AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Met Office has published a transparency notice for a direct, below-threshold procurement of river-flow forecasting services supporting the Flood Forecast Centre’s 2026/27 flood outlook. UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY is named on the pending award. The source schedules signature for 8 October 2026, so this is not evidence of a signed or active contract.
Published outcomePending award to UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY for hydrometeorology services.
Market significanceA small, specialised direct procurement for flood-forecasting support, with no competitive process reported.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY
100% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · GBP 21,649.77 net; GBP 25,979.72 gross GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY as supplier and reports amount £21,649.77 and amountGross £25,979.72. Supplier identity is verified by company number 11314957.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidencePublished transparency notice; tender status complete
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The notice is titled “Transparency notice on Find a Tender”; the tender status is “complete”.
Award status
100% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status “pending”.
Signature status
99% confidenceFuture signature scheduled for 8 October 2026
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The award milestone is “futureSignatureDate”, due 2026-10-08, with status “scheduled”.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed or concluded
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The supplied award remains pending and provides only a scheduled future signature date.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value, net
100% confidenceGBP 21,649.77
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Award 1 value.amount is 21649.77 GBP.
Award value, gross
100% confidenceGBP 25,979.72
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 25979.72 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceSingle pending award linked to lot 1
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Award 1 names one supplier and is related to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice published
100% confidence8 October 2026, 15:58 BST
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The award-notice document was published at 2026-10-08T15:58:23+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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A futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 2026-10-08.
Stated service period
99% confidence8 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies startDate 2026-10-08 and endDate 2027-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
100% confidenceDelivery of river-flow forecasts to support the Flood Forecast Centre flood outlook
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Tender title and description state this requirement.
Service category
100% confidenceHydrometeorology services
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Award item classification is CPV 71351612, “Hydrometeorology services”.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUKK region, United Kingdom
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The award item gives delivery address region UKK, GB.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot; no lot title or description published
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Tender lot 1 is listed without a title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
100% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Competition
100% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Threshold indication
100% confidenceBelow threshold
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Award 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence8 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these dates.
Contract status
100% confidencePending; signature scheduled rather than evidenced
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Award status is pending and the milestone is a scheduled future signature date.
Extension or renewal terms
100% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial profile
98% confidenceLow-value, specialist forecasting requirement procured directly without competition
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The reported net award value is £21,649.77; the procedure is direct and below threshold without competition; the scope is hydrometeorology services.
Award interpretation
100% confidenceThe named supplier and value should be treated as a pending award, not a confirmed signed contract
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Award 1 is pending and has a future signature milestone.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus contract status
100% confidenceThe notice is an award/transparency publication, but the award remains pending and signature is only scheduled.
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Award status is pending; milestone type is futureSignatureDate with scheduled status.
Published service dates
99% confidenceA contract period is supplied, but this does not establish that services commenced.
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The source gives contractPeriod dates while the award remains pending.
Missing procurement detail
100% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation, pricing breakdown, lot description, award date, and extension or renewal terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied source data.
Supplier identity quality
100% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by company number; no name mismatch is reported.
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Supplier verification status is verified using company number 11314957, with nameMismatch false.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; the supplied data does not evidence signature, contract conclusion, service commencement or an active contract.
- No award decision date, bid count, evaluation rationale, scoring, pricing breakdown, lot description, extension terms or renewal terms are supplied.
- The stated contract period should not be interpreted as proof that the contract started.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Met OfficeUK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGYflood outlookriver flow forecastshydrometeorology servicesdirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named on the pending award?
UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY is named as the supplier for award 1.
Has the contract been signed?
No signed contract is evidenced in the supplied data. The award is pending and signature was scheduled for 8 October 2026.
What is the reported award value?
The notice reports £21,649.77 net and £25,979.72 gross.
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