Ireland – IT Services: Web Portal and Mobile App Hosting, Development, and Support for Met Éireann

Met Éireann, Ireland's national meteorological service, seeks an experienced IT services provider to deliver comprehensive hosting, development, and 24/7 operational support for its public-facing digital platforms. The successful contractor will manage a sophisticated infrastructure serving weather forecasts, warnings, marine advisories, climate data, and public information through the met.ie web portal and native Android/iOS mobile applications. Key responsibilities include: (1) Configuring and maintaining a highly available, georesilient hosting infrastructure across multiple regions with disaster recovery capabilities, penetration-tested security standards, and contingency solutions to ensure uninterrupted service delivery; (2) Developing and enhancing web portals and mobile applications that deliver weather warnings, forecasts, radar/satellite imagery, climate datasets, educational materials, and data access services, all supporting bilingual Irish-language content and accessibility standards; (3) Providing continuous infrastructure and application maintenance, 24/7/365 critical support with rapid response times, close collaboration with Met Éireann's operational teams, and well-defined incident management processes. Development priorities include mobile app modernization, content management system improvements, archive solutions, API consolidation, enhanced forecasting features, and failover/disaster recovery enhancements. All applications require security compliance, accessibility testing via the National Disability Authority, responsive design, and operational analytics with monitoring dashboards. The applications are fully public-facing and freely accessible for supplier review.