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Belfast office furniture

Met Office

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04 Aug 2026 at 16:35

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Met Office bought office furniture for its Belfast outstation. This is a goods requirement covering the supply of furniture and associated furnishings for an operational office. The buyer is the Met Office, a UK central government public authority, and the work is associated with its Belfast site. The procurement concerns office furniture rather than installation, construction or facilities management services. Businesses relevant to this requirement would include furniture manufacturers, office furniture distributors and suppliers able to provide workplace furniture for a public-sector office environment. The procurement was arranged as a single requirement for the Belfast outstation, with delivery connected to the United Kingdom location identified for the award.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. The Met Office used a below-threshold limited competition. One lot was completed, and ALPHA MARKETING UK LIMITED was selected as supplier. The award was made on 4 August 2026. The contract was signed on 4 August 2026 and runs from 4 August 2026 to 30 September 2026. Its value is £16,176 excluding VAT, or £19,411 including VAT. The contract is active. The process used limited competition rather than an open procedure, and the published information identifies office furniture as the main category of goods. The award relates to the full single-lot requirement; no separate supplier or lot values are reported.

This procurement is commercially relevant to suppliers with the ability to source, supply and fulfil office furniture requirements for a central government organisation. The selected supplier is an SME, showing that the scale of this requirement can be addressed by a smaller business rather than only a large national contractor. A credible competitor for a comparable Met Office requirement would need dependable access to office furniture, reliable delivery capability, and the capacity to serve an outstation in Belfast. The limited-competition route also indicates that suppliers need to be visible to the buyer and capable of responding to targeted opportunities, with clear product information and evidence that they can fulfil a complete office furniture requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Belfast office furniture

Notice Description

Office furniture for Met Office outstation Belfast.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dbaf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073869-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

CPV Codes

39000000 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£16,176 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Aug 2026 - 30 Sep 2026 1-6 months
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

Alpha Marketing UK Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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