Ireland – IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support – Met Éireann Public Web Services

Met Éireann provides 24/7/365 operational forecast and warning services to the public. These services are provided digitally through a web portal (met.ie) and native mobile apps for Android and iOS operating systems. There is also a web portal providing access to observations from private weather stations (wow.met.ie). Met Éireann will be looking to procure hosting, maintenance and support and development services for these applications.. We are looking to work with organisations who can: 1) Configure and maintain a hosting solution to meet our challenging technical needs. The system will be expected to provide high availability and georesilience across multiple regions with contingency and disaster recovery applications to ensure continuity of service. Any infrastructure solution will be expected to meet the highest security standards assessed by penetration testing. 2) Develop the web portals and mobile applications based on the requirements provided. The web portal and mobile apps provide the following key services to the public and stakeholders: a. Communication and dissemination of weather and marine warnings, plus weather and environmental advisories. b. Communication of weather, marine and tailored forecasts eg farming commentary c. Presentation of radar and satellite imagery d. Presentation of analysis charts and data from Met Éireann’s observations network e. Presentation of data from private weather stations (wow.met.ie) f. Dissemination of climate services g. Interactive access to climate datasets h. Access to education and outreach materials, including the Met Éireann podcast i. Access to Met Éireann publications j. Access to information on Met Éireann’s scientific activities k. General information on Met Éireann including news articles and vacancies l. Contact helpdesk for various support channels, for example digital queries, climate enquiries m. Access to data, either through web page download or hosting links accessed from data.gov.ie The bulk of the