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MOAP Joint Chair Service Call Off Contract FY2627 University of Oxford

Met Office

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16 Sep 2026 at 16:36

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Met Office procured joint chair services from the University of Oxford under its Academic Partnership Science Delivery Framework 2. The requirement sits within Lot 1, Joint Chair Services, and is a research and development service with related consultancy. The service supports collaboration between the Met Office and an academic institution through a joint chair arrangement. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The buyer is the Met Office, a central government public authority based in Exeter. The selected supplier is The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford. This opportunity is therefore relevant to universities, research organisations and specialist providers with the ability to support formal academic partnerships and joint research leadership.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford. The award date was 13 July 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 13 July 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £50,000 excluding VAT and £60,000 including VAT. The process used a selective procedure and was awarded below threshold under an existing framework. It was a non-competitive framework call-off, covering one completed lot. The award was for services and relates to research and development services and related consultancy. The contract remains active, with Oxford as the awarded supplier.

This procurement demonstrates demand from the Met Office for structured collaboration with higher education through joint chair services. Suppliers seeking to compete for similar requirements would need strong research and development capability, relevant academic or scientific expertise, and the capacity to support a senior joint appointment or equivalent partnership role. Experience of delivering research-led consultancy and working across a public authority and university would be directly relevant. The route to market is also significant: the requirement was placed as a non-competitive call-off under the Met Office Academic Partnership Science Delivery Framework 2, so suppliers would need to understand framework participation and call-off requirements. The scale suits established research institutions or specialist organisations able to provide senior expertise within a focused service arrangement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

MOAP Joint Chair Service Call Off Contract FY2627 University of Oxford

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 Oxford under Lot 1: Joint Chair Services.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0773d8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087947-2026
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
£50,000 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
13 Jul 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

The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford

Further Information

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