--- title: "Tide Gauge Data Network: Quality Assurance & Archive" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-10969b12-bbcd-4800-854f-a129af293fa7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-10969b12-bbcd-4800-854f-a129af293fa7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-10969b12-bbcd-4800-854f-a129af293fa7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-10969b12-bbcd-4800-854f-a129af293fa7.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEFRA" published: "2023-06-15" --- # Tide Gauge Data Network: Quality Assurance & Archive Buyer: DEFRA Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-10969b12-bbcd-4800-854f-a129af293fa7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-10969b12-bbcd-4800-854f-a129af293fa7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-10969b12-bbcd-4800-854f-a129af293fa7.json) ## Summary The Environment Agency, on behalf of the UK Coastal Flood Forecasting service, is preparing to tender for the Tide Gauge Data Network: Quality Assurance & Archive contract. The contract involves maintaining, quality controlling, compiling, storing, and publishing data from c.135 sensors across the UK coastline. This opportunity falls under the Oceanography and hydrology services category, with a contract value of £210,000. The procurement process is in the planning stage, with a future notice date set for 3rd July 2023 and a contract period from 30th September 2023 to 30th September 2025. This tender provides an opportunity for businesses with expertise in marine time series quality assurance to participate. Companies skilled in providing high-quality tide gauge data for coastal flood forecasting and flood risk management will find this tender particularly relevant. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to engage, as the suitability criteria indicate preference for SME participation. Interested parties should ensure registration with the Environment Agency's new procurement portal to receive the Invitation To Tender (ITT) once it is published. ## Notice The Environment Agency is responsible for the management of The National Tide Gauge Network on behalf of the UK Coastal Flood Forecasting service. The network consists of c.135 sensors situated at 42 strategically important sites around the UK coastline. These gauges have a variety of uses within real time operational coastal flood forecasting, flood risk management mapping and planning, and sea level studies. To ensure that the data are of use and continued value to UKCFF partners as well as the wider community we need to ensure that the continuity of the long-term data record is maintained, quality controlled, archived to a common standard and publicly accessible. In the coming weeks, The Environment Agency's Monitoring Contracts Team will be going out to tender for the Tide Gauge Data Network: Quality Assurance & Archive contract. This will comprise of a number of elements encompassing receiving, quality controlling, compiling, storing and publishing data; maintaining site records and producing reports . If you have proven credibility and experience of Quality assurance of marine time series for and can demonstrate a strong and consistent processing methodologies for making high quality tide gauge data available for our community of users please ensure that you are registered with the Environment Agency's new procurement portal Atamis to receive this ITT when it is published. If you would like to receive this ITT when it is published, email the below address using the title Tide Gauge Data Network: Quality Assurance & Archive in your email and include confirmation you have registered. If you have not accessed the portal before you will need to click register from the landing pace and complete the required form https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome To search for tendering opportunities that have been published by the buying organisation, click Find Opportunities ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4518a11c-7c47-49f7-a1da-fad41d3b90c2 | | Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Jun 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 3 Jul 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 29 Sep 2023 - 30 Sep 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £210,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEFRA | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 3JR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71351920 - Oceanography and hydrology services ## Release History - 15 Jun 2023 at 07:51 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4518a11c-7c47-49f7-a1da-fad41d3b90c2 - 9 Jun 2023 at 11:17 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e221c8b0-edfc-4a50-ba1a-4c4432efb011 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4518a11c-7c47-49f7-a1da-fad41d3b90c2 15th June 2023 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e221c8b0-edfc-4a50-ba1a-4c4432efb011 9th June 2023 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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