SAIRA-A Aviation Host Support
Buyer: Met Office
- Published
- 15 June 2026
- Estimated value
- £13,328
- Place of performance
- UK
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 056280-2026
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06b533
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 73100000Research and experimental development services
Description
The project is for Virgin Atlantic to continue to fly radiation monitors (known as SAIRA) developed by the University of Surrey under the Space Weather Innovation, Measurement, Monitoring and Risk (SWIMMR) programme. At present Virgin Atlantic are under contract to STFC to fly two monitors onboard aircraft. As this contract and the SWIMMR programme has come to an end Met Office will take over management of the contract from STFC. For the best result these radiation monitors need to be flown as continuously as possible to capture increases in atmospheric radiation due to solar events, ideally across high latitude, high altitude routes as this is where the radiation effects are most acutely felt. This means that long haul carriers are preferred, in the UK this is Virgin Atlantic and British Airways. We are also intending to set up an agreement with British Airways. Current data collected during flights has proved invaluable in validating new radiation models being developed for use by the Met Office (also under SWIMMR).
Awards
| Awarded to | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited | — | — |
Official publications
- FTS · 056280-2026 · 15 June 2026
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