AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Met Office has awarded and signed a direct, below-threshold contract for the design and delivery of one bespoke mural. The supplier named in the notice is Antaeus Graffiti Ltd trading as Global Street Art.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for lot 1. The contract is stated as signed on 12 October 2026 and runs to 8 February 2027.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier creative-services procurement valued at £50,000 excluding VAT (£60,000 including VAT), awarded without competition under a below-threshold direct procedure.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Antaeus Graffiti Ltd trading as Global Street Art
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £50,000 excluding VAT (£60,000 including VAT) GBP · Active award; active signed contract
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Award 1 names this supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and states the total contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 19 October 2026
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Process published_at and contract document datePublished are 2026-10-19T15:56:09+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive and explicitly signed
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Contract 1 has status 'active' and dateSigned 2026-10-12.
Contract period
99% confidence12 October 2026 to 8 February 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-12 and endDate is 2027-02-08.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£50,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 50000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£60,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 60000 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe published value is for contract 1 and is not separately allocated beyond its single linked award and lot.
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Contract 1 links to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-12.
Contract start
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-12.
Contract end
99% confidence8 February 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-02-08.
Notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The UK7 contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-19.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDesign and delivery of one bespoke mural design
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Process and tender description state 'Design and delivery of one bespoke mural design'.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'services'.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 92310000 — Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services
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Award item 1 additional classification is CPV 92310000.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom (region unspecified)
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Award item delivery address is region UK, country GB.
Lot
98% confidenceLot 1; no separate lot title or description published
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Award 1 and its item relate to 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
96% confidenceNo bidder count, evaluation detail or award rationale was supplied in the notice data.
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No such fields are present in the supplied tender, award or contract records.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidenceApproximately 119 days, from 12 October 2026 to 8 February 2027
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Calculated from the explicit contract period dates in contract 1.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is 'active'.
Extension or renewal terms
97% confidenceUnknown; no extension or renewal provisions were supplied.
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No extension or renewal fields are present in the supplied contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceA single-supplier, single-lot creative-services engagement.
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One active award names one supplier, relates to lot 1, and covers the mural requirement.
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold direct award without competition.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Pricing visibility
98% confidenceOnly the total contract values excluding and including VAT are published; no price breakdown is supplied.
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Contract 1 provides amount and amountGross, with no further pricing fields.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity basis
99% confidenceThe supplier name is reproduced from the published notice. No verified legal company name or company number was supplied, and supplier verification is marked not applicable.
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Supplier record has verified_company_name and verified_company_number as null; supplier_identity_status is 'not_applicable'.
Notice timing
99% confidenceThe contract signature and start date precede publication of the contract details notice by seven days.
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Contract dateSigned/startDate is 2026-10-12; notice publication is 2026-10-19.
Information not supplied in the published notice
98% confidenceNo award decision date, tender publication date, submission deadline, bidder count, evaluation information, separate lot title, lot value, pricing breakdown, or renewal provisions were supplied.
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These fields are null or absent from the supplied process, lot, award and contract records.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not provide an award decision date, tender publication date, submission deadline, bidder count, evaluation detail, award rationale or pricing breakdown.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- No extension or renewal terms are published.
- The supplier name has not been independently matched to a verified legal company name or company number; supplier verification is marked not applicable.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Met Office Art Mural ProjectAntaeus Graffiti LtdGlobal Street Artbespoke mural contractartistic services procurementdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Met Office Art Mural Project contract?
The notice names Antaeus Graffiti Ltd trading as Global Street Art as the supplier.
What is the value of the contract?
The contract value is £50,000 excluding VAT and £60,000 including VAT.
When does the mural contract run?
The stated contract period is from 12 October 2026 to 8 February 2027.
Was the opportunity competed?
The notice states that it was a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
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