National Tide Gauge Network Support & Maintenance 2025 - 2030

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.