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Provision of Radar Antenna for C-Band Weather Radar on behalf of the Met Office

Met Office · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 07:05.

Opportunity overview

This procurement is for the supply and delivery of a Radar Antenna for C-Band Weather Radar, including a fully comprehensive 12-month warranty period commencing on the date of delivery at the Met Office installation site. The requirement of a new weather radar in East Anglia is based on recommendations to improve the quality and coverage of the Met Office weather radar network. The Environment Agency, which jointly funds the radar network in England and Wales, places great importance on weather radar data as an input to flood forecasting schemes. The rainfall estimates from the weather radar network combined with other data sources are fed through to the flood risk models that are run by the Environment Agency. Improvements in the quality of the initial estimates of rainfall are therefore reflected in the output of the flood forecast models, and this feeds through to the accuracy and the lead times of the warnings and advice that are issued. Serious flood events prior to the 2001 review had raised concerns as to whether the existing radar network met the Met Office and Environment Agency's requirements in terms of quality of coverage. As a result, the Weather Radar Network Review project was sponsored by the Environment Agency and the Met Office to review the quality of radar coverage and recommend how the network could be most effectively improved. A weather radar in East Anglia will help improve the accuracy of the observations and forecasts by improving the coverage of 1-2km resolution radar data over East Anglia and to the north of London. This is a one-off requirement for a dual polarisation C-band parabolic antenna. It needs to meet specific requirements as it has a significant impact on the overall radar performance and is not easily changed once installed.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

STEATITE LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£189.1k
Awarded
6 Aug 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 04403746
Location
Redditch,, UKG12, B98 9EX, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN773233
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Single supplier - technical reasons

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
switchingDirectAward

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVZW-3234-DTLY
Name
Met Office

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK43
Country
GB
Locality
Exeter
Postal Code
EX1 3PB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Met Office

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PVZW-3234-DTLY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-04403746
Name
STEATITE LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG12
Country
GB
Locality
Redditch,
Postal Code
B98 9EX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Steatite Ltd, Acanthus Road, Ravensbank Business Park,

Control

Description
Connected Organisation(s): Company Name: SOLID STATE PLC Registered Address: RAVENSBANK BUSINESS PARK, HEDERA ROAD, REDDITCH B98 9EY United Kingdom Registration Number: 21-734-8846 2

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
04403746
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PPWV-6449-MJZG
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
7 Aug 2025, 00:00
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
32352100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Parts of radio and radar equipment
Entry 2
Id
35722000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Radar
Entry 3
Id
38100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Navigational and meteorological instruments

Value

Amount
189,115
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
226,938

Documents

Entry 1
Id
046686-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
6 Aug 2025, 16:43
Entry 2
Id
046955-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
7 Aug 2025, 14:26

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04403746
Name
STEATITE LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
20 Aug 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
20 Feb 2027, 23:59
Starts
21 Aug 2025, 00:00

Subcontracting

Subcontracts

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Sub-Contractor(s): Company Name: QINETIQ LIMITED Registered Address: CODY TECHNOLOGY PARK, IVELY ROAD, FARNBOROUGH HAMPSHIRE GU14 0LX United Kingdom Registration Number: 03796233 Company Name: GLOBAL INVACOM LIMITED Registered Address: 1ST FLR - FREEMAN HOUSE, JOHN ROBERTS BUSINES PARK, PEAN HILL, WHITSTABLE KENT CT5 3BJ United Kingdom Registration Number: 02319127 Company Name: A. M. P. DEI F. LLI AMBRUOSO S.R.L. (IT03857076) Registered Address: VIA MAZZINI 39, 84018 SCAFATI SA Registration Number: SA367036

Main Contractors

Entry 1
Id
GB-COH-04403746
Name
STEATITE LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends
18 Aug 2025, 23:59

Additional Procurement Categories

services

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
17 Nov 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Contract value is not more that £5 million including VAT.

Value

Amount
189,115
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
226,938

Period

Ends
25 Jun 2027, 23:59
Starts
17 Nov 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
076665-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
24 Nov 2025, 17:57

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Exeter · UKK43 · EX1 3PB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0582dc-2025-11-24T17:57:31ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender ·