AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Met Office awarded and signed a direct, below-threshold contract with Alpha Marketing UK Limited for electrical adjustable desk frames for its Belfast office. The contract is valued at £14,076 excluding VAT (£16,891.20 including VAT) and runs from 7 October to 5 November 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for Alpha Marketing UK Limited under lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a small, short-duration goods purchase made without competition under a below-threshold direct procedure.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ALPHA MARKETING UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £14,076 excluding VAT; £16,891.20 including VAT GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 identifies ALPHA MARKETING UK LIMITED as its sole supplier. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and states £14,076 net and £16,891.20 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" (UK7).
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-07.
Contract period
99% confidence7 October 2026 to 5 November 2026
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-10-07 and endDate 2026-11-05.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£14,076
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Contract 1 value.amount is 14076 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£16,891.20
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 16891.2 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-07.
Contract start
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-07.
Contract end
99% confidence5 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-11-05.
Notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-07T14:51:44+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceElectrical adjustable desk frames for the office in Belfast
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The tender title and description state: "Electrical adjustable desk frames for the office Belfast."
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 39000000 — Furniture (including office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances excluding lighting, and cleaning products
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The award item lists CPV 39000000 with this description.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 is linked to related lot 1.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKK (South West England)
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The award item delivery address specifies region UKK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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The tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competition was used; number of suppliers invited or bids received is not published.
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The procedure is explicitly described as "Below threshold - without competition"; no bid or invitation counts are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidence30 days, from 7 October to 5 November 2026
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The stated contract period runs from 2026-10-07 to 2026-11-05.
Contract value
99% confidence£14,076 excluding VAT; £16,891.20 including VAT
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Contract 1 states amount 14076 and amountGross 16891.2 in GBP.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Buying route
99% confidenceDirect below-threshold purchase without competition
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The published tender procedure is direct and described as "Below threshold - without competition".
Commercial scale
99% confidenceShort-term furniture supply contract valued at £14,076 excluding VAT
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The contract value is £14,076 excluding VAT and the stated term ends on 5 November 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot published separately
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The award record does not provide an award_date; the contract signature date is published.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is recorded only with status complete; title, description and value fields are absent.
Competition metrics
99% confidenceNot supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice beyond the stated non-competitive procedure.
Renewal and extension terms
99% confidenceNot supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Pricing breakdown
99% confidenceNot supplied
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The notice provides total net and gross contract values only.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No separate award decision date is published.
- No lot title, lot description or individual lot value is published.
- No bid count, invited-supplier count, evaluation information or award rationale is published.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- No pricing or quantity breakdown is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Met OfficeAlpha Marketing UK Limitedelectrical adjustable desk framesoffice furnitureBelfastdirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Met Office desk-frame contract?
Alpha Marketing UK Limited was the sole supplier named for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £14,076 excluding VAT and £16,891.20 including VAT.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
No. The notice describes a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 7 October 2026 to 5 November 2026.
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