Official UK procurement notice
WISER MENA Regional Coordination Support
Authority: Met Office (Central government)
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£143,020published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 19 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Stichting International Red Cross/Red Crescent Centre on Climate Change and Disaster Preparedness
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMet Office WISER programme regional coordination in the MENA region.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 12 Mar 2026, 09:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Mar 2026, 15:41 BST
- Authority reference
W3_TS23_MENA- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-029881- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0667fdFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Red Cross able to provide continuation of service in current geopolitical environment.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
30 Mar 2026 → 31 Mar 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends203 days ago30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published203 days ago31 Mar 2026, 15:41 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published12 Mar 2026, 09:46 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published19 Mar 2026, 14:13 GMTUK6
- Contract details notice published31 Mar 2026, 15:41 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £143,0201 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stichting International Red Cross/Red Crescent Centre on Climate Change and Disaster PreparednessVCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £143,020 | 19 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
WISER MENA Regional Coordination Support · Stichting International Red Cross/Red Crescent Centre on Climate Change and Disaster PreparednessVCSE
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £143,020
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Contract value is less than £5million
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications (3)
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
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender