AmazonFACE Operational Knowledge Transfer, Operational Readiness Assessment and Scientific Oversight Services

Official notice

Authority: Met Office (Central government)

Below threshold - award under framework

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£26,694published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 4 Sept 2026

Awarded to University of Birmingham

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of operational knowledge transfer, operational readiness assessment, governance development, carbon budget methodology support and independent scientific oversight services for the AmazonFACE programme. The services will draw on BIFoR's experience of operating a large-scale forest FACE facility to support the transition of AmazonFACE into sustained scientific operation, including transfer of operational best practice, assessment of long-term operational readiness, development of operational and governance frameworks, and specialist scientific support to strengthen carbon budget development, data quality, and scientific assurance.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

73110000 Research services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - award under framework
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Call-off under a framework
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 12 Oct 2026, 14:08 BST
Last source update: 12 Oct 2026, 14:08 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-096115
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0785ae Find a Tender

Related procedures1

Call-off under framework DN773311 Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP) Science Delivery Framework 2

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 12 Oct 2026

Contract award notice published
12 Oct 2026, 14:08 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
12 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

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Awards 1

Awarded value £26,6941 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
University of Birmingham12 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027	£26,694	4 Sept 2026	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Met Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVZW-3234-DTLY Met Office, Exeter, South West, EX1 3PBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAMAwarded supplierGB-COH: RC000645GB-PPON: PHCQ-3464-LVTM Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TTContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

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Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender12 Oct 2026, 14:08 BST