Devon County Tenders & Contracts

Renewal of contract for Ad Serving Platform (Google Ad Manager GAM360)

Call off contract under the Met Office Academic Partnership Science Delivery Framework 2 for the provision of Land Based Mitigation from the University of Exeter under Lot 4: Prediction and Projection.

Virano Frameworks Ltd was seeking to establish a single supplier framework agreement for the provision of managed catering services, primarily for education settings and other eligible contracting authorities. The framework is intended to support schools, academies, multi-academy trusts, colleges, universities and other educational bodies with the delivery of compliant, high-quality and value-for-money managed catering services. The framework will cover managed school catering and school meal services, including primary meal provision, secondary retail catering provision and mixed primary/secondary estate arrangements. Services may include menu development, food and ingredient supply, mobilisation, operational management support, compliance support, training, reporting, performance monitoring, contract management and continuous improvement under a managed service model. The framework will be awarded to one supplier only. Future call-off contracts may be awarded to the appointed supplier in accordance with the framework agreement and call-off methodology set out in the procurement documents. Appointment to the framework does not guarantee any minimum level of work, value, volume or exclusivity. Call-off contracts must remain within the scope of the framework, specification, pricing methodology and framework terms. The call-off process will be used to confirm customer-specific requirements, apply the approved pricing methodology, agree mobilisation and service-specific details and complete the relevant call-off contract.

Scientific journals 2027

Procurement of a one-off Indoor Solar Calibration Unit (SRC02) from Hukseflux Thermal Sensors B.V. for the Met Office QA Laboratory to support the calibration of pyranometers used across operational observation networks.

This contract will provide specialist expertise in SIF processing, interpretation and support for integration with JULES to deliver qualityassured analysis of Amazon FACE SIF observations and recommendations for future exploitation of the dataset.

The activity includes field-based data collection, processing of sap flow and soil moisture measurements, and aggregation of datasets to generate plot-level water budgets and trait-based datasets for use in land surface models such as JULES. The work contributes to the transition from baseline characterisation to sustained, integrated monitoring of the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum, improving data continuity, calibration of instrumentation, and integration of observations into modelling frameworks. The work is a continuation of an existing activity, requiring access to previously collected datasets, established experimental protocols, and calibrated instrumentation. Outputs will include quality-controlled datasets contributing to the AmazonFACE database and model-ready data products for the Met Office, supporting improved representation of tropical forest water cycling processes. The activity is planned to run to March 2027

Provision of operational knowledge transfer, operational readiness assessment, governance development, carbon budget methodology support and independent scientific oversight services for the AmazonFACE programme. The services will draw on BIFoR's experience of operating a large-scale forest FACE facility to support the transition of AmazonFACE into sustained scientific operation, including transfer of operational best practice, assessment of long-term operational readiness, development of operational and governance frameworks, and specialist scientific support to strengthen carbon budget development, data quality, and scientific assurance.

Devon County Council (DCC) intends to procure a Work Order under its Minor Engineering Works Framework 2026-30 under Lot 1 using the quotation procedure, in accordance with Section 10 of the Framework Information (Volume 2). The proposed project relates to: Works to remove and replace several existing traffic signal poles and their foundations with new post-retention sockets, as well as the installation of a few draw-pit chambers and two cabinet controller foundations on and around the A379. Ancillary works provided by Swarco Ltd for traffic signal cabling and overhead gantry works which are to have Traffic Management facilitated by the Principal Contractor.

The requirement is to design, build and deliver a 11.0m single span footbridge in hardwood material. The bridge is required to improve access at a narrow and eroded section of the South West Coast Path. The bridge is to be delivered in kit form to PL9 0DZ.

The Safety Compliance & Fleet Team within the Transport Coordination Service are responsible for the safe management and operation of Devon County Council's (DCC) vehicle fleet. This covers functions such as vehicle compliance (insurance & MOT), maintenance, lifecycle management, accident resolution and driver/escort compliance (safeguarding). DCC have a legal obligation to 'operate a system of work which ensures the vehicles are road worthy at all times, in accordance with The Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness'. The service are looking to acquire a mature fleet management system which is proven in use by other organisations, and available with common pre-configured processes and workflows. The service currently manages a fleet of more than 340 vehicles and is seeking a cloud hosted software solution to support all aspects of fleet management. This will form the basis of Devon County Council's future Fleet Management System.

SonarQube Cloud Enterprise Plan up to 3 millions line of codes (LOCs)

Weekend and Bank Holiday Studio Support for Weather Reader

Ongoing delivery of the Advanced Ensemble Networked Environment Assimilative System (AENEAS) model input datasets Integration of ODRAM version 2.2 Orbit Propagator to be supplied Improvements to AENEAS "health" routines Support for PS48 implementation issues Validation and verification Exploratory work on the assimilation of thermospheric densities into AENEAS Customer engagement activity requirements

This contract will provide media monitoring and analysis tool to provide high-quality summaries, analysis and reports.

Preparation of existing ground, supply and install concrete edging kerbs set on 803 type 1. install terramtype 3 fill to make up levels: install treetex T300 Geotextile: supply and install cellweb filled with clean angular fill: supply, lay & consolidate

The Council requires continued access to a specialist provider to support the attraction of suitably qualified candidates across a wide range of roles, including hard to fill and specialist posts. The scope of services includes recruitment advertising, employer branding, media planning and buying, campaign management, and specialist advice on reaching diverse and under represented candidate groups.