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Lot 2 Call Off 001 Co-Delivery of the Foundation Op Met Programme (FOMP) - Framework for Foundational learning and development programme in Operational Meteorology for the Met Office

Met Office

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30 Sep 2026 at 14:30

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30 Sep 2026 at 14:12

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Summary of the contracting process

The Met Office commissioned the co-delivery of its redesigned Foundation Operational Meteorology Programme, a work-based postgraduate learning and development pathway for operational meteorologists. The programme is the PgDip Operational Meteorology course and is intended to provide flexible foundational training for learners entering or developing in operational meteorology. The supplier must deliver the model developed under the programme’s first framework lot and meet the Met Office’s delivery, quality and commercial requirements. This is an education and training services contract. Delivery is in the United Kingdom; the buyer is the Met Office, based in Exeter. The selected provider is University of Plymouth Enterprise Limited, which brings a university-based contract research and consultancy operation to the work.

The procurement is complete: the Met Office selected University of Plymouth Enterprise Limited under a selective call-off from a framework, without a further competition. The award was made on 10 September 2026 and the contract was signed on 24 September 2026. Its value is £430,468.94 excluding VAT (£516,562.73 including VAT). The contract runs from 30 September 2026 to 31 October 2027, with an option to extend by up to 12 months, subject to funding, performance and written agreement. The PgDip course is scheduled to start on 5 October 2026 and run for the academic year. Performance measures include professional competency sign-off, timely qualification, learner engagement and satisfaction. The process comprised one lot, which is complete.

For suppliers considering comparable future work for the Met Office, this award shows demand for specialist postgraduate-level education and training in operational meteorology, delivered through a flexible, work-based programme. A credible provider would need the capability to co-deliver a redesigned learning pathway, support learners through professional assessments and competency sign-off, and coordinate delivery with the Met Office and a university partner. The requirement also favours providers able to manage learner engagement, qualification timelines, quality assurance and satisfaction, while planning support for learners who need further assessment or an individual completion plan. Experience delivering structured academic programmes to working professionals, and the capacity to sustain delivery across an academic-year cohort, would be relevant. The call-off route was a framework award without further competition, so relevant framework access is commercially important for this buyer’s requirement.

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Notice Title

Lot 2 Call Off 001 Co-Delivery of the Foundation Op Met Programme (FOMP) - Framework for Foundational learning and development programme in Operational Meteorology for the Met Office

Notice Description

The Supplier (University of Plymouth Enterprise Limited) will codeliver the redesigned Foundation Operational Meteorology Programme (FOMP) for the Met Office ("PgDip Operational Meteorology"), providing a flexible, work-based learning and development pathway for Operational Meteorologists. The programme must implement the model codeveloped under Lot 1, meet the agreed delivery, quality and commercial requirements starting on the order date with the "PgDip Operational Meteorology course starting on 05 October 2026 and running for the academic year.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077da5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092420-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£430,468 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£430,468 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Sep 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
30 Sep 2026 - 31 Oct 2027 1-2 years
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 Plymouth Enterprise Limited

Further Information

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