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title: "Land Based Mitigation"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078989"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Met Office"
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# Land Based Mitigation

Buyer: Met Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078989

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## Summary

The Met Office commissioned land-based mitigation services from the University of Exeter. This is research and development and related consultancy, called off from the Met Office Academic Partnership Science Delivery Framework 2 under its Prediction and Projection lot. The requirement sits within the Met Office’s academic science partnership work and concerns land-based mitigation; the recorded service classification is research and development services and related consultancy. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The buyer is the Met Office, a central government public authority. The selected provider is the University of Exeter, a large university. The procurement is a single-lot service requirement rather than a supply of goods or construction works.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to the University of Exeter. The Met Office used a selective, below-threshold call-off under its existing framework; the call-off was not competitive. The contract was signed on 22 September 2026, with an award value of £98,799.52 excluding VAT (£118,559.42 including VAT). The contract period runs from 28 September 2026 to 31 March 2027, with a maximum extent to 31 March 2028. The agreement includes an option for a no-cost extension if required. One lot was awarded. The published procurement details do not set out evaluation criteria or supplier eligibility requirements for this call-off.

For suppliers seeking comparable future work from the Met Office, this award demonstrates demand for specialist land-based mitigation research and development delivered through its academic science partnership framework. A credible competitor would need the ability to provide relevant scientific research and consultancy, and to contribute to prediction and projection work within a framework call-off arrangement. The successful provider was a large university, indicating that an established research organisation was selected for this requirement; the procurement does not identify specific qualifications, accreditations, staffing levels or technical thresholds. The work is a focused service commission rather than a broad supply or construction contract, so suppliers should be able to show capability closely tied to land-based mitigation and the Met Office’s science needs.

## Notice

Call off contract under the Met Office Academic Partnership Science Delivery Framework 2 for the provision of Land Based Mitigation from the University of Exeter under Lot 4: Prediction and Projection.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097955-2026 |
| 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 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 28 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £98,799 |

## 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 Exeter |

## 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 Oct 2026 at 13:22 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097955-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097955-2026
  16th October 2026 - Contract details 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/

## Provenance

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