Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Met Office
Top-five suppliers hold 49% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Met Office buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest Met Office contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
R2O Maintenance - University of Surrey
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY(THE) · 2026-07-29
£250K
R2O Maintenance - University of Surrey
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY(THE) · 2026-07-28
£250K
Board Document System Portal
Diligent Boardbooks Limited · 2026-07-27
£25K
Amazon FACE - Water Cycle (WP3)
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER · 2026-07-24
£104K
DN773311 Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP) Science Delivery Framework 2
UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS · 2026-07-21
£4.5M
Business Continuity Management and Enterprise Risk Management Software 2026 - 2028
RISKONNECT, LTD. · 2026-07-20
£174K
Prosci licences
PROSCI UK LIMITED · 2026-07-14
£11K
Space Weather R2O Maintenance - University of Aberystwyth
PRIFYSGOL ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY · 2026-07-09
£78K
Propman Renewal 26-27
GROSVENOR SYSTEMS LIMITED · 2026-07-08
£12K
Corporate Insurance package 2026-2029
Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers Limited · 2026-07-07
£940K
IBM Watson AI Ops licence renewals (2026 - 2027)
BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-07-06
£50K
Space Weather R2O Maintenance - BGS (UKRI)
British Geological Survey · 2026-07-02
£242K
Space Weather R2O Maintenance - University of Aberystwyth
PRIFYSGOL ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY · 2026-07-02
£78K
Space Weather R2O Maintenance - BGS (UKRI)
British Geological Survey · 2026-07-02
£242K
Space Weather R2O Maintenance - University of Reading
The university of Reading · 2026-07-02
£165K
Biosecurity - Cambridge Enterprise
Cambridge University Technical Services Limited · 2026-07-02
£14K
Space Weather R2O Maintenance - University of Reading
The university of Reading · 2026-07-02
£165K
Space Weather R2O Maintenance - University of Aberystwyth
PRIFYSGOL ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY · 2026-07-02
£78K
Procurement for the redevelopment of EUMETNET observations data hubs and ongoing support on behalf of the Met Office
Synoptic Data PBC · 2026-06-29
£745K
Akamai Software Subscription and Support
Softcat · 2026-06-18
£380K
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Media Monitoring
Deadline: 2026-08-21
£125K
Procurement for the redevelopment of EUMETNET observations data hubs and ongoing support on behalf of the Met Office
£871K
DN777211 - Media Weather Graphics and Content Production
DN777211 - Media Weather Graphics and Content Production
DN777211 - Media Weather Graphics and Content Production
ServiceNow Testing Automation
£75K
Grounds Maintenance
£825K
DN777211 - Media Weather Graphics and Content Production
Background Mapping for Multiple Services
Land Networks Modems and Sims
Grounds Maintenance
£825K
Space Weather Delivery Partner
Supply of Temperature Sensors
Media Monitoring
Weather Station Data Services
Weather Station Data Services
UK nature-based carbon removal credits
£750K
Grounds Maintenance
£825K
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Met Office typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Eptura- Vergesense hardware delivery & Support Service
Expires: 2026-07-31
£88K
Engineering services HQ LV project 2026
Expires: 2026-07-31
£44K
Dell Pro-24 monitors
Expires: 2026-07-31
£32K
Dell Latitude Laptops
Expires: 2026-08-31
£581K
DN776644 Met Office Foundation Op Met Programme (FOMP) LOT1 Co-Design & Development Call Off Contract 001
Expires: 2026-08-31
£400K
Scientific research as part of a consortium
Expires: 2026-08-31
£118K
Scientific research as part of a consortium (the Climate Modelling User Group)
Expires: 2026-08-31
£73K
Scientific research as part of a consortium (the Climate Modelling User group)
Expires: 2026-08-31
£35K
Met Plus NCAR enhancements 2025
Expires: 2026-08-31
£92K
Scientific research as part of a consortium
Expires: 2026-08-31
£302K
Marine Gilders
Expires: 2026-09-30
£1.9M
FGS Third line support
Expires: 2026-09-30
£300K
MASS Library Solution Support 2026
Expires: 2026-09-30
£240K
ArcGIS licence
Expires: 2026-09-30
£145K
Renewal of single source maintenance
Expires: 2026-09-30
£243K
ArcGIS software 2025/26
Expires: 2026-09-30
£145K
UKCI Marine Modelling
Expires: 2026-09-30
£148K
MASS HPSS Software Support 2026
Expires: 2026-09-30
£249K
Anaconda Licence Renewal 2024-26
Expires: 2026-10-07
£109K
Careers website project
Expires: 2026-10-31
£68K
Payload CMS subscription
Expires: 2026-11-02
£60K
Swantech W/end and BH Studio Operator cover
Expires: 2026-11-08
£88K
Earth & Environmental E-Book Collection 2025
Expires: 2026-11-12
£10K
Citrix Universal Hybrid Multi Cloud subscription.
