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title: "Lift Consultancy & Principle Designer"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078cfd"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Met Office"
published: "2026-10-21"
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# Lift Consultancy & Principle Designer

Buyer: Met Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078cfd

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## Summary

The Met Office bought specialist lift consultancy and Principal Designer services to support replacement of end-of-life passenger lifts at its headquarters in Exeter. The work covers consultancy for the lift replacement project and the Principal Designer appointment. The procurement is for professional engineering and construction-related services (CPV 71000000), rather than the supply of lifts themselves. The stated delivery location is the United Kingdom, with the project focused on the Met Office headquarters. The Met Office is the buying organisation. This is a single-lot requirement, awarded as one package.

The procurement is complete: Ramboll UK Limited was selected and the contract is active. The contract was signed on 7 October 2026, with a stated period from 7 October 2026 to 30 June 2028 and an option to extend by one year, to a maximum date of 30 June 2029. The contract value is £52,000 excluding VAT (£62,400 including VAT). The process is described as below threshold; its specific procurement method is not established in the published details. The requirement was handled as a single lot. No award date or evaluation criteria are stated.

For firms considering similar future work for the Met Office, this award indicates demand for specialist lift consultancy combined with the Principal Designer role on a passenger-lift replacement project. A credible competitor would need relevant lift engineering and refurbishment expertise, alongside the competence to fulfil Principal Designer duties and coordinate design risk through the project. The requirement is focused on replacing end-of-life lifts at a central government headquarters, so experience in occupied operational buildings and in managing interfaces between lift works, building systems and site operations would be commercially relevant. The award went to a large consultancy, showing that a firm able to bring established technical capacity and coordinated project delivery was successful on this requirement.

## Notice

Specialist lift consultancy services, including appointment as Principal Designer, to support the replacement of end-of-life passenger lifts at Met Office HQ

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099541-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 7 Oct 2026 - 30 Jun 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £52,000 |

## 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 | Ramboll UK Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

## Release History

- 21 Oct 2026 at 14:24 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099541-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099541-2026
  21st October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/
- https://www.ramboll.com/en-gb

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