NG-LFRic Project: LFRic Modelling Code Computational Performance Optimisation and Input/Output API infrastructure functionality development in XIOS - Third Procurement Stage Oct 2026 - March 2028
Details
- Buyer
- Met Office
- Supplier(s)
- University of Edinburgh
- Value
- £1,268,467
- Duration
- 2 years
- Topic
- Research services
- Published
- 16 October 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
As the Met Office's next-generation weather forecasting capability, Momentum, moves towards operational implementation, it is essential to build on the foundations established through the Next Generation Modelling Systems (NGMS) Programme, including the Next Generation Architectures (NG-ARCH) and LFRic Infrastructure (NG-LFRic) projects. This work will focus on optimising operational model performance to achieve target resolutions while sustaining a full scientific workload. Initially, efforts will concentrate on the C896 configuration (10 km resolution, 10,000+ cores) with full physics and a realistic diagnostic workload. In parallel, we will investigate the performance and scalability of kilometre-scale regional configurations to support future operational requirements. Following on from the work undertaken on the Initial NG-LFRic project, the Met Office is looking to perform additional LFRic Modelling Code Computational Performance Optimisation, broken down into the cost of the time-step and the initialisation using tools such as CrayPAT and Vernier on HPE AMD systems for key model configurations such as the global 10km C896 model. ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Award date7 September 2026
- Completed: Award published16 October 2026Current notice
- Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2028in 17 months
About the buyer
Met Office buys as a central government agency, delivering weather and climate services as an executive agency and trading fund of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Collaborative government agreements route much of its buying through the Crown Commercial Service, alongside the ESPO and YPO frameworks. Standard contracts are awarded through desktop competitions or full tender exercises, usually inviting four or more suppliers to bid. The commercial team runs this process, following Cabinet Office best practice.
Over the past 5 years, most of Met Office's contract awards have been in software and information systems, research and development and IT services.
Decision makers
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| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
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| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@met-office.gov | |
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| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@met-office.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@met-office.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@met-office.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@met-office.gov |
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