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

Met Office · awarded 26 February 2026

Who

Buyer	Met Office EXETER
Suppliers	The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford The University Of Bristol The University Of Leeds UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY OF READING University Of Birmingham University Of Exeter University of East Anglia
Category	services
Classification	Research and development services and related consultancy services CPV 73000000
Notice published	4 March 2026

What it is for

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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