AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Met Office awarded a call-off for Land Based Mitigation to UNIVERSITY OF EXETER under Lot 4 of the Met Office Academic Partnership Science Delivery Framework 2. The published contract record states that it was signed on 22 September 2026 and runs from 28 September 2026 to 31 March 2027, with a no-cost extension option.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for UNIVERSITY OF EXETER. The contract value is £98,799.52 excluding VAT (£118,559.42 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, non-competitive framework call-off for research and development services.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £98,799.52 excluding VAT; £118,559.42 including VAT GBP · Active award and active contract
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Verified supplier identity is UNIVERSITY OF EXETER (GB-COH-RC000653). Award 1 names this supplier; contract 1, linked to award 1, provides the contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete" in the published contract details notice.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence22 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-22.
Contract start
99% confidence28 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-28.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£98,799.52
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Contract 1 value.amount is 98799.52 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£118,559.42
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 118559.42 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence22 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-22.
Contract start
99% confidence28 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-28.
Published contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-03-31.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence31 March 2028
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2028-03-31.
Notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-16T13:22:19+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceLand Based Mitigation
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Published procurement title: "Land Based Mitigation".
Description
98% confidenceProvision of Land Based Mitigation under the Met Office Academic Partnership Science Delivery Framework 2.
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Published description identifies a call-off for Land Based Mitigation from the University of Exeter.
Framework lot
99% confidenceLot 4: Prediction and Projection
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The published description states the call-off is under Lot 4: Prediction and Projection.
Award lot reference
98% confidenceLot 1
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The award and contract link to published tender lot ID "1"; no title is supplied for that tender lot.
Service classification
99% confidenceResearch and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000)
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Award item additional classification is CPV 73000000.
Delivery location
99% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address specifies UK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Award route
99% confidenceBelow-threshold award under framework
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - award under framework".
Competition indicator
99% confidenceNon-competitive
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Tender competitive field is false.
Framework reference
99% confidenceMet Office Academic Partnership Science Delivery Framework 2 (ocds-h6vhtk-050b9a)
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Published description names the framework; related process identifies ocds-h6vhtk-050b9a as the framework.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence28 September 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract period startDate and endDate.
Extension provision
99% confidenceNo-cost extension option if required
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Contract renewal description states this option.
Maximum extent
99% confidenceUp to 31 March 2028
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Contract period.maxExtentDate is 2028-03-31.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract aboveThreshold is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier framework call-off with a published fixed contract value.
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One supplier is linked to award 1, and contract 1 linked to that award carries a GBP value.
VAT treatment
99% confidenceThe notice publishes both net and gross values, indicating £19,759.90 VAT between the stated figures.
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Contract value.amount is £98,799.52 and amountGross is £118,559.42.
Extension economics
98% confidenceThe stated extension option is no-cost, so no additional extension value is published.
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Renewal description: "No-cost extension option if required".
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lot-reference ambiguity
99% confidenceThe description refers to framework Lot 4, while the award links to tender lot ID 1.
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Description says "Lot 4: Prediction and Projection"; award relatedLots and item relatedLot are "1". The supplied data does not provide a title for tender lot 1.
Award date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 has no award_date; contract signing date is separately published.
Tender value
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Process and lot value fields are null; a contract value is published separately.
Evaluation and bid information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring, evaluation rationale or pricing breakdown is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source uses two lot references: framework Lot 4 in the description and tender lot ID 1 in the award data; their relationship is not explicitly explained.
- No award decision date is published.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and individual deliverables.
- No tender or lot value is published; the stated monetary figures are the contract values.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Met OfficeUNIVERSITY OF EXETERLand Based MitigationAcademic Partnership Science Delivery Framework 2research and development servicesframework call-off
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Met Office Land Based Mitigation contract?
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER won the single active award.
What is the value of the contract?
The published contract value is £98,799.52 excluding VAT and £118,559.42 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
It is stated to run from 28 September 2026 to 31 March 2027, with a possible no-cost extension up to 31 March 2028.
Was this a competitive tender?
The published record identifies it as a non-competitive, below-threshold award under a framework.
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