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title: "Thurnham Radar- Radome maintenance"
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# Thurnham Radar- Radome maintenance

Buyer: Met Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b55277e8-5cea-471a-9760-4f125017b824

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

Thurnham Radar - Radome maintenance

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d2841df-9226-4a55-88ba-a15f4da87121 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period | 18 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £23,082 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £23,082 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Met Office |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Postcode area | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX1 3PB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Pinhoe |
| Westminster constituency | Exmouth and Exeter East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Raise Telecoms Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 51 - Installation services (except software)

### Codes

- 51215000 - Installation services of meteorological equipment

## Release History

- 25 Aug 2026 at 17:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d2841df-9226-4a55-88ba-a15f4da87121

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d2841df-9226-4a55-88ba-a15f4da87121
  25th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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