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MOAP Joint Chair Service Call Off Contract FY2627 University of Bristol

Met Office

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16 Sep 2026 at 16:37

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Met Office procured joint chair services from the University of Bristol 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 in the United Kingdom. It supports an academic partnership between the Met Office and a university, with the appointed supplier providing the joint chair service. The buyer is the Met Office, a central government public authority based in Exeter. This is a service requirement rather than the purchase of goods or construction works, and would suit organisations with the ability to provide senior academic, scientific and research collaboration services in partnership with a national meteorological organisation.

This procurement has been completed and awarded through a selective, below-threshold call-off under an existing framework, without reopening competition. The contract was awarded to the University of Bristol on 29 June 2026 and signed on the same date. The active contract runs from 29 June 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £46,486 excluding VAT and £55,783 including VAT. The procurement used a single lot for joint chair services, and the award covers research and development services and related consultancy. The selected supplier is the University of Bristol. The arrangement is a framework call-off rather than an open standalone competition, so the relevant route for comparable requirements is participation in the underlying framework and meeting its conditions.

This award demonstrates demand from the Met Office for a university-based joint chair arrangement combining research delivery, academic leadership and consultancy. Competitors considering similar work for this buyer would need credible scientific and research capability, established links with higher education, and the capacity to support a senior joint appointment over a defined academic and operational period. A strong proposition would also require experience of collaborative work between academia and a public-sector scientific organisation, with suitable governance, coordination and delivery arrangements. The award to a large university indicates that institutional research infrastructure, access to specialist expertise and the ability to manage partnership responsibilities are relevant signals of supplier credibility. Future opportunities would follow the framework route rather than an open competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

MOAP Joint Chair Service Call Off Contract FY2627 University of Bristol

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 Bristol under Lot 1: Joint Chair Services.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0773db
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087951-2026
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
£46,486 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
29 Jun 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 Bristol

Further Information

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