AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Met Office awarded a direct, below-threshold weather-forecasting services contract for Seychelles ActionFirst support to Seychelles Meteorological Authority. The published contract record is active and explicitly records signature on 6 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for Seychelles Meteorological Authority under lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a £30,000 gross public-services contract running from 6 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, awarded without competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Seychelles Meteorological Authority
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £30,000 gross shared contract value GBP · Active contract
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Award 1 names Seychelles Meteorological Authority as supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, is active and has a gross value of GBP 30,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 6 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-06.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£30,000 gross
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Contract 1 value records amountGross 30000 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value; no separate lot value published
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The contract is linked to award 1 and lot 1, while the lot record has no value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract start
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-06.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-03-31.
Notice publication
99% confidence21 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-21.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSeychelles ActionFirst support
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Tender description states “Seychelles ActionFirst support”.
Service classification
99% confidenceWeather-forecasting services (CPV 71351600)
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Award item lists CPV 71351600, described as Weather-forecasting services.
Lot structure
97% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award records identify lot 1; no lot title or description is supplied.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Competition basis
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence6 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
Extensions 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% confidenceDirect below-threshold award without competition
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The procurement method is direct and the published method detail says below threshold - without competition.
Commercial scale
99% confidence£30,000 gross for the published contract term
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Contract 1 records a gross value of GBP 30,000 and runs from 6 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
98% confidenceNot applicable to Companies House verification
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Supplier verification status is not_applicable; the supplied supplier is based in Seychelles and has a GB-PPON identifier.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description, or individual value
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The lot record provides only ID 1 and status complete.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores, or award rationale is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No published tender deadline, bid count, bidder list, evaluation criteria, scores, or award rationale.
- No lot title, lot description, or individual lot value is published.
- No extension, option, or renewal terms are published.
- The published record does not provide a pricing breakdown beyond the £30,000 gross contract value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Met OfficeSeychelles Meteorological AuthoritySeychelles ForecastingSeychelles ActionFirstweather-forecasting servicespublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Seychelles Forecasting contract?
Seychelles Meteorological Authority is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £30,000 gross.
When does the contract run?
The published period runs from 6 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Was the contract competed?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement 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.