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MOAP Joint Chair Service Call Off Contract FY2627 University of East Anglia

Met Office

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16 Sep 2026 at 16:34

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Met Office procured Joint Chair Services from the University of East Anglia under Lot 1 of the Met Office Academic Partnership Science Delivery Framework 2. The requirement is a research and development service with related consultancy, delivered through a joint chair arrangement between the Met Office and an academic partner. The buying organisation is the Met Office, a central government public authority, and the named supplier is the University of East Anglia. The recorded delivery location is the United Kingdom. This is a service rather than a goods or construction opportunity, and is aimed at organisations able to support collaborative scientific work and academic partnership activity for the Met Office.

This procurement has been completed and awarded under a below-threshold call-off from the Met Office Academic Partnership Science Delivery Framework 2. It used a selective route and the call-off was non-competitive. The contract was awarded to the University of East Anglia for Lot 1, Joint Chair Services. The contract was signed on 30 April 2026 and runs from 30 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £48,022 excluding VAT and £57,626.40 including VAT. The contract is active, while the wider tender status is complete. The requirement was evaluated and placed through the framework award route rather than through an open competition for this call-off.

For a supplier that did not secure this call-off, the award demonstrates a defined demand for collaborative research and development services delivered through an academic partnership with the Met Office. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need strong research capability, relevant scientific or technical expertise, and the ability to provide consultancy alongside academic collaboration. Experience of working with a public-sector science organisation and a university would be commercially relevant, as would the capacity to support a joint chair model over a sustained service period. Suppliers should also be able to work within a framework-based purchasing route and demonstrate the governance, delivery management and partnership skills needed for publicly funded research activity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

MOAP Joint Chair Service Call Off Contract FY2627 University of East Anglia

Notice Description

Call off contract under the Met Office Academic Partnership Science Delivery Framework 2 for the provision of Joint Chair Services from the University of East Anglia under Lot 1: Joint Chair Services.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0773d4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087942-2026
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

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£48,022 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 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 East Anglia

Further Information

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