# National Tide Gauge Network Support & Maintenance 2025 - 2030

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Environment Agency.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Environment Agency](/buyers/environment-agency/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [National Oceanography Centre Innovations Limited](/suppliers/national-oceanography-centre-innovations/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £1,461,778
- Award date: 1 April 2025
- Published: 24 April 2025
- Contract start: 1 April 2025
- Contract end: 31 March 2028
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 4e826dab-cfed-4673-813a-400894f96417-842260
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a13a81c2-cde8-4d21-8101-6144c135afa7

## Description

The key requirements of this contract in relation to the UK National Tide Gauge Network are; - Maintenance of 42 tide gauges to ensure the measuring performance of the gauge is compliant with the standards set in section 3 - Resolution of faults with the tide gauge measuring equipment and telemetry outstation to the standards set out in section 3 - Geodetic survey and levelling at sites to ensure datum control to the standards set out in section 3 - Engagement and communication with EA contract manager and EA Instruments and Systems team, and wider teams as necessary - Liaison with the contractor responsible for the QA and archiving of the UKTGN data, currently British Oceanographic Data Centre\. - Liaison with landowners where our tide gauges are located to ensure continued access is retained for maintenance and repair works - Adhering to the relevant Health and Safety and CDM regulations 2015 in the maintenance of the tide gauges\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e826dab-cfed-4673-813a-400894f96417-842260)