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Chenies Radar - Radome maintenance

Met Office

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25 Aug 2026 at 17:12

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Summary of the contracting process

The Met Office procured maintenance services for the radome at its Chenies Radar site. A radome is the protective enclosure around radar equipment, so the requirement concerns specialist inspection, upkeep and associated maintenance of meteorological radar infrastructure. The work falls within the broader category of meteorological equipment installation services, although the stated requirement is specifically radome maintenance. Delivery is at the Chenies Radar location in the HP5 1XB area of England. This is a services opportunity for businesses that maintain radar installations, radomes or other weather-monitoring equipment, and for specialist engineering contractors able to work on operational meteorological infrastructure. The buyer is the Met Office, the UK’s national weather service and the organisation responsible for this radar asset.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 20 January 2026 at 12:00 UTC, and the contract was awarded on 2 February 2026. Raise Telecoms Ltd was selected as supplier for £23,082.15 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract period runs from 13 August 2026 to 31 August 2026. The procurement was treated as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and was conducted as a services procurement. The published award is active. This outcome relates to one requirement for Chenies Radar radome maintenance; the award value and contract period apply to the selected supplier’s call-off rather than to a wider programme of radar maintenance work.

This award shows that the Met Office uses a framework call-off to buy short-duration, specialist maintenance for a meteorological radar radome. A credible future supplier would need practical experience maintaining radomes or comparable protective structures around radar and weather-monitoring equipment, with the engineering capability to work safely at an operational radar site. Relevant firms should be able to plan and deliver focused maintenance within a tightly defined service window, coordinate with the asset owner and protect equipment availability. The requirement was suitable for an SME, indicating that a smaller specialist contractor can compete where it has the right technical competence, capacity and framework access. Experience of public-sector or critical infrastructure environments would strengthen a supplier’s position when this buyer’s requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Chenies Radar - Radome maintenance

Notice Description

Chenies Radar - Radome maintenance

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-ea4ebfca-c1d9-4c96-b953-a2b84c7261ce
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85fc79e9-e2b4-4d28-853c-c3f1ea0ff644
Current Stage
Award
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 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
20 Jan 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Feb 20266 months ago
Contract Period
13 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 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

Notice Documents

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