Expires: 2026-11-13
£92K
Exeter HQ - 2023 Business Rates Listing Appeal
Expires: 2026-11-23
£40K
ElasticSearch Renewal
Expires: 2026-11-28
£9K
Video screens for MO reception with the support.
Expires: 2026-12-03
£39K
Annual Atlassian software subscription
Expires: 2026-12-09
£142K
Online Insights & Work Experience Provision for Young People and Adult Learners
Expires: 2026-12-13
£60K
Met Office HQ Floorplate Carpeting
Expires: 2026-12-18
£182K
MO1868 Identity and Access Management Capability for WAVE, Ripple and MOSRS Software and Support Renewal
Expires: 2026-12-18
£189K
MO1868 Identity and Access Management Capability for WAVE, Ripple and MOSRS Software and Support Renewal
Expires: 2026-12-18
£189K
Harman Browser Renewal
Expires: 2026-12-22
£236K
EUMETSAT data licences
Expires: 2026-12-31
£27K
MO1851 - Cyber Security Training
Expires: 2027-01-07
£22K
ArcGIS Online Credit purchase - multi-projects
Expires: 2027-01-09
£21K
IBISWorld Subscription 2025 - 2027
Expires: 2027-02-05
£18K
Provision of Radar Antenna for C-Band Weather Radar on behalf of the Met Office
Expires: 2027-02-20
£189K
Provision of Radar Antenna for C-Band Weather Radar on behalf of the Met Office
Expires: 2027-02-20
£189K
Microsoft Unified Support (2026)
Expires: 2027-02-24
£232K
Background Mapping for Multiple Services
Expires: 2027-02-28
£42K
IBM Cognos EP User Authorized User
Expires: 2027-02-28
£176K
Lumar software renewal
Expires: 2027-03-15
£45K
ServiceNow testing automation
Expires: 2027-03-26
£75K
Cyber Incident Response Retainer Service
Expires: 2027-03-26
£38K
The Climate Intervention research
Expires: 2027-03-29
£249K
Hill of Dudwick Weather Radar - Dual Hop Radio Link
Expires: 2027-03-29
£65K
WISER Media Expert Support
Expires: 2027-03-31
£348K
Emp Licence
Expires: 2027-03-31
£436K
Space Weather R2O Maintenance - University of Aberystwyth
Expires: 2027-03-31
£78K
Market analysis
Bidding into Met Office — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
49%
Top-5 supplier share
40d
Avg response window
29d
Median response window
14mo
Avg contract duration
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Met Office
How much does Met Office spend on procurement?
Met Office awarded 826 contracts totalling £185.0M between 2023-07-31 and 2026-07-31, working with 500 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £226K.
Who are Met Office's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Met Office by total award value are Alexander Mann Solutions LTD (AMS), Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL UK Branch, RAYMETRICS SA. The top five suppliers together hold 49% of contract value.
What does Met Office buy from suppliers?
Met Office's procurement is concentrated in personnel services except placement and supply services, systems and technical consultancy services, engineering-related scientific and technical services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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What's the typical response window for Met Office tenders?
Met Office typically gives suppliers a median of 29 days to respond (average 40 days). Standard contract duration is around 14 months.
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Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-07-31
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