Made Tech proudly re-signs with the Met Office as their trusted consumer digital services partner

The Met Office has signed a new contract with Made Tech to continue as their Digital Services Partner for the next 24 months, with the option to extend for a further 12. Made Tech currently supports the development and innovation of the Met Office’s public website and mobile applications, helping the UK public to stay safe and thrive with timely weather and climate updates.

As the provider of the nation’s public weather service, the Met Office’s website ranks in the UK’s top 40 by search traffic. Its mobile app is the number one free app in the weather category. Together, these channels attract over 50 million users a year. 

Chosen for our ability to build trusted relationships, deliver value for taxpayers, and develop market-leading public sector products and services, Made Tech’s vision to innovate the Met Office’s consumer digital portfolio includes exploiting advanced technology such as machine learning and natural language processing models.

Blending user-centred design with world-class scientific weather forecasting, we will enable the Met Office to achieve new levels of reach and engagement with the British public, ensuring they remain the trusted authority on weather.

“We’re very excited to embark on the next phase of our partnership with the Met Office. It’s a great time to work with this client as they evolve their supercomputing and forecasting capabilities. We’re extremely proud to support their purpose, mission, and their millions of users.” Yasmin Rashid, Client Partner at Made Tech. 

“We’re looking forward to continuing to work closely with Made Tech over the next couple of years. Our partnership positions us well to deliver our role as the UK’s authoritative voice on weather, with their expertise in user-centred design and engineering driving forward an innovative product strategy.” Lisa Martin, Head of Digital Services.

“We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Made Tech as our Consumer Digital Services Partner. The competitive tender process was a testament to our commitment to excellence and innovation, particularly in the realm of technology. The upcoming opportunities with AI and new science, powered by our new supercomputer create fantastic potential in the delivery of our digital services. We look forward to achieving new milestones together and delivering great value to our users.” Avalon Anglin-Jaffe, Head of Public, Hazards & Resilience Technology.