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Published 30 Mar 2026, 10:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Development of extended AMM7 configuration for UKCI regional ocean modelling

Official notice

Authority: Met Office (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£126,080published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 4 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to National Oceanography Centre

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Develop a validated model implementation suitable for regional climate simulations of the Northwest European Continental shelf.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
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
30 Mar 2026, 10:47 BST
Last source update
11 Aug 2026, 09:40 BST
Authority reference
DN811133
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076035
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067770 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The proposed contractor uniquely has the skills, data and know how to deliver the technical requirement.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    30 Mar 2026, 10:47 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    31 Jul 2026, 09:06 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    11 Aug 2026, 09:40 BST
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    13 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £126,0801 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
National Oceanography Centre14 Aug 2026 – 30 Sept 2026£126,0804 Apr 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · National Oceanography Centre

    Signed
    4 Aug 2026
    Value
    £126,080
    Period
    14 Aug 2026 – 30 Sept 2026
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Sub-£5m

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

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender