AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Met Office published a contract change notice for UKCI Wave Modelling. The change records additional hours and a current contract value of £134,896.46 excluding VAT (£161,875.75 including VAT). NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE is the verified supplier for award 1.
Published outcomeA direct award to NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE is recorded. The latest published event is a contract change dated 20 October 2026, rather than a new competition.
Market significanceThis is a specialist climate and marine simulation requirement procured directly. The published record does not provide competition, evaluation or pricing-detail evidence.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · No award-specific value published; latest contract record states £134,896.46 excluding VAT and £161,875.75 including VAT. GBP · verified supplier; award active
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Supplier verification matched company number 11444362 to NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE. Award 1 is linked to supplier key GB-COH-11444362 and lot 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Current published status
95% confidenceAwarded; award 1 is marked active.
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Process display status is "awarded" and award 1 status is "active".
Latest event
99% confidenceContract change notice published 20 October 2026.
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Notice 098818-2026 is titled "Contract change notice on Find a Tender" and was published 2026-10-20.
Change rationale
99% confidenceAdditional hours.
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Contract amendment dated 2026-10-20 has rationale "Additional hours".
Contract formation
86% confidenceA contract record is published, but signing is not explicitly evidenced.
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Release history includes a Contract award notice and Contract details notice; no signature date or signed-contract evidence is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Latest contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£134,896.46
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Contract 1 value.amount is 134896.46 GBP.
Latest contract value including VAT
99% confidence£161,875.75
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 161875.75 GBP.
Award value
99% confidenceUnknown
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Award 1 has no value amount or currency in the supplied award data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Transparency notice
99% confidence10 July 2026
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Release 065031-2026 is a Transparency notice published 2026-07-10.
Contract award notice
99% confidence10 July 2026
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Release 065077-2026 is a Contract award notice published 2026-07-10.
Contract details notice
99% confidence20 August 2026
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Release 079240-2026 is a Contract details notice published 2026-08-20.
Contract change
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The amendment date and change-notice publication date are 2026-10-20.
Published contract period start
91% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-20.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceWorkflows for, and execution of, ensembles of climate simulations to better understand the marine environment.
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Process description states this scope for UKCI Wave Modelling.
Lot structure
97% confidenceAward 1 is associated with lot 1; no lot title or description is published.
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Award 1 lot_ids_json contains "1"; the supplied lots array is empty.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect award.
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Process procurement_method is "direct" and procurement_method_details is "Direct award".
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown.
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No bidder count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores or award rationale is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Change
99% confidenceAdditional hours.
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The amendment rationale is "Additional hours".
Contract start
91% confidence20 October 2026 in the published contract record.
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-20.
Contract end and duration
99% confidenceUnknown.
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No contract end date or duration is supplied.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown.
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial change
98% confidenceThe published amendment indicates additional hours, with a current recorded contract value of £134,896.46 excluding VAT.
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The amendment rationale is "Additional hours" and contract value.amount is 134896.46 GBP.
Market access signal
98% confidenceThe requirement was procured through a direct award, so the record does not evidence an open competitive route for this award.
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The procurement method is recorded as direct award.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice context
99% confidenceThe latest notice is a contract change notice, not a standalone new award notice.
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Notice 098818-2026 is described as "Contract change notice on Find a Tender".
Supplier verification
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by company number.
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Verification status is verified, using company number 11444362.
Published contract timing
93% confidenceThe record supplies a contract-period start date but does not explicitly state a signature date.
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Contract 1 has period.startDate but no signature field or signed-contract document evidence.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, award-specific value, lot title and lot description.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation method, scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: contract end date, duration, extension terms and renewal terms.
- The supplied data does not establish whether the latest contract value represents the original value, the change value, or the post-change total.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UKCI Wave ModellingMet OfficeNATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTREcontract change noticedirect awardclimate simulationmarine environment
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the supplier for UKCI Wave Modelling?
The verified supplier for award 1 is NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE, company number 11444362.
What changed in the contract?
The 20 October 2026 contract change notice records additional hours.
What is the published contract value?
The latest contract record states £134,896.46 excluding VAT and £161,875.75 including VAT.
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