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Scalable Climate Services

Met Office

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13 Aug 2026 at 13:26

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Met Office commissioned specialist services to develop and deliver climate training materials for a specific sector. The work covers defining training needs, designing learning modules, preparing storyboards and supporting production of the final learning content. This is a climate services and research consultancy requirement, with the procurement classified as research consultancy services. The University of Leeds is the selected provider. Delivery is associated with the Met Office in Exeter, while the supplier is based in Leeds. The opportunity is relevant to organisations combining climate science, sector-focused training, learning design and content production, particularly those able to translate technical climate knowledge into structured training materials for professional users.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The Met Office used a selective procedure, described as a below-threshold award under a framework, and the call-off was non-competitive. The University of Leeds received the award for the single lot. The award is active and the contract was signed on 13 February 2026. The contract runs from 13 August 2026 to 13 February 2027. Its value is £63,841 excluding VAT, or £76,609 including VAT. The requirement was assessed as below the applicable threshold. This was a framework award rather than an open competition, so the route to market was restricted to the framework arrangements used by the Met Office.

This procurement demonstrates demand from the Met Office for specialist climate-training support that combines subject expertise with practical learning development. Competitors would need to understand the training needs of a defined sector, turn those needs into coherent learning-module designs, produce usable storyboards and work with production teams to deliver finished content. Strong candidates would therefore bring credible climate or environmental knowledge alongside instructional design, training consultancy, stakeholder engagement and content-development capability. The awarded supplier was a large university, indicating that an organisation with established research expertise and the capacity to combine specialist advice with structured educational production can be well placed for this type of requirement. Suppliers monitoring framework opportunities in climate services may find this buyer and requirement relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Scalable Climate Services

Notice Description

The requirement is for the University of Leeds to provide specialist support to help the Met Office develop and deliver climate training materials for a specific sector, including defining training needs, creating learning module designs and storyboards, and supporting the production of final learning content.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e3a0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077250-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73210000 - Research consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£63,841 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Feb 20266 months ago
Contract Period
13 Aug 2026 - 13 Feb 2027 6-12 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

UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

Further Information

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