---
title: "WISER Programme Applied Science TAP Support Co-Sponsorship"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078187"
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buyer: "Met Office"
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# WISER Programme Applied Science TAP Support Co-Sponsorship

Buyer: Met Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078187

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## Summary

The Met Office procured applied science and research consultancy support for its Weather and Climate Information Services for Africa (WISER) Technical Assistance Partnership team. The work was to bring additional, aligned expertise through the University of Leeds Centre for Decision Research, supporting the partnership’s technical assistance. It is a specialist research and development services requirement, rather than a supply of equipment or construction work. The contract delivery location is stated as the United Kingdom; the buyer is the Met Office, based in Exeter. The work sits within the WISER programme and concerns support to its Technical Assistance Partnership, so relevant providers are those able to contribute applied science and decision-research expertise to this programme team.

The procurement is complete and awarded to the University of Leeds. The Met Office used a selective route, making the award under a framework and below the relevant threshold; the process was non-competitive. There was one lot. The contract was signed on 26 August 2026 and runs from 26 August 2026 to 31 March 2027, with an optional one-year extension to 31 March 2028 subject to the WISER funding settlement. The contract value is £47,311.82 including the stated gross amount. The award is active. The procurement data gives no separate award date or explicit evaluation criteria, so the stated basis for the outcome is the framework award route.

For suppliers tracking future work of this kind with the Met Office, this award indicates demand for focused applied science and research consultancy that can strengthen a technical assistance partnership. A credible competitor would need to offer expertise aligned with the WISER programme and the ability to work alongside the Met Office’s partnership team; the selected supplier was a university whose Centre for Decision Research provided additional expertise. The scale shown is a specialist, time-limited support assignment rather than a large delivery programme. The purchasing route also matters: this requirement was awarded non-competitively under a framework, so relevant framework access and a strong fit with the buyer’s programme-specific needs are important commercial considerations.

## Notice

University of Leeds, through the Centre for Decision Research (CDR), brings aligned and additional expertise to the Met Office WISER Technical Assistance Partnership team.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094197-2026 |
| 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 | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 26 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £47,311 |

## 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 Leeds |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 6 Oct 2026 at 11:56 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094197-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094197-2026
  6th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.leeds.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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