AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Met Office awarded a below-threshold framework call-off for AmazonFACE SIF dataset processing, interpretation and JULES integration support to UNIVERSITY OF READING. The contract record is active and explicitly records signature on 2 September 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award (award 1) covers lot 1. UNIVERSITY OF READING is the verified supplier. The signed contract value is £19,667.26 excluding VAT (£23,600.71 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a small specialist research-services engagement supporting quality-assured analysis and future use of Amazon FACE SIF observations.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
UNIVERSITY OF READING
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £19,667.26 excluding VAT; £23,600.71 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names UNIVERSITY OF READING as supplier. Supplier verification matched company number RC000665 to verified company name UNIVERSITY OF READING. The contract linked to award 1 states the values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; lot 1 status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidence2 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-02.
Contract period
99% confidence9 September 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-09 and endDate is 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£19,667.26
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Contract 1 value.amount is 19667.26 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£23,600.71
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 23600.71 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to award 1 and lot 1.
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
98% confidence27 July 2026
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Award 1 award_date is 2026-07-27.
Contract signed
99% confidence2 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-02.
Contract start
99% confidence9 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-09.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-03-31.
Latest published contract-details notice
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Document 096224-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-12; release history identifies it as a Contract details notice.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceSpecialist SIF processing, interpretation and support for integration with JULES.
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Published description states that the contract provides specialist expertise in SIF processing, interpretation and support for integration with JULES.
Intended output
97% confidenceQuality-assured analysis of Amazon FACE SIF observations and recommendations for future dataset exploitation.
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Published description specifies quality-assured analysis and recommendations for future exploitation of the dataset.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices — research services (CPV 73110000).
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services; its item carries CPV 73110000, Research services.
Lot coverage
98% confidenceLot 1; no lot title or separate lot description published.
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Award 1 and contract 1 relate to lot 1. The lot record has no title or description.
Delivery geography
92% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is region UK, country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Route
99% confidenceBelow-threshold award under a framework
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - award under framework".
Competition
98% confidenceNon-competitive record
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Tender competitive field is false.
Framework reference
98% confidenceocds-h6vhtk-050b9a
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Related process with relationship "framework" identifies ocds-h6vhtk-050b9a.
Bid and evaluation information
98% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No bid counts, tenderer list, scores, evaluation rationale or pricing breakdown is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidenceApproximately 6 months and 23 days, from 9 September 2026 to 31 March 2027.
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Calculated from the explicit contract period dates.
Extension or renewal terms
98% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No extension or renewal provisions are present in the supplied contract data.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo — marked below threshold.
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false; procurement method details also state below threshold.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceA single-supplier, single-lot framework award for specialist research support.
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There is one award, one supplier, and award 1 relates solely to lot 1; the route is a framework award.
Value basis
98% confidenceThe published record provides both net and gross contract values; no rate card or cost breakdown is supplied.
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Contract 1 includes amount and amountGross, but no pricing schedule or breakdown.
Supplier opportunity signal
88% confidenceFuture opportunities in this area may require specialist capabilities spanning SIF data processing, scientific interpretation and JULES integration.
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This reflects the published scope only and does not indicate a forecast procurement.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice coverage
99% confidenceContract details are supported by a signed, active contract record with explicit period and value fields.
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Contract 1 includes active status, dateSigned, period and GBP value fields.
Unpublished competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: participant count, bidder identities, evaluation criteria, scores and award rationale.
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No such fields appear in the supplied data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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The lot record contains null title, description and value fields.
No published options
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: extension, renewal or variation provisions.
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No options or variation terms appear in the supplied contract data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scoring, award rationale and savings.
- Lot 1 has no published title, detailed description or separate lot value.
- No published pricing breakdown, deliverable schedule, extension terms, renewal terms or variation provisions.
- The re-procurement horizon is an estimate from the stated end date, not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Met OfficeUNIVERSITY OF READINGAmazonFACESIF processingJULESresearch servicesframework awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Met Office AmazonFACE SIF processing contract?
UNIVERSITY OF READING, verified against company number RC000665.
What is the contract value?
£19,667.26 excluding VAT, or £23,600.71 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
From 9 September 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signature date of 2 September 2026.
How was the contract awarded?
The notice records a selective, below-threshold award under a framework and marks the procurement as non-competitive.
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