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MOAP Joint Chair Service Call Off Contract FY2627 University of Edinburgh

Met Office

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16 Sep 2026 at 16:37

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Met Office commissioned Joint Chair Services from the University of Edinburgh under the Met Office Academic Partnership Science Delivery Framework 2. The requirement is a research and development service involving a jointly held academic chair, delivered through the framework’s Joint Chair Services lot. The work is classified as research and development services and related consultancy. The named contracting parties are the Met Office as buyer and the University of Edinburgh as supplier. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. This is an academic partnership service rather than a routine goods supply, construction project or general consultancy appointment, and is relevant to universities, research organisations and specialist partners able to provide senior research leadership jointly with a public-sector organisation.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a selective below-threshold call-off under the Met Office Academic Partnership Science Delivery Framework 2; the award was non-competitive within the framework. The University of Edinburgh received the award for the Joint Chair Services requirement on 12 May 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The active contract runs from 12 May 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £50,000 excluding VAT and £60,000 including VAT. The process used one completed lot, covering Joint Chair Services. The recorded procurement category is services, evaluated and awarded through the framework call-off route rather than an open competition.

This award indicates demand from the Met Office for a structured academic partnership built around a jointly held research chair. Suppliers seeking to compete for comparable future requirements would need a strong university or research-institution base, an established relationship with public-sector science users, and the ability to provide senior academic leadership alongside applied research delivery. Credibility would depend on demonstrable research excellence, relevant scientific expertise, capacity to commit an appropriate chairholder and support team, and the governance needed to manage a joint appointment. Organisations that can combine academic independence with delivery against a public-sector science programme are the closest fit, particularly universities or consortia able to operate through a formal framework and provide specialist research and related consultancy services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

MOAP Joint Chair Service Call Off Contract FY2627 University of Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh under Lot 1: Joint Chair Services.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0773dd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087954-2026
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
12 May 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 Edinburgh

Further Information

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