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title: "Lot 2 Call Off 001 Co-Delivery of the Foundation Op Met Programme (FOMP) - Framework for Foundational learning and development programme in Operational Meteorology for the Met Office"
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# Lot 2 Call Off 001 Co-Delivery of the Foundation Op Met Programme (FOMP) - Framework for Foundational learning and development programme in Operational Meteorology for the Met Office

Buyer: Met Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077da5

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## Summary

The Met Office commissioned the co-delivery of its redesigned Foundation Operational Meteorology Programme, a work-based postgraduate learning and development pathway for operational meteorologists. The programme is the PgDip Operational Meteorology course and is intended to provide flexible foundational training for learners entering or developing in operational meteorology. The supplier must deliver the model developed under the programme’s first framework lot and meet the Met Office’s delivery, quality and commercial requirements. This is an education and training services contract. Delivery is in the United Kingdom; the buyer is the Met Office, based in Exeter. The selected provider is University of Plymouth Enterprise Limited, which brings a university-based contract research and consultancy operation to the work.

The procurement is complete: the Met Office selected University of Plymouth Enterprise Limited under a selective call-off from a framework, without a further competition. The award was made on 10 September 2026 and the contract was signed on 24 September 2026. Its value is £430,468.94 excluding VAT (£516,562.73 including VAT). The contract runs from 30 September 2026 to 31 October 2027, with an option to extend by up to 12 months, subject to funding, performance and written agreement. The PgDip course is scheduled to start on 5 October 2026 and run for the academic year. Performance measures include professional competency sign-off, timely qualification, learner engagement and satisfaction. The process comprised one lot, which is complete.

For suppliers considering comparable future work for the Met Office, this award shows demand for specialist postgraduate-level education and training in operational meteorology, delivered through a flexible, work-based programme. A credible provider would need the capability to co-deliver a redesigned learning pathway, support learners through professional assessments and competency sign-off, and coordinate delivery with the Met Office and a university partner. The requirement also favours providers able to manage learner engagement, qualification timelines, quality assurance and satisfaction, while planning support for learners who need further assessment or an individual completion plan. Experience delivering structured academic programmes to working professionals, and the capacity to sustain delivery across an academic-year cohort, would be relevant. The call-off route was a framework award without further competition, so relevant framework access is commercially important for this buyer’s requirement.

## Notice

The Supplier (University of Plymouth Enterprise Limited) will codeliver the redesigned Foundation Operational Meteorology Programme (FOMP) for the Met Office ("PgDip Operational Meteorology"), providing a flexible, work-based learning and development pathway for Operational Meteorologists. The programme must implement the model codeveloped under Lot 1, meet the agreed delivery, quality and commercial requirements starting on the order date with the "PgDip Operational Meteorology course starting on 05 October 2026 and running for the academic year.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092420-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2026 - 31 Oct 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £430,468 |
| Contracts value | £430,468 |

## 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 | University of Plymouth Enterprise Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2026 at 14:30 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092420-2026
- 30 Sep 2026 at 14:12 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092394-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092420-2026
  30th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092394-2026
  30th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-0521e1
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/
- https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/support/contract-research-and-consultancy

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