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Published 26 Sept 2025, 10:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Security Screening and Verification Service

Authority: Met Office (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£32,630published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Aug 2025no call for competition

Awarded to GB Group plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Security Screening and Verification Service associated with the mandated requirement to conduct Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks on all individuals who wish to visit or work at the Met Office.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

75100000 Administration services

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: 26 Sept 2025, 10:29 BST
Last source update: 26 Sept 2025, 10:29 BST
Authority reference: DN768858
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-060004
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a2de Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
26 Sept 2025, 10:29 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £32,6301 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
GB Group plc	£32,630 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Security Screening and Verification Service · GB Group plc
Signed
1 Aug 2025
Value
£32,630
Period
1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028
Status
active

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

GB GROUP PLCAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02415211GB-PPON: PHWN-9396-QRVR The Foundation Herons Way, Chester, North West, CH4 9GBContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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