Contract award · 27 Mar 2025

Knowledge exchange and bespoke software

Met Office awarded “Knowledge exchange and bespoke software” to Lancaster University for £11,000 on 27 Mar 2025. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionSoftware & information systemsSouth West

BuyerMet Office
Value £11,000

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
£11,000
Procedure
Single tender action (below threshold)
Sector
Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date27 Mar 2025
  2. Published6 May 2025Published 40 days after the contract date

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Knowledge exchange and bespoke software

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