WCSSP funding opportunities

The Weather and Climate Science for Services Partnership programme supports collaborative research between the UK and international research communities.

The Weather and Climate Science for Service Partnership Programme comprises projects designed to build the basis for strengthening the resilience of vulnerable communities to weather and climate variability, supported by the UK government.
 
The Met Office is a delivery partner on behalf of UK government.  We are administering funds from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) through the Weather and Climate Science for Service Partnerships (WCSSP) programme. The Programme draws on expertise across the breadth of the UK research community. We will be allocating funding for WCSSP Programme projects through open competition. Details of open opportunities can be found on these pages and you can also learn about the research that has already been undertaken in this programme.

For information on the bidding process, visit our grant funding webpage.

Open Expression of Interest for WCSSP India project (DN684504)

Key dates

Estimated Publish of Call:
(Start of bidding period).

Week commencing 11th September 2023


A notification email will be sent to parties who have formally registered their interest by way of clicking on the ‘Register Interest’ button displayed below the opportunity on the ProContract portal
Estimated Bidding Period: Week commencing 11th September 2023 – Tuesday 31st October 2023
Estimated Award of Call: Week commencing 11th December 2023
Estimated Delivery Period:

1st April 2024 – 31st March 2025


Funding is initially available to cover a 1-year period (April 2024 – March 2025). Subject to further funding allocations being received from DSIT, the Met Office will confirm extensions to the Grant Agreement on an annual basis to fund year 2 and year 3 activities.

Open Expression of Interest for WCSSP Southeast Asia project (DN685026)

Key dates

Estimated Publish of Call:
(Start of bidding period).

Week commencing 11th September 2023.


A notification email will be sent to parties who have formally registered their interest by way of clicking on the ‘Register Interest’ button displayed below the opportunity on the ProContract portal
Estimated Bidding Period: 8 weeks.
Estimated Award of Call: January 2024.
Estimated Delivery Period:

1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025


Funding is initially available to cover a 1-year period (April 2024 – March 2025). Subject to further funding allocations being received from DSIT, the Met Office will confirm extensions to the Grant Agreement on an annual basis to fund year 2 and year 3 activities.

Open Expression of Interest for CSSP China project (DN680281)

Key dates

Estimated publish of call:

(Start of bidding period)

Week commencing 11 September 2023

 

A notification email will be sent to parties who have formally registered their interest by way of clicking on the ‘Register Interest’ button displayed below the opportunity on the ProContract portal
Estimated bidding period: Monday 11 September 2023 - Tuesday 31 October 2023
Estimated award of call: Week commencing 4th December 2023
Estimated delivery period:

1st April 2024 – 31st March 2025

Funding is initially available to cover a 1-year period (April 2024 – March 2025). Subject to further funding allocations being received from DSIT, the Met Office will confirm extensions to the Grant Agreement on an annual basis to fund year 2 and year 3 activities.

Open Expression of Interest for CSSP Brazil project (DN694878)

Key Dates

Estimated Publish of Call:

(Start of bidding period)

Week commencing 30th October 2023.


A notification email will be sent to parties who have formally registered their interest by way of clicking on the ‘Register Interest’ button displayed below the opportunity on the ProContract portal
Estimated bidding period:

6 weeks

Call return date of Wednesday 13th December 12:00noon
Estimated award of call: January 2024
Estimated delivery period:

1st May 2024 - 31st March 2025

Funding is initially available to cover an 11-month period (May 2024 – March 2025). Subject to further funding allocations being received from DSIT, the Met Office will confirm extensions to the Grant Agreement on an annual basis to fund year 2 and year 3 activities.

Open Expressions of Interest for WCSSP South Africa project (DN699573)

Key dates

The deadline for submitting clarification questions  Mon 22nd January 2024, 12:00 noon 
Call Return Date  

Weds 31st January 2024, 12:00 noon 
Evaluation Period  Weds 31st Jan 2024 – Fri 8th March 2024 
Outcome Notification  w/c Mon 11th March 2024 
Grant Award Target Start Date  1st May 2024 
Grant Award End Date  31st March 2025 

How to apply

The above Expression of Interests are advertised on the Met Office ProContract e-Tendering portal called ProContract.  To access and register your interest you will need to log onto the ProContract portal via this link: tenders.metoffice.gov.uk. You can search for these specific oppportunities using the 'DN' numbers next to each. Please read all documents linked to in full to check your eligibility before submitting. 

 

 
 

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