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Scientific journals

Met Office

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14 Oct 2026 at 07:32

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Met Office is buying access to scientific journals for its research and operational work. This is a supply contract for official and scientific journal publications, rather than a service to produce or publish new research. The award identifies one procurement lot and delivery in the United Kingdom; the buyer is the Met Office, based in Exeter. The requirement is described as scientific journals for 2027, with the journals themselves classed as official journals. This is relevant to academic and professional publishers, journal aggregators and suppliers able to provide institutional access to scientific periodicals for a central government organisation.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to John Wiley & Sons Limited. The Met Office used a direct award below the applicable threshold without competition. The contract was signed on 14 October 2026 and runs from 1 January to 31 December 2027. Its value is £30,325.15 excluding VAT and £36,390.18 including VAT. There was one lot, awarded to Wiley for the supply of scientific journals. The published procurement data does not describe an evaluation or scoring basis beyond the direct award route.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible competitors would need to supply institutional access to relevant scientific journals and demonstrate that their publication portfolio meets the Met Office’s research and operational needs. Publishers and journal-access providers with a broad, appropriate scientific catalogue and the capacity to support an organisation-wide subscription would be best placed to compete. The award indicates that the buyer procures journals as a defined supply requirement, rather than commissioning research or journal production. Suppliers should be able to manage the subscription and access arrangements for the required publications throughout the contract term. The selected supplier is an established large publisher; competitors would need comparable publishing reach and the ability to serve a central government customer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Scientific journals

Notice Description

Scientific journals 2027

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078704
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096762-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products

CPV Codes

22211100 - Official journals

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£30,325 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 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

John Wiley & Sons Ltd

Further Information

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