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title: "MOAP Joint Chair Service Call Off Contract FY2627 University of Oxford"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0773d8"
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# MOAP Joint Chair Service Call Off Contract FY2627 University of Oxford

Buyer: Met Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0773d8

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## Summary

The Met Office procured joint chair services from the University of Oxford under its Academic Partnership Science Delivery Framework 2. The requirement sits within Lot 1, Joint Chair Services, and is a research and development service with related consultancy. The service supports collaboration between the Met Office and an academic institution through a joint chair arrangement. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The buyer is the Met Office, a central government public authority based in Exeter. The selected supplier is The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford. This opportunity is therefore relevant to universities, research organisations and specialist providers with the ability to support formal academic partnerships and joint research leadership.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford. The award date was 13 July 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 13 July 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £50,000 excluding VAT and £60,000 including VAT. The process used a selective procedure and was awarded below threshold under an existing framework. It was a non-competitive framework call-off, covering one completed lot. The award was for services and relates to research and development services and related consultancy. The contract remains active, with Oxford as the awarded supplier.

This procurement demonstrates demand from the Met Office for structured collaboration with higher education through joint chair services. Suppliers seeking to compete for similar requirements would need strong research and development capability, relevant academic or scientific expertise, and the capacity to support a senior joint appointment or equivalent partnership role. Experience of delivering research-led consultancy and working across a public authority and university would be directly relevant. The route to market is also significant: the requirement was placed as a non-competitive call-off under the Met Office Academic Partnership Science Delivery Framework 2, so suppliers would need to understand framework participation and call-off requirements. The scale suits established research institutions or specialist organisations able to provide senior expertise within a focused service arrangement.

## Notice

Call off contract under the Met Office Academic Partnership Science Delivery Framework 2 for the provision of Joint Chair Services from the University of Oxford under Lot 1: Joint Chair Services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087947-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 13 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £50,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Met Office |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Postcode area | 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 | The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 16 Sep 2026 at 16:36 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087947-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087947-2026
  16th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- 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/
- https://www.ox.ac.uk/

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