Find a TenderAwarded without competitionTransparency notice
Published 13 Nov 2025, 15:54 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Earth & Environmental E-Book Collection 2025

Official notice

Authority: Met Office (Central government)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitableVCSE suitable
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to SPRINGER NATURE LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchase of Earth & Environmental E-Book Collection 2025 for the national meteorological library.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
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
13 Nov 2025, 15:54 GMT
Last source update
13 Nov 2025, 15:54 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073673
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e0c2 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 13 Nov 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    13 Nov 2025, 15:54 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    13 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SPRINGER NATURE LIMITED13 Nov 2025 – 12 Nov 2026€11,795—Standstill

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
  • Springer Nature LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00785998 The Campus, London, London, N1 9XWContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender