Contract

Biosecurity - University of Exeter

  • Met Office

UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-010885

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0649ea

Published 6 February 2026, 11:47am



Scope

Reference

P114661

Description

This work aims to meet Defra's government requirements to enhance the pest risk analyses and emergency outbreak management response work of the plant pest/pathogen risk experts in Defra. The proposed work will focus on the influence of future climate changes on UK plant pest and/or pathogen risks. It will integrate the most up-to-date climate monitoring and projection data with expertise on analysing and managing pest and pathogen risks to UK host plant species. The work will also build on previous web tool and microclimate developments to deliver climate-pest/pathogen risk outputs on a user-friendly web tool that consider both the influence of future climate changes and microclimate characteristics on the locations and species most at risk. The work progresses the long-term aim of this climate service to develop an integrated climate-plant pest risk system for the UK.


Contract 1. Biosecurity - University of Exeter

Supplier

Contract value

  • £50,901.44 excluding VAT
  • £61,081.73 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

5 August 2025

Contract dates

  • 6 August 2025 to 30 March 2026
  • Possible extension to 30 March 2027
  • 1 year, 7 months, 25 days

Description of possible extension:

One year extension to cover costs of £1,000 - included in the contract value

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development

Contract locations

  • UKK - South West (England)

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - without competition


Supplier

UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

  • Companies House: RC000653
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZYG-2396-XCRZ

Northcote House, Queens Drive

Exeter

EX4 4QJ

United Kingdom

Region: UKK43 - Devon CC

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1. Biosecurity - University of Exeter


Contracting authority

Met Office

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVZW-3234-DTLY

Met Office

Exeter

EX1 3PB

United Kingdom

Region: UKK43 - Devon CC

Organisation type: Public authority - central government