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Thurnham Radar- Radome maintenance

Met Office

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25 Aug 2026 at 17:25

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Summary of the contracting process

The Met Office procured specialist services to maintain the radome at its Thurnham Radar facility. A radome is the protective enclosure around radar equipment, so the requirement concerns maintaining the enclosure and supporting the continued operation of meteorological radar equipment. The procurement is categorised as services and classified under CPV 51215000, covering installation services for meteorological equipment. Delivery is in the Thurnham area of Kent, identified by the ME14 postcode. The buyer is the Met Office, the UK public body responsible for national weather and climate services. This requirement is therefore relevant to businesses providing radome maintenance, meteorological equipment installation or closely related specialist technical support for operational radar sites.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. The submission deadline was 20 January 2026 at 12:00 UTC, and the award was made on 2 February 2026. Raise Telecoms Ltd was selected for an award of £23,082.15. The awarded contract is scheduled to run from 18 September 2026 to 30 September 2026. The tender’s estimated value was also £23,082.15. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The procurement data does not set out a separate quality, price or other evaluation weighting, so the award basis beyond the framework call-off route is not described here.

For suppliers that did not win this procurement, the award provides a clear view of the Met Office’s demand for short, specialist radome maintenance at an operational radar site. Businesses well placed for a future requirement would need practical experience maintaining radomes or comparable protective structures around meteorological or other sensitive technical equipment. Relevant capability may include safe work at radar facilities, inspection, repair, installation support and coordination around equipment that must remain operational. The selected supplier was an SME, indicating that this type of requirement can be delivered by a smaller specialist business rather than only a large national contractor. A credible future competitor should also understand framework call-off procurement and be able to mobilise efficiently for a focused site-based service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Thurnham Radar- Radome maintenance

Notice Description

Thurnham Radar - Radome maintenance

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-b55277e8-5cea-471a-9760-4f125017b824
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d2841df-9226-4a55-88ba-a15f4da87121
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

51 - Installation services (except software)

CPV Codes

51215000 - Installation services of meteorological equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£23,082 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£23,082 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
20 Jan 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Feb 20266 months ago
Contract Period
18 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Met Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX1 3PB
Postcode Area
Exeter
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
Pinhoe
Westminster Constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Raise Telecoms Ltd

Further Information

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