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title: "Amazon FACE - Water Cycle (WP3)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06d395"
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# Amazon FACE - Water Cycle (WP3)

Buyer: MET OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d395

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## Summary

The Met Office, located in Exeter, United Kingdom, has completed the procurement process for the project titled "Amazon FACE - Water Cycle (WP3)," falling under the research services category. This project involves significant data collection and modelling work to examine the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum, supporting enhanced understanding of tropical forest water cycling. The contract was awarded on 29th June 2026, and encompasses a contract period from 24th July 2026 to 31st March 2027. Undertaken as an award under a framework, this selective procurement process, valued at £125,370.62 gross, indicates the project’s alignment with strategic objectives, leveraging established protocols and datasets for future work within the industry. The procurement stage reached completion, with formal announcements issued accordingly.

This contract represents substantial opportunities for businesses specifically within the research services sector, particularly those engaged in environmental data analysis and land surface modelling. With the University of Exeter securing the contract, the tender is ideal for organisations possessing existing competencies in environmental science, data processing, and instrumentation integration. Enterprises interested in innovation and sustainability, seeking to expand their footprint within public authority projects, could benefit from competitive participation in similar tender processes, expanding their portfolios and fortifying their industry presence. Collaborations like these support academic-industrial partnerships, driving forward cutting-edge research and application in climate and environmental sciences.

## Notice

The activity includes field-based data collection, processing of sap flow and soil moisture measurements, and aggregation of datasets to generate plot-level water budgets and trait-based datasets for use in land surface models such as JULES. The work contributes to the transition from baseline characterisation to sustained, integrated monitoring of the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum, improving data continuity, calibration of instrumentation, and integration of observations into modelling frameworks. The work is a continuation of an existing activity, requiring access to previously collected datasets, established experimental protocols, and calibrated instrumentation. Outputs will include quality-controlled datasets contributing to the AmazonFACE database and model-ready data products for the Met Office, supporting improved representation of tropical forest water cycling processes.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070431-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 23 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £104,475 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MET OFFICE |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Post town | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX1 3PB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Pinhoe |
| Westminster constituency | Exmouth and Exeter East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNIVERSITY OF EXETER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 24 Jul 2026 at 14:46 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070431-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070431-2026
  24th July 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.exeter.ac.uk
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-050b9a
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/

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