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Art Mural Project

Met Office

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19 Oct 2026 at 15:56

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Met Office commissioned the design and delivery of one bespoke art mural. This is a creative services requirement covering the creation of a tailored mural design and its delivery. The buying organisation is the Met Office, the UK’s national weather service and a central government body. The procurement records delivery in the United Kingdom, but does not identify a specific town or site. The work was arranged as a single lot. It is suited to an artist or specialist mural provider able to take a bespoke visual concept through design and delivery for a public-sector client.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Antaeus Graffiti Ltd trading as Global Street Art. The Met Office used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 12 October 2026 and runs from 12 October 2026 to 8 February 2027. Its value is £50,000 excluding VAT (£60,000 including VAT). The award covers the single-lot requirement for one bespoke mural design and its delivery. The published procurement information gives no separate scoring or evaluation basis; the supplier was selected through the non-competitive route.

For mural artists and specialist creative studios, this award shows that the Met Office buys bespoke public-facing artwork as a defined design-and-delivery service, rather than simply commissioning a finished artwork. A credible supplier for a similar requirement would need to develop an original concept tailored to the client, then manage its delivery as a cohesive project. The contract went to a specialist street-art business, indicating that relevant mural and street-art expertise is pertinent to this buyer’s requirement. Smaller creative businesses can compete for work of this kind: the selected supplier is an SME. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate a strong portfolio of commissioned mural work, reliable delivery capability and the capacity to work to a client brief in a central government setting.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Art Mural Project

Notice Description

Design and delivery of one bespoke mural design

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078b15
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098626-2026
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
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

92310000 - Artistic and literary creation and interpretation 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
19 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
12 Oct 2026 - 8 Feb 2027 1-6 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

Antaeus Graffiti Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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