Software stack for Momentum on Setonix

Met Office
South West
Direct award
24 March 2026 to 31 December 2026

Technical support for the development of Momentum capability on the Setonix supercomputing platform. The work involves installing and upgrading software stacks and libraries required for model dependencies to support the Next Generation Modelling Systems Programme and the NG-ARCH project.

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Awarded value: £38k; As published
Published: 23 March 2026
Awarded: 23 March 2026; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Contract length: 9 months; Ends 31 December 2026

What the contract covers

Contract for services

Provision of specialist software engineering and technical support services for high-performance computing and non-CPU architecture model development.

Support to install and upgrade the software and libraries on which the model depends

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Contract for services
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 9 months
Contract dates: 24 March 2026 to 31 December 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 72200000

Services in this contract

High-performance computing (HPC)Main service£117k typicalInstalling and upgrading the model software stack on the Setonix HPC system

Lifecycle

Published
23 March 2026
Contract awardedto Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
23 March 2026
Contract starts
24 March 2026
Contract ends
31 December 2026

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/355806/software-stack-for-momentum-on-setonix
Buyer reference: DN808290
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-067172
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Met Office. Software stack for Momentum on Setonix. Contract award, 23 March 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/355806/software-stack-for-momentum-on-setonix (accessed 5 November 2026).