AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Met Office directly awarded Weekend and Bank Holiday Studio Support for Weather Reader to SWANTECH LOGISTICS LIMITED. The published contract record states that it was signed on 9 October 2026 and is due to run from 23 November 2026 to 22 November 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for supplier SWANTECH LOGISTICS LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, direct procurement without competition, with a published contract value of £47,748.96 excluding VAT (£57,298.75 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SWANTECH LOGISTICS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £47,748.96 excluding VAT; £57,298.75 including VAT (contract total) GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names Swantech Logistics Limited as its sole supplier. Supplier verification identifies the legal company name as SWANTECH LOGISTICS LIMITED (company number 06042377) via exact-name matching. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and states the total value; no separate lot value is published.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document 095509-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender record status is "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 9 October 2026
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Contract 1 provides dateSigned: 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract commencement
99% confidence23 November 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-11-23T00:00:00Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£47,748.96
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Contract 1 value.amount is 47748.96 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£57,298.75
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 57298.75 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceSingle contract total; no individual lot value published
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The contract is linked to award 1 and lot 1, while the lot record has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026, 10:18 BST
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-09T10:18:50+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence23 November 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-11-23T00:00:00Z.
Contract end
99% confidence22 November 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-11-22T23:59:59Z.
Stated term
99% confidence12 months
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The period runs from 23 November 2026 to 22 November 2027.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceWeekend and Bank Holiday Studio Support for Weather Reader
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This is the published tender title and description.
Main procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Published CPV classification
98% confidence79000000 — Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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Award item 1 lists CPV 79000000 with this published description.
Delivery geography
98% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item 1 gives delivery address region UK, country GB.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot recorded (Lot 1); no lot title or detailed lot description published
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Tender and award data reference lot 1; the supplied lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo competition was used; bid count and evaluation information are not published
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The procedure is explicitly described as without competition. No bid count, scores or evaluation detail is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence23 November 2026 to 22 November 2027
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Contract 1 period provides these start and end dates.
VAT presentation
99% confidence£47,748.96 excluding VAT; £57,298.75 including VAT
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Contract 1 supplies amount and amountGross in GBP.
Extension or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied in the published record.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceThe requirement was placed through a below-threshold direct award without competition.
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The tender states procurementMethod "direct" and procurementMethodDetails "Below threshold - without competition".
Commercial scale
99% confidenceThe published gross contract total is £57,298.75 for a 12-month term.
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Contract 1 gives amountGross of 57298.75 GBP and a period from 23 November 2026 to 22 November 2027.
Award rationale
99% confidenceNot published
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No rationale, evaluation, price breakdown or supplier-selection explanation is included in the supplied record.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published record completeness
98% confidenceCore supplier, contract value, signature date and contract period are supplied; detailed specification and award evaluation information are not supplied.
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The record contains supplier, contract and period fields, but no detailed lot description, evaluation or pricing breakdown.
Lot-value detail
99% confidenceNo individual lot value is published.
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Lot 1 has no value amount, while the contract has a total value.
Competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice beyond the stated direct, without-competition route.
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No bid count, bidder list, scores or evaluation narrative is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No tender submission deadline, award date or individual lot value is supplied.
- No lot title, detailed specification, pricing breakdown, performance measures, evaluation rationale, bid count or bidder information is supplied.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- The published CPV classification is broad and does not provide a detailed description of the studio-support activities.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Met Office contract awardSWANTECH LOGISTICS LIMITEDWeekend and Bank Holiday Studio SupportWeather Readerdirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Met Office Weekend and Bank Holiday Studio Support contract?
SWANTECH LOGISTICS LIMITED was the verified legal supplier named for award 1.
What is the value of the contract?
The published contract value is £47,748.96 excluding VAT and £57,298.75 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The stated period is 23 November 2026 to 22 November 2027.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The published procedure is direct and described as below threshold without competition.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.