This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a contract change notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.
Official UK procurement notice
Contract for placement of overseas contractors
Authority: Met Office (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South West (UKK)
Awarded value£98,197published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Jul 2025no call for competition
Awarded to WA consultants
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract for contingent labour - overseas contractors
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Administrative change
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Aug 2025, 15:39 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2026, 16:58 BST
- Authority reference
DN785359/P114651- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040161- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058081Find a Tender
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Aug 2025- Contract details notice published4 Aug 2025, 15:39 BSTUK7
- Contract change notice published4 Feb 2026, 12:15 GMTUK10
- Contract change proposed9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTPurchase of additional services as per the option in original terms and conditions.
- Contract change notice published30 Apr 2026, 16:58 BSTUK10
- Contract change proposed15 May 2026, 23:59 BSTExtension option built into the terms and conditions of the original contract and provided for in the original UK7 notice.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £98,1971 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jul 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA consultants | £98,197 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Overseas contractors 2025 · WA consultants
- Signed
- 30 Jul 2025
- Value
- £98,197
- Period
- 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend for another 12 months for delivery of same services, extension to be determined by business needs and mutually agreed with the supplier.
- Options
- contractors placements can be extended during the life of the contract.
- Change proposed 15 May 2026 Extension option built into the terms and conditions of the original contract and provided for in the original UK7 notice., new value £160,000 · new end date 31 Jul 2027
- Change proposed 9 Feb 2026 Purchase of additional services as per the option in original terms and conditions., new value £118,107
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- WA consultantsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender