Rothamsted Research Limited | — | 6 Nov 2026 |
| Humidity and Temperature Probe sensors | Vaisala Limited | — | 4 Nov 2026 |
| WCI Communication Review | Squared Circle Communication Ltd | — | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Junction boxes | Edmundson Electrical Limited | — | 30 Oct 2026 |