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title: "Environment Agency Contract for National Tide Gauge Maintenance"
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# Environment Agency Contract for National Tide Gauge Maintenance

Buyer: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02aebc

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## Summary

The Environment Agency is currently conducting an open tender for the "Environment Agency Contract for National Tide Gauge Maintenance." This contract falls under the environmental services industry and is located across the UK, covering various regions including England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Jersey, and the Isle of Man. The tender period ends on 7th June 2021, with a contract duration of 180 days. Interested suppliers must respond electronically, adhering to specific submission guidelines accessed through the Bravo Solutions portal.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in environmental services, particularly those with experience in monitoring and maintaining tide gauges or related coastal infrastructure. Companies capable of providing technical support for flood forecasting and coastal management operations will find this tender particularly relevant. As the data collection from these tide gauges is crucial for flood warning and modelling activities, businesses that can deliver innovative technology or services in this area are well-positioned to compete effectively.

## Notice

The Environment Agency owns and maintains 42 'Class A' strategic tide gauges, distributed around the UK coastline on behalf of the UK Coastal Flood Forecasting partnership. These are commonly referred to as the UKCFF tide gauges or UK National Tide Gauge Network (NTGN).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The network currently consists of 21 sites in England, 10 in Scotland, 7 in Wales, 2 in Northern Ireland, 1 in Jersey and 1 in the Isle of Man. The Environment Agency is responsible for and manages all gauges in the network. Use of the data is not restricted to the operating authority boundary in which a gauge is located, for example both the Environment Agency (England) and Natural Resources Wales (Wales) use the Liverpool tide gauge data in delivering their forecasting services. These tide gauges are of critical importance in providing flood forecasting, warning, modelling, mapping and operational activities. The primary use of the network is to support the operational flood forecasting activities of the UK Flood Forecasting Authorities. The gauges are used to: * Provide a strategic overview of real time coastal conditions around the UK. * Track the progress of coastal surge around the UK waters. * Develop and calibrate the coastal surge model hosted by the Met Office. * Produce high quality tide tables for key strategic locations in the UK for flood forecasting. * Provide high quality archive data sets for use in coastal flood modelling and mapping applications and modelling of extreme sea levels.

Renewal: tbc

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010059-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 May 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Jun 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | tbc |

## 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 | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ENVIRONMENT AGENCY |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 5AH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Hotwells and Harbourside |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90700000 - Environmental services

## Release History

- 7 May 2021 at 21:55 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010059-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

## Provenance

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