AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Met Office has published contract details for Scientific Journals 2027. The direct, below-threshold procurement without competition names Springer Nature Limited as supplier for lot 1.
Published outcomeA contract is recorded as active and signed on 19 October 2026, with delivery from 1 January to 31 December 2027.
Market significanceThe published contract value is £33,642 excluding VAT (£40,370.40 including VAT) for a one-year supply of official journals.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SPRINGER NATURE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £33,642 excluding VAT; £40,370.40 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-00785998. Supplier verification matches Companies House number 00785998 to SPRINGER NATURE LIMITED. The contract is linked to award 1 and contains the published overall value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice type and contract document description.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender 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 signed
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£33,642
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Contract 1 value.amount is 33642 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£40,370.40
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 40370.4 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidencePublished as a contract-level value for award 1 / lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract details notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026, 08:57 BST
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Notice datePublished is 2026-10-19T08:57:36+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence1 January 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2027-01-01T00:00:00Z.
Contract end
99% confidence31 December 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-12-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceScientific Journals 2027
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Tender title and description state "Scientific Journals" and "Scientific Journals 2027".
Procurement category
98% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 22211100 — Official journals
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Award item additional classification.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender data contains lot 1 only; award 1 relates to lot 1.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is region UK, country GB.
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.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competition was used; bidder count and evaluation information were not supplied.
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Published procedure detail states "without competition"; no bidder or evaluation fields are present.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence12 months
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Contract period runs from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027.
VAT treatment
99% confidenceBoth net and gross values published
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Contract value includes amount (£33,642) and amountGross (£40,370.40).
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied in the published contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceA single-supplier, single-lot direct procurement for journals.
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One supplier is named on award 1, which relates to the only published lot; procedure is direct without competition.
Value basis
99% confidenceThe published value distinguishes £33,642 excluding VAT from £40,370.40 including VAT.
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Contract value.amount and value.amountGross.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published data coverage
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes award date, bid count, evaluation rationale, pricing breakdown, lot title, lot description, and extension or renewal terms.
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Relevant fields are absent or null in the supplied record.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by company-number match.
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Supplier verification status is verified; matched and verified company number is 00785998.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, bidder count, evaluation rationale, pricing breakdown, detailed lot title or description, and extension or renewal terms.
- The notice states that the procurement was conducted without competition, but provides no further selection or value-for-money rationale.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Met OfficeSpringer Nature LimitedScientific Journals 2027official journalsFind a Tenderdirect procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Met Office Scientific Journals 2027 contract?
SPRINGER NATURE LIMITED, verified against company number 00785998.
What is the contract value?
£33,642 excluding VAT and £40,370.40 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
From 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027.
Was the contract competed?
The notice describes a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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