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WISER Programme Applied Science TAP Support Co-Sponsorship

Met Office

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06 Oct 2026 at 11:56

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Met Office procured applied science and research consultancy support for its Weather and Climate Information Services for Africa (WISER) Technical Assistance Partnership team. The work was to bring additional, aligned expertise through the University of Leeds Centre for Decision Research, supporting the partnership’s technical assistance. It is a specialist research and development services requirement, rather than a supply of equipment or construction work. The contract delivery location is stated as the United Kingdom; the buyer is the Met Office, based in Exeter. The work sits within the WISER programme and concerns support to its Technical Assistance Partnership, so relevant providers are those able to contribute applied science and decision-research expertise to this programme team.

The procurement is complete and awarded to the University of Leeds. The Met Office used a selective route, making the award under a framework and below the relevant threshold; the process was non-competitive. There was one lot. The contract was signed on 26 August 2026 and runs from 26 August 2026 to 31 March 2027, with an optional one-year extension to 31 March 2028 subject to the WISER funding settlement. The contract value is £47,311.82 including the stated gross amount. The award is active. The procurement data gives no separate award date or explicit evaluation criteria, so the stated basis for the outcome is the framework award route.

For suppliers tracking future work of this kind with the Met Office, this award indicates demand for focused applied science and research consultancy that can strengthen a technical assistance partnership. A credible competitor would need to offer expertise aligned with the WISER programme and the ability to work alongside the Met Office’s partnership team; the selected supplier was a university whose Centre for Decision Research provided additional expertise. The scale shown is a specialist, time-limited support assignment rather than a large delivery programme. The purchasing route also matters: this requirement was awarded non-competitively under a framework, so relevant framework access and a strong fit with the buyer’s programme-specific needs are important commercial considerations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

WISER Programme Applied Science TAP Support Co-Sponsorship

Notice Description

University of Leeds, through the Centre for Decision Research (CDR), brings aligned and additional expertise to the Met Office WISER Technical Assistance Partnership team.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078187
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094197-2026
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
£47,311 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
26 Aug 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 Leeds

Further Information

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