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DN820056 - Practical Statistics for Weather and Climate

Met Office · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 10:47.

Opportunity overview

This commission is for the design and delivery of a bespoke training course, Practical Statistics for Weather and Climate, providing applied statistical upskilling for Met Office data science practitioners. The training will sit explicitly within the existing Met Office data science learning pathway and is intended to raise skills from Awareness to Working level through practical, work based learning.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

Matched by number
Contract value
£172k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
25 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£206.4k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH RC000653
Location
Exeter, UKK43, EX4 4QJ, United Kingdom

UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

Matched by number
Contract value
£1
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
24 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£1
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH RC000653
Location
Exeter, UKK43, EX4 4QJ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

  • Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Redacted contractOpen source ↗
  • Duplicate of original contract. There is only 1 contract associated with this agreement but the system is forcing me to input details of a second, non-existent contract.Open source ↗

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
DN820056
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The University of Exeter is uniquely well placed to deliver this requirement because: • It currently delivers the Met Office's Foundation Machine Learning and Deep Learning courses, which this training must explicitly align with to ensure coherence across the data science learning pathway. • It is the only Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP) university with a strong and established focus on both statistics and weather and climate specific applications, enabling delivery of genuinely Met Office relevant examples and case studies. • Using the same supplier reduces delivery risk, ensures consistency of teaching approach, and maximises value from existing investment in learning materials, course design, and supplier knowledge of Met Office context. Alternative suppliers were considered unable to meet the combined requirements for deep statistical expertise, weather and climate domain knowledge, and proven experience delivering integrated Met Office specific data science training.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

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
Organisation 2
Name
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Id
GB-COH-RC000653

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
RC000653

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZYG-2396-XCRZ

Address

Street Address
Northcote House, Queens Drive
Locality
Exeter
Postal Code
EX4 4QJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK43

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80500000
Description
Training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-RC000653
Name
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80500000
Description
Training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-RC000653
Name
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Practical Statistics for Weather and Climate
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
26 Aug 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Performance review included each year

Period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2028, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
206,427
Amount
172,023
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-21567
Document Type
contractSigned
Description
Redacted contract
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
081384-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
26 Aug 2026, 14:41
Format
text/html
Entry 2
Id
2
Award ID
2
Title
Not Applicable
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
25 Aug 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
25 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2028, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
1
Amount
1
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-21568
Document Type
contractSigned
Description
Duplicate of original contract. There is only 1 contract associated with this agreement but the system is forcing me to input details of a second, non-existent contract.
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
081384-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
26 Aug 2026, 14:41
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 071663-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 081384-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·