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Published 6 May 2026, 11:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

WISER Media Expert Support

Official notice

Authority: Met Office (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery listed: Kenya (KE)UK
Awarded value£348,472published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 5 May 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Norwegian Refugee Council

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Media Expert support for the WISER programme in Africa.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery listed: Kenya (KE), UK
79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
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
6 May 2026, 11:59 BST
Last source update
26 May 2026, 11:40 BST
Authority reference
W3_TS26_2.0
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-048571
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area in notice
Kenya (KE)UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069247 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

NORCAP possesses the existing and niche expertise on youth, media training and seasonal forecasting required to fulfil this requirement.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 May 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    6 May 2026, 11:59 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    6 May 2026, 12:51 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    18 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    26 May 2026, 11:40 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £348,4721 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 22 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Norwegian Refugee Council18 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028Extensions: Optional extension of the same services for one 12 month period, April 2027 to March 2028£348,4725 May 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Norwegian Refugee Council

    Signed
    22 May 2026
    Value
    £348,472
    Period
    22 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Optional extension of the same services for one 12 month period, April 2027 to March 2028

    No agreed KPIs: Not required.

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
  • Norwegian Refugee CouncilAwarded supplierGB-CHC: 1206170 Stiftelsen Flyktninghjelpen, Prinsens Gate 2, Oslo, NO, 0152, NOContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender