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FASTER - Enabling AI/native discovery and access to IMPROVER Data
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11 Nov 2026
- Primary CPV
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73100000 *
Research and experimental development services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Devon County, South West
- Value
- £120,000
- Contract
-
4 months Duration
01/12/2026 31/03/2027
- Contract Types
-
73 *Research & development servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Met Office, Exeter, EX1 3PB, United Kingdom · UKK43
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Met Office
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
73100000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: FASTER
Undertake a small, targeted and comparative investigation into how commercial Large Language Models and AI agents can discover, access, consume and correctly use selected UK IMPROVER spot forecast data.
Full CPV breakdown
- 73100000 — Research and experimental development services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Framework or DPS call-off (only suppliers already on the framework)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Award under framework
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Award date
- 11 Nov 2026
- Standstill period ends
- 20 Nov 2026
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 11 Nov 2026 14:23
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-07b9c2
- Notice ID
- FASTER
Organisations on this notice
THE ALAN TURING INSTITUTE
Supplier Large VCSE
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 30 Nov 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Met Office |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Met Office |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Exeter |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | EX1 3PB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKK43 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/ |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 2 › Name | THE ALAN TURING INSTITUTE |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | British Library |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | NW1 2DB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI31 |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Link | https://www.turing.ac.uk/ |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | Yes |
| Party 2 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 2 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | Met Office |
Tender
| Title | FASTER - Enabling AI/native discovery and access to IMPROVER Data |
| Description | Undertake a small, targeted and comparative investigation into how commercial Large Language Models and AI agents can discover, access, consume and correctly use selected UK IMPROVER spot forecast data. |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | selective |
| Procedure | Award under framework |
| Competitive | No |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Status | pending |
| Date | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £144,000 |
| Value › Value | £120,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | THE ALAN TURING INSTITUTE |
| Item › CPV › Description | Research and experimental development services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Standstill period › End | 20 Nov 2026 |
| Contract period › Start | 1 Dec 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2027 |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Contract award notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/107177-2026 |
| Document › Published | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |