DN773311 _Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP) Science Delivery Framework 2

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Met Office

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

3957934f-ab69-4000-b8cf-d5a7480cf056-887123

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 73000000

Published tags

award

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

This notice serves as a published publicly accessible Contract Award Notice in compliance with the Procurement Act 2023, marking the start of the mandatory eight-day standstill period, which will end on the 13th March 2026. Assessment summaries were sent to bidding suppliers on the 26th February 2026. Due to registration issues with the Central Digital Platform (Find a Tender Service), this notice is being posted on Contracts Finder rather than the Central Digital Platform in accordance with Regulation 5 of the Procurement Regulations 2024. This procurement exercise establishes a services framework. The Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP) is an established strategic partnership bringing together leading UK universities and the Met Office creating a network of research excellence, working together to advance weather and climate science, technology and skill. The MOAP Science Delivery Framework (SDF) is the commercial mechanism for the Met Office to secure the external scientific expertise and resource needed to help deliver research and innovation priorities.

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   4 Mar 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   3957934f-ab69-4000-b8cf-d5a7480cf056-887123

   Published tags

   award

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• DN773311 _Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP) Science Delivery Framework 2

  Buyer: Met OfficeSupplier: BLACHERE ILLUMINATION UK LIMITED

  End date in notice

  31 Mar 2030

  Value shown in notice

  £28,800,000Whole award value; not assigned to one supplier

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  Award or lot reference

  ocds-b5fd17-1d64fe14-1b0a-4747-907c-f3d2e368473c-1

• DN773311 _Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP) Science Delivery Framework 2

  Buyer: Met OfficeSupplier: The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford

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