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DN820056 - Practical Statistics for Weather and Climate

Met Office

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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26 Aug 2026 at 14:41

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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29 Jul 2026 at 12:32

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Met Office commissioned bespoke training services titled Practical Statistics for Weather and Climate. The course is designed to provide applied statistical upskilling for Met Office data science practitioners, raising capability from Awareness to Working level through practical, work-based learning. It is intended to fit within the Met Office’s existing data science learning pathway and align with its Foundation Machine Learning and Deep Learning courses. The work is delivered for the Met Office across England, covering the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The relevant service category is training services (CPV 80500000).

This procurement is complete and has been awarded by direct award to the University of Exeter, under a single completed lot. The award was made on 29 July 2026 for £169,523 excluding VAT (£203,427.60 gross). The signed primary contract was dated 26 August 2026, runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 March 2028, and is valued at £172,023 excluding VAT (£206,427 gross). The direct award was justified by the University’s existing delivery of related Met Office courses, its combined expertise in statistics and weather and climate applications, and its established knowledge of the Met Office context. The stated basis was that alternative suppliers could not meet the combined technical, subject-matter and organisational requirements. A separate £1 contract entry is marked not applicable and described as a duplicate administrative record.

This award indicates demand for specialist training that combines advanced statistics with practical weather and climate applications, rather than generic classroom instruction. A credible future supplier would need demonstrable statistical expertise, relevant experience in meteorology, climate science or closely related data-intensive fields, and the ability to turn that expertise into practical, work-based learning for data science practitioners. Experience designing structured courses that fit an existing learning pathway would be important, as would the capacity to align teaching with other technical training such as machine learning and deep learning. Familiarity with the Met Office’s operational or research context, strong course design capability and the resources to deliver consistently across England would strengthen a competing proposition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

DN820056 - Practical Statistics for Weather and Climate

Notice Description

This commission is for the design and delivery of a bespoke training course, Practical Statistics for Weather and Climate, providing applied statistical upskilling for Met Office data science practitioners. The training will sit explicitly within the existing Met Office data science learning pathway and is intended to raise skills from Awareness to Working level through practical, work based learning.

Procurement Information

The University of Exeter is uniquely well placed to deliver this requirement because: * It currently delivers the Met Office's Foundation Machine Learning and Deep Learning courses, which this training must explicitly align with to ensure coherence across the data science learning pathway. * It is the only Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP) university with a strong and established focus on both statistics and weather and climate specific applications, enabling delivery of genuinely Met Office relevant examples and case studies. * Using the same supplier reduces delivery risk, ensures consistency of teaching approach, and maximises value from existing investment in learning materials, course design, and supplier knowledge of Met Office context. Alternative suppliers were considered unable to meet the combined requirements for deep statistical expertise, weather and climate domain knowledge, and proven experience delivering integrated Met Office specific data science training.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d65c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081384-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80500000 - Training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£169,523 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£172,024 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Met Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX1 3PB
Postcode Area
Exeter
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
Pinhoe
Westminster Constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

University of Exeter

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