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    ContractsSpace Weather AENEAS System R20 Maintenance and Enhancement
    Awarded contract

    Space Weather AENEAS System R20 Maintenance and Enhancement

    Awarded
    £251.3k
    Published 9 Oct 2026

    Maintain and enhance the AENEAS space weather modeling system through dataset updates, software integration, validation work, and customer support services.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· South WestPublished 9 Oct 2026· YesterdayviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £251.3k
    Published 9 Oct 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £251,295
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      South West

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • UB
      THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published yesterday.

    9 October 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This opportunity involves ongoing maintenance and development of the Advanced Ensemble Networked Environment Assimilative System (AENEAS) model, a critical space weather forecasting tool. Key deliverables include providing updated model input datasets, integrating ODRAM version 2.2, supplying an orbit propagator module, and enhancing system health monitoring routines. The work encompasses technical support for PS48 implementation, comprehensive validation and verification testing, exploratory research on assimilating thermospheric density data into AENEAS, and customer engagement activities. This is a comprehensive service contract ideal for organizations with expertise in space weather modeling, satellite operations, atmospheric data assimilation, and system integration.

    Track record

    30 awards · 21 winners
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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-078453

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