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Land Based Mitigation

Met Office

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16 Oct 2026 at 13:22

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Met Office commissioned land-based mitigation services from the University of Exeter. This is research and development and related consultancy, called off from the Met Office Academic Partnership Science Delivery Framework 2 under its Prediction and Projection lot. The requirement sits within the Met Office’s academic science partnership work and concerns land-based mitigation; the recorded service classification is research and development services and related consultancy. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The buyer is the Met Office, a central government public authority. The selected provider is the University of Exeter, a large university. The procurement is a single-lot service requirement rather than a supply of goods or construction works.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to the University of Exeter. The Met Office used a selective, below-threshold call-off under its existing framework; the call-off was not competitive. The contract was signed on 22 September 2026, with an award value of £98,799.52 excluding VAT (£118,559.42 including VAT). The contract period runs from 28 September 2026 to 31 March 2027, with a maximum extent to 31 March 2028. The agreement includes an option for a no-cost extension if required. One lot was awarded. The published procurement details do not set out evaluation criteria or supplier eligibility requirements for this call-off.

For suppliers seeking comparable future work from the Met Office, this award demonstrates demand for specialist land-based mitigation research and development delivered through its academic science partnership framework. A credible competitor would need the ability to provide relevant scientific research and consultancy, and to contribute to prediction and projection work within a framework call-off arrangement. The successful provider was a large university, indicating that an established research organisation was selected for this requirement; the procurement does not identify specific qualifications, accreditations, staffing levels or technical thresholds. The work is a focused service commission rather than a broad supply or construction contract, so suppliers should be able to show capability closely tied to land-based mitigation and the Met Office’s science needs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Land Based Mitigation

Notice Description

Call off contract under the Met Office Academic Partnership Science Delivery Framework 2 for the provision of Land Based Mitigation from the University of Exeter under Lot 4: Prediction and Projection.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078989
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097955-2026
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
£98,799 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
28 Sep 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 Exeter

Further Information

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