Met Office Communications Framework
Met Office · Central government
In brief
Met Office has announced plans to buy research work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
It is a framework worth up to £1,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.
The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 February 2027.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually high: a median of 8 bids per contract for this buyer (from 33 awards in the last 12 months).
Framework
Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £1,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.
What the notice says
Link to the opportunity to register your interest and download the information relating to the PME (Copy this link into the search engine to take you to the opportunity): https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=5b508e02-4c6a-f111-813c-005056b64545&p=cca2f054-f21a-e711-80dd-005056b64545 The Met Office has commenced market engagement activities to inform its approach to sourcing a new Framework for Communications. The Met Office is seeking suppliers who we can work with to help us deliver impactful, innovative, cost-effective and on-brand campaigns and communications related projects. Our ambition is that we can be much more agile in bringing on board suppliers, agencies and…Read the full description
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 057150-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 057499-2026
Last time this was bought
DN773311 Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP) Science Delivery Framework 2
- Won by
- University of Exeter, University of Leeds, University of Bristol, The University of Edinburgh and 4 more
- Awarded
- 1 July 2026
- Value
- Not stated, or split across lots
- Contract ends
- 31 March 2030
Matched on Met Office, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.
About the buyer
Procurements
254Awards
225Suppliers it has used most for research
- University of Reading5 contracts
- National Oceanography Centre4 contracts
- University of Exeter4 contracts
- University of Leeds4 contracts
- Cambridge University Press & Assessment3 contracts
Similar open tenders
All open research tenders- £2.84mestimated
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From notice 057150-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 17 June 2026, last updated 18 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.