Official UK procurement notice
DN817990: Design and Build - Met Office at University of Reading Refurbishment
Authority: Met Office (Central government)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: South East (UKJ11)
Awarded value£275,107published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 27 Oct 2026
Awarded to E.W. Beard Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of design and build contract for the refurbishment of the Met Office accommodation at the University of Reading.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £275,1071 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Oct 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| E.W. Beard Limited | £275,107 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · E.W. Beard Limited
- Signed
- 27 Oct 2026
- Value
- £275,107
- Period
- 9 Nov 2026 – 28 Feb 2027
- Status
- active
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Nov 2026, 18:41 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Nov 2026, 18:41 GMT
- Authority reference
P122587- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-106443- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b812Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published9 Nov 2026, 18:41 GMTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- E.W. BEARD LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender