Published date: 3 April 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 8 May 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Motion picture and video services - 92100000

  • Radio and television services - 92200000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£120,000

Procurement reference

METOFC001-DN401687-91726416

Published date

3 April 2019

Closing date

8 May 2019

Contract start date

6 July 2019

Contract end date

5 July 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Met Office hosts two production studios which are used to create content to be distributed to our customers, such as the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS), through the visualisation of forecasting data. Due to contractual obligations to customers and our own content requirements, the Studio needs to operate 7 days a week, 365 days a year, whilst the core Met Office studio team works Monday to Friday.

In the past, we have tried to cover this shortfall using various shift-work teams, but this resource is no longer available. Since moving to broadcast quality output, the process has become more specialised and requires specialist skills.
This has led to the requirement of services from an external supplier to provide specialist studio operators.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Megan Brine

Address

Fitzroy Road
Exeter
EX1 3PB
United Kingdom

Email

megan.brine@metoffice.gov.uk