MOAP Joint Chair Service Call Off Contract FY2627 University of Reading

Official notice

Authority: Met Office (Central government)

Below threshold - award under framework

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£50,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Jul 2026

Awarded to Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS Consulting)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Call off contract under the Met Office Academic Partnership Science Delivery Framework 2 for the provision of Joint Chair Services from the University of Reading under Lot 1: Joint Chair Services.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - award under framework
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Call-off under a framework
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 16 Sept 2026, 16:36 BST
Last source update: 16 Sept 2026, 16:36 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-087949
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0773da Find a Tender

Related procedures1

Call-off under framework DN773311 Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP) Science Delivery Framework 2

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
16 Sept 2026, 16:36 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £50,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS Consulting)VCSE	£50,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Joint Chair Services FY2627 · Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS Consulting)VCSE
Signed
22 Jul 2026
Value
£50,000
Period
22 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Met Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVZW-3234-DTLY Met Office, Exeter, South West, EX1 3PBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

UNIVERSITY OF READINGAwarded supplierGB-COH: RC000665GB-PPON: PCDD-8171-GCYQ Whiteknights, PO Box 217, Reading, South East, RG6 6AHContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender16 Sept 2026, 16:36 BST