Contract award · 17 Dec 2024

SWIMMR-Acceleration Contract

Met Office awarded “SWIMMR-Acceleration Contract” to University of Surrey for £127k on 17 Dec 2024. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionResearch & developmentSouth West

BuyerMet Office
Value £127k

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Met Office · Body governed by public law
Value
£126,500
Procedure
Single tender action (below threshold)
Sector
Research & development · Research services (CPV 73110000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date17 Dec 2024
  2. Published10 Jan 2025Published 24 days after the contract date

Description

SWIMMR-Acceleration Contract

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