AwardedAwarded 29 June 2026
Procurement for the redevelopment of EUMETNET observations data hubs and ongoing support on behalf of the Met Office
Met Office · Central government
In brief
Met Office awarded IT and software work to Synoptic Data PBC on 29 June 2026.
The notice gives a value of £871,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 66 months, up to 90 months with extensions, starting 1 July 2026.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
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What the notice says
The Met Office is responsible for services delivering meteorological observations to a global audience on behalf of three EUMETNET Observations Programmes (E-Profile, EGVap and E-ABO). The Met Office has delivered these observations services for more than a decade. The IT systems delivering the services managed by the Met Office, on behalf of EUMETNET, are commonly known as Datahubs. The E-ADAS (EUMETNET AMDAR data acquisition system) Datahub processes AMDAR observations from European airlines that are part of the EUMETNET aircraft-based observations programme (EABO). The E-Profile Datahub processes data from several types of observing instrument that vertically profile the atmosphere.…Read the full description
The Met Office is responsible for services delivering meteorological observations to a global audience on behalf of three EUMETNET Observations Programmes (E-Profile, EGVap and E-ABO). The Met Office has delivered these observations services for more than a decade. The IT systems delivering the services managed by the Met Office, on behalf of EUMETNET, are commonly known as Datahubs. The E-ADAS (EUMETNET AMDAR data acquisition system) Datahub processes AMDAR observations from European airlines that are part of the EUMETNET aircraft-based observations programme (EABO). The E-Profile Datahub processes data from several types of observing instrument that vertically profile the atmosphere. These instruments include radar wind-profilers, automatic LIDARs and Ceilometers. The E-GVap Datahub is the simplest of the three. The E-GVap Datahub receives data in a standard format (from the geodetic community) and converts these data into a format that can be used by NMHSs. The three Datahubs are currently operational but are reaching end-of-life due to their age and deployment on Met Office on-premises platforms (LINUX VMs). The use of on premises platforms is contrary to the Met Office strategy of using public cloud (i.e.Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services). To ensure the long-term viability of the datahubs, the Met Office is looking to work with a partner to redevelop and then operationally support all three datahubs.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Synoptic Data PBC (SME) 11 bids received | £744,515 | Awarded 29 May 2026 1 July 2026 to 31 December 2028 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 023289-2026
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 023293-2026
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 023359-2026
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 053583-2026
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 060894-2026
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From notice 023289-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 16 March 2026, last updated 29 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.