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This notice serves as a published publicly accessible Contract Award Notice in compliance with the Procurement Act 2023, marking the start of the mandatory eight-day standstill period, which will end on the 13th March 2026. Assessment summaries were sent to bidding suppliers on the 26th February 2026.
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This procurement exercise establishes a services framework. The Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP) is an established strategic partnership bringing together leading UK universities and the Met Office creating a network of research excellence, working together to advance weather and climate science, technology and skill.
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| Supplier | Identifier | Award Value | Cross-References |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford | - | ~£28,800,000 estimated from lot values | - |
| The University Of Bristol | RC000648 | ~£28,800,000 estimated from lot values | LOBBYIST Policy Connect Limited (15 quarters) MP LINK Jess Phillips— Employment and earnings |
| The University Of Leeds | RC000658 | ~£28,800,000 estimated from lot values | LOBBYIST Policy Connect Limited (8 quarters) Pagefield Communications Limited (6 quarters) MP LINK Sir Alec Shelbrooke— Employment and earnings |
| University Of Birmingham | RC000645 | ~£28,800,000 estimated from lot values | LOBBYIST Lodestone Oxford Limited (12 quarters) Lodestone Communications (2 quarters) Tendo Consulting Limited (1 quarter) |
| University of East Anglia | RC000651 | ~£28,800,000 estimated from lot values | LOBBYIST GK Strategy Limited (3 quarters) Images&Co Ltd (1 quarter) FORMER MP Caroline Lucas— Employment and earnings (former) |
| UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH | OSCR: SC005336 | ~£28,800,000 estimated from lot values | - |
| University Of Exeter | RC000653 | ~£28,800,000 estimated from lot values | LOBBYIST Policy Connect Limited (1 quarter) |
| UNIVERSITY OF READING | RC000665 | ~£28,800,000 estimated from lot values | LOBBYIST Crowne Associates Ltd (1 quarter) Curtin Communications Ltd (1 quarter) |
Government spending data: These suppliers have received £178,829,080 in 1,097 payments (over £25k) from Department for Education, DLUHC, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS FT, Department for Work and Pensions, DEFRA and 15 more public bodies (2010-09-02 to 2026-03-18).