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Met Office Communications Framework

Met Office · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 16:03.

Opportunity overview

Link to the opportunity to register your interest and download the information relating to the PME (Copy this link into the search engine to take you to the opportunity): https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=5b508e02-4c6a-f111-813c-005056b64545&p=cca2f054-f21a-e711-80dd-005056b64545 The Met Office has commenced market engagement activities to inform its approach to sourcing a new Framework for Communications. The Met Office is seeking suppliers who we can work with to help us deliver impactful, innovative, cost-effective and on-brand campaigns and communications related projects. Our ambition is that we can be much more agile in bringing on board suppliers, agencies and specialists for short-term projects and campaigns - making it quicker, easier and simpler for us and you. It is the intention to procure this requirement via an Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23). The proposed structure of the framework is split into four Lots: Lot 1 - THINK: Communications Strategy, Campaigns and Reputation Lot 2 - MAKE: Content, Studio and Technical Delivery Lot 3 - IDENTITY: Brand, Identity and Experience Lot 4 - DELIVER: Events and Engagement Delivery Note: Suppliers can bid for a single lot or multiple lots. The total estimated value of the framework is £1,000,000, covering all four Lots over a 4-year period. Supplier Engagement Event A virtual supplier engagement event will be held as follows: Date: 5th August 2026 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: Microsoft Teams This session will provide an opportunity for suppliers to contribute to the development of the Met Office's approach to sourcing these capabilities. The event will primarily consist of: A presentation outlining current thinking A Q&A session A briefing on next steps Attendance Registration Suppliers interested in attending must register via the Proactis portal, providing: Attendee name(s) Email address(es) Please note that attendance is limited to a maximum of two representatives per organisation. Please confirm attendance by 31st July 2026 12 Noon.

Classification

  • CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services
  • CPV79000000 — Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN819308
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
5 Oct 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Feb 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Jan 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
73000000
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79000000
Description
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The Met Office has commenced market engagement activities to inform its approach to sourcing a new Framework for Communications. The Met Office is seeking suppliers who we can work with to help us deliver impactful, innovative, cost-effective and on-brand campaigns and communications related projects. Our ambition is that we can be much more agile in bringing on board suppliers, agencies and specialists for short-term projects and campaigns - making it quicker, easier and simpler for us and you. It is the intention to procure this requirement via an Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23). The proposed structure of the framework is split into four Lots: Lot 1 - THINK: Communications Strategy, Campaigns and Reputation Lot 2 - MAKE: Content, Studio and Technical Delivery Lot 3 - IDENTITY: Brand, Identity and Experience Lot 4 - DELIVER: Events and Engagement Delivery Note: Suppliers can bid for a single lot or multiple lots. The total estimated value of the framework is £1,000,000, covering all four Lots over a 4-year period. Supplier Engagement Event A virtual supplier engagement event will be held as follows: Date: 5th August 2026 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: Microsoft Teams This session will provide an opportunity for suppliers to contribute to the development of the Met Office's approach to sourcing these capabilities. The event will primarily consist of: A presentation outlining current thinking A Q&A session A briefing on next steps Attendance Registration Suppliers interested in attending must register via the Proactis portal, providing: Attendee name(s) Email address(es) Please note that attendance is limited to a maximum of two representatives per organisation. Please confirm attendance by 31st July 2026 12 Noon.
Due
5 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
057499-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
18 Jun 2026, 11:53
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Met Office
Id
GB-PPON-PVZW-3234-DTLY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVZW-3234-DTLY

Address

Street Address
Met Office
Locality
Exeter
Postal Code
EX1 3PB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK43

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Exeter · UKK43 · EX1 3PB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 057150-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 057499-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·