---
title: "Scientific journals"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078704"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Met Office"
published: "2026-10-14"
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# Scientific journals

Buyer: Met Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078704

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## Summary

The Met Office is buying access to scientific journals for its research and operational work. This is a supply contract for official and scientific journal publications, rather than a service to produce or publish new research. The award identifies one procurement lot and delivery in the United Kingdom; the buyer is the Met Office, based in Exeter. The requirement is described as scientific journals for 2027, with the journals themselves classed as official journals. This is relevant to academic and professional publishers, journal aggregators and suppliers able to provide institutional access to scientific periodicals for a central government organisation.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to John Wiley & Sons Limited. The Met Office used a direct award below the applicable threshold without competition. The contract was signed on 14 October 2026 and runs from 1 January to 31 December 2027. Its value is £30,325.15 excluding VAT and £36,390.18 including VAT. There was one lot, awarded to Wiley for the supply of scientific journals. The published procurement data does not describe an evaluation or scoring basis beyond the direct award route.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible competitors would need to supply institutional access to relevant scientific journals and demonstrate that their publication portfolio meets the Met Office’s research and operational needs. Publishers and journal-access providers with a broad, appropriate scientific catalogue and the capacity to support an organisation-wide subscription would be best placed to compete. The award indicates that the buyer procures journals as a defined supply requirement, rather than commissioning research or journal production. Suppliers should be able to manage the subscription and access arrangements for the required publications throughout the contract term. The selected supplier is an established large publisher; competitors would need comparable publishing reach and the ability to serve a central government customer.

## Notice

Scientific journals 2027

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096762-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £30,325 |

## 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 | John Wiley & Sons Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products

### Codes

- 22211100 - Official journals

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2026 at 07:32 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096762-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096762-2026
  14th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.wiley.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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