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Met Office Foundation Op Met Programme (FOMP) LOT1 Co-Design & Development Call Off Contract
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
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Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Met Office: "Met Office Foundation Op Met Programme (FOMP) LOT1 Co-Design & Development Call Off Contract". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Met Office | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Met Office
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Met Office. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
12.2Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
UNIVERSITY OF EXETERTop vendor: 48.6% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 298 active published awards; 6 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF EXETER | 1 win | £104,476 |
| STFC | 1 win | £69,816 |
| Oxidian Ltd | 1 win | £40,837 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMet Office | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNo |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published18 Jun 2026, 15:59 BST | Last source update18 Jun 2026, 15:59 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0676c7 | ||
What is being bought
The 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.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
18 Jun 2026, 15:59 BST - Status changed to complete
27 Mar 2026, 14:50 GMT - Official notice release published
27 Mar 2026, 14:50 GMT - Buyer information updated
27 Mar 2026, 14:50 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
18 Jun 2026, 15:59 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 29 May 2026, 00:00 BST · £400,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH ENTERPRISE LIMITED Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts DN776644 Met Office Foundation Op Met Programme (FOMP) LOT1 Co-Design & Development Call Off Contract £400,000 · signed 29 May 2026, 00:00 BST · active Contract period: 29 May 2026, 00:00 BST — 31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Met Office
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PVZW-3234-DTLYDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
Related procedures (1)