--- title: "National Tide Gauge Network: Quality Assurance and Archive" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2ef7a66f-672d-4471-b6b9-389df422774a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2ef7a66f-672d-4471-b6b9-389df422774a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2ef7a66f-672d-4471-b6b9-389df422774a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2ef7a66f-672d-4471-b6b9-389df422774a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL" published: "2018-01-05" --- # National Tide Gauge Network: Quality Assurance and Archive Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2ef7a66f-672d-4471-b6b9-389df422774a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2ef7a66f-672d-4471-b6b9-389df422774a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2ef7a66f-672d-4471-b6b9-389df422774a.json) ## Summary The Defra Network eTendering Portal is seeking tenders for the "National Tide Gauge Network: Quality Assurance and Archive" project within the services industry, specifically focusing on archiving services. This procurement is currently in the tender stage, having been published on 5 January 2018, with a tender submission deadline of 2 February 2018. The contract, once awarded, will commence on 2 April 2018 and run until 31 March 2020. The project is located in the UK, with delivery addresses including various UK regions and overseas territories. This opportunity offers significant potential for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that specialise in data quality assurance and archiving services. Companies with experience in environmental data management, telemetry systems, and performance monitoring could greatly benefit from this contract, enabling them to enhance their market presence and contribute to critical flood forecasting initiatives across the UK. ## Notice The National Tide Gauge Network (NTGN) is part of the UK Coastal Flood Forecasting Service (UKCFF). UKCFF enables the Environment Agency and partners to issue flood warnings, based upon information from numerical tide-surge models and from the NTGN gauges. The NTGN consists of 43 real time telemetered sites around the coast of the UK. The primary instrument at each site is a bubbler gauge. A bubbler gauge measures the tide levels by measuring the air pressure required to maintain a constant flow of air through an inverted bucket that is submerged at a known depth. The bubbler gauge feeds into a 'digiquartz S500' telemetry outstation that interprets the data and sends to the Environment Agency telemetry system. The purpose of this contract is the provision of quality assurance and data archiving of the data collected by the NTGN. There are then two main elements; i) weekly and monthly checking of the TGN data quality to ensure that issues affecting operational reliability of the data are detected promptly and ii) to ensure that a quality controlled archive of the observed measurements is compiled and maintained. To apply for this opportunity please register and submit your response via defra.bravosolution.co.uk Additional information: Please respond to this opportunity via the Bravo website (Project number 22446). All documents and details are under this project in Bravo. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ed17d844-6d57-462f-9547-47d2db82eea6 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Jan 2018 | | Submission deadline | 2 Feb 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2018 - 31 Mar 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL | | Locality | EXETER | | Post town | Exeter | | Postcode | EX2 7LQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon | | ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC | | Local authority | Exeter | | Electoral ward | St Loyes | | Westminster constituency | Exmouth and Exeter East | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79995100 - Archiving services ## Release History - 5 Jan 2018 at 14:35 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ed17d844-6d57-462f-9547-47d2db82eea6 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ed17d844-6d57-462f-9547-47d2db82eea6 5th January 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk Opportunity available on Bravo ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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