Official UK procurement notice
Met Office Foundation Op Met Programme (FOMP) LOT1 Co-Design & Development Call Off Contract
Authority: Met Office (Central government)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£400,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 27 Mar 2026
Awarded to UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH ENTERPRISE LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Supplier (University of Plymouth) will co-design and develop the Foundation Operational Meteorology Programme (FOMP) for the Met Office, delivering a future facing, work-based learning and development pathway for Operational Meteorologists. The flagship programme must be innovative, inclusive, and aligned with Met Office strategic objectives, and national accreditation requirements.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- 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
- 27 Mar 2026, 14:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Jun 2026, 15:59 BST
- Authority reference
DN776644- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057716- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0676c7Find a Tender
Related procedures1
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2026- Contract award notice published27 Mar 2026, 14:50 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published18 Jun 2026, 15:59 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £400,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 29 May 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH ENTERPRISE LIMITED30 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026 · up to 31 Dec 2026Extensions: The maximum contract call off period would be up to a maximum of four months in addition to the above end date. To be exercised at the authority's discretion with a minimum of 60 days' notice to extend the original period. | £400,000 | 27 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
DN776644 Met Office Foundation Op Met Programme (FOMP) LOT1 Co-Design & Development Call Off Contract · UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH ENTERPRISE LIMITED
- Signed
- 29 May 2026
- Value
- £400,000
- Period
- 29 May 2026 – 31 Aug 2026 · up to 31 Dec 2026 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Call-Off Contracts may include extension provisions at the contracting authority's discretion, subject to funding availability, satisfactory performance, and agreement of scope, duration and cost. Extensions exist to ensure delivery continuity and completion of evolving, collaboratively defined call‑off services, within controlled commercial and funding conditions.
5 agreed KPIs: KPI 1: Programme Curriculum's Top-Level Design · KPI2: Completed Programme Curriculum Design Overview · KPI 3: Completed Programme Module Development …
- KPI 1: Programme Curriculum's Top-Level Design
- KPI2: Completed Programme Curriculum Design Overview
- KPI 3: Completed Programme Module Development
- KPI 4: Programme Whole Package Final Review
- KPI 5: FOMP Curriculum Ready to Commence
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH ENTERPRISE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